A woman throws candies during a funeral in Haf-Shirmal village, about 60 km south of Srinagar on October 10, 2017. | Photo Credit: APmore-inA report compiled by the Press Council of India (PCI) on the media in Jammu and Kashmir has pointed out that “competing narratives in Kashmir and the rest of India was throwing up big challenges for the local media”. ‘No unhealthy funding’Underlining that the media in J&K had witnessed a “high growth” in the past two decades, the report, titled “Examining the report of the interlocutors on media and media scenario in J&K”, said the government “could not provide any evidence of unhealthy sources of funding to media organisations”. The report observed that the Union and the State governments “at times use situation to their advantage by arm-twisting the media without legitimate reasons”. The report, compiled by a PCI sub-committee, also noted with concern the State government’s “no movement” orders issued against journalists and non-recognition of curfew passes.

Source: The Hindu October 10, 2017 16:18 UTC