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Prasar Bharati can’t be regulator: Parliamentary panel
NEW DELHI: Content on the idiot-box and its regulation may have become a hot issue (no pun intended here), but a parliamentary panel has shot down a government suggestion that India’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati be empowered through a legislation to regulate content on TV channels.
Even while agreeing with the information and broadcasting ministry that there is an imperative need to check content on TV channels, private or otherwise, the parliamentary panel has observed, “The committee do(es) not endorse its view with the ministry that Prasar Bharati should be empowered to check or regulate…programme/ads being broadcast by cable operators or satellite channels.”
The I&B ministry had submitted before the Standing Committee on information technology (that also deals with matters related to broadcasting) that previous attempts to check indecent programming and advertising on TV channels, specifically private ones, had come a cropper. A proposed omnibus legislation encompassing IT, telecom and broadcast sectors too has lapsed.
Pointing out that the ministry itself would not be able to control/regulate content on TV channels as “there is no regulatory mechanism,” a ministerial representative had submitted before the parliamentary panel that Prasar Bharati be empowered through an amendment in the Prasar Bharati Act and other related legislation to act as a content regulator.
Prasar Bharati is an autonomous organisation that manages the affairs of Doordarshan and All India Radio.
“The representative of the ministry added that implementation of this Act (the Cable TV Networks [Regulation] Act, 1995 in this context (indecent and surrogate programming and advertising) had been found hardly fruitful because these (designated) authorities were extremely busy and hardly had time to concentrate on these issues,” the standing panel report states.
According to the report, a copy of which is available with indiantelevision.com, “The ministry, therefore, requested that Prasar Bharati should be empowered in the Act to prohibit, regulate and check on quality and indecent content being telecast by satellite channels or cable operators.”
Interestingly, the reason given by the parliamentary panel in not favouring Prasar Bharati as a content regulator is because Prasar Bharati was an interested player in the whole game as a broadcaster.
“Keeping in view the fact that Prasar Bharati and cable operators (meaning private satellite channels) are competitors to each other,” the pubcaster’s candidature could not be ‘endorsed’,” the panel noted in its fourth report tabled in Parliament on Monday.
However, the panel directed the government to take up the content regulation issue in all earnest, giving it “top priority without delay.”
Pointing out that the panel should be kept apprised of developments on this front, the report states, “Government should initiate amendments in the existing Cable TV Network (Regulation) Act in order to constitute an independent and permanent regulatory body.”
This is the season of the weddings. Everyone around us is getting married and here we are thinking about what to wear in the weddings. Seems shallow? But it isn’t. You can wear a lot of great jewelry at a wedding that will allow you to create a wonderful style statement.
We have created a list of tips for you that will come in handy if you are looking forward to becoming an elegant wedding guest.
So, read on . . .
A gold necklace:
This is what is the conventional method of going to a wedding, women just don a necklace and they are good to rock any party. You can find your ideal necklace and just wear it to rock a party. You can find necklaces in various designs and can actually don the one that you think reflects your style in the best manner. It can be a broad necklace with kundan, polkisetc or it can be a simpler one that is sleek and stylish.
A Gold chain:
If you are not a necklace person, we would suggest you to go for gold chains instead. You can glam up them as well, it is really all you need to do is to stack a few gold chains in your neck and you are glammed up. Can it get simpler than this? Your chains can have tiny pendants and charms in them that complement your outfit so that you can rock it without getting into the hassles of putting on a heavy necklace.
Maang tikka
Well, Maang tikka is back is vogue and how! You can dress up your wedding look by adding maang tikka, earrings and a gajra and going without the necklace. Trust us, this look is really elegant.
Rings:
You can never have enough rings in your closet. We will suggest you to wear a cocktail ring as it looks really fancy and goes with your wedding look.
Earrings:
Let your ears do all the talking at the wedding, it would be amazing to wear your heavy chandbalis or jhumkas that will let you create a wonderful style statement. You can ditch the gold for Rose gold earrings designs that you can find plenty all over the internet. All you need to do is to open your favouritejewlery shopping site and search for Latest gold drop earrings designs and you are good to go!
Watch:
An important element that will make you look elegant is a watch. You can wear gold watches in the wedding for a powerful statement.
A sleek bracelet/ bangle
You can wear your gold bracelet/ ring in the same hand as your watch as it gives away a very powerful style statement.
So, these are some of the tips in the jewelry section that you can incorporate to look really stylish and elegant as a wedding guest. We really had fun writing these tips for you. We hope you also have fun incorporating these style tips.
