S.NO | Channel | Complainant | Date of Broadcast | Complaint | Decisions |
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631. | Zee News | Dr. P. Gulati, Sr. Consultant Urologist & Transplant Surgeon | 19.8.2012 | The complaint was regarding death of a patient in Medanta Hospital. The complainant objected/observed that the news item had blatantly called the private hospitals as "loot ke adde", or “den of thieves”. The complainant alleged that it was biased, errant and malafide reporting. The channel had put out an apology of an attempt for hospital's version, saying that they were unavailable. Merely focusing on the galleries and lobbies of the hospital counters did not mean that the accused party had had an opportunity to stand for itself. The reporters had flouted the rule of impartiality in reporting by being libelous not only against a hospital but against a profession as a whole. |
17.9.2012 |
632. | Zee News | Dr. Manisha Ghate | 10.7.2012 | The complaint was regarding telecasting the news of a doctor & hospital. The complainant stated that she had objection of telecasting repeatedly her hospital & her sign Board on Zee News under the title Female foeticide. |
17.9.2012 |
633. | NDTV India | Mr. Arvind Khosla | 1.6.2012 | The complaint was regarding programme titled “Badi Khabar”. The complainant stated that one of the panelists, Mr. Anand Pradhan, on the said programme expressed some views which he differed with and against whom he’d like to file a complaint. His statement that “BJP’s raising the issue of free flow of River Ganga & increasing the tenure of Amarnath Yatra amounts to politics of hatred & communalism” was unlawful according to the complainant. |
17.9.2012 |
634. | Times Now | NA | 10.8.2012 | The complaint was regarding prime time programme titled “Harassment of minorities by Pakistan at Wagah Border” regarding a false and misleading statement by Mr. Arnab Goswami in which he stated “in every state in India have quota in Govt. job for Muslims”.The complainant alleged that the said statement had given an impression to the viewers that in “every state in India Muslims were given job reservation” which was not true and thus promoted enmity between majority community and Muslims on the basis of religion. The complainant desired that the statement be corrected and the regret for the same be broadcast. |
17.9.2012 |
635. | IBN 7 | Mr. Amit Gupta | 29.8.2012 | The complaint was regarding killing of Muslims in Narodia Patia. The complainant stated that in the news item it was described that how Babu Bajrangi killed the Muslim in Narodia Patia in a manner which could spread hate and communal violence. |
17.9.2012 |
636. | IBN 7 | Dr. Javed Akhter Siddiqui | 17.7.2012 | The complaint was regarding a programme in which wrong facts were shown. The news item pertained to law and order problem in Amroha Town in Dist: Jyotibaphuley Nagar due to Electricity shortage issue, where as no such incident happened in Amroha town of Dist: J.P.Nagar The complainant alleged that the incident shown in the news clip happened in another Hasanpur town of district J.P.Nagar. |
17.9.2012 |
637. | CNN IBN | Mr. Eric Pinto | The complaint was regarding Anna Hazare. The complainant alleged that the channel had been putting out Anna Hazare's version and speeches without the counterview. This was biased reporting. The channel should inform viewers about all aspects of the issue. |
17.9.2012 |
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638. | Aaj Tak | Mr. Tanveer Shaikh | 7.8.2012 | The complaint was regarding programme titled “Chaand Ke Paar Fize – Vaardaat” telecasted on the channel. It was alleged that the programme was totally misguided and destructive towards marriage as a social concept by highlighting unethical practices with encouraging words and images of Mr.Chaand and late Fizaa. |
17.9.2012 |
639. | Aaj Tak | Mr. B. Mehta | The complaint was regarding programme titled “Pappu Baba” in “Vaardat”. The complainant alleged that the comments on the poor man were disturbing. The commentary was very biased and there was ignorance on part of the commentator. |
17.9.2012 |
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640. | News18 Bihar/Jharkhand | Prof. Arun Kumar | 6.6.2012 | The complainant drew the attention of the words used in the news telecast on the channel which stated "????? ?? ????? ???? ??? ??? ??????? ???? ??????? ?? ??? ?? ?? ?? ??? ??? Science & Technology ?? ??????". Despite lodging a complaint the same was repeated many times. Also his interview in the month of April 2012 with the Additional Chief Secretary was also shown. He stated that he was working as Director, Department of Science and Technology and the inevitable effect of unverified news has damaged his reputation, image and career. |
20.8.2012 |