Biting Bytes
Now that there are two establiÂshed AIADMK factions바카라”EPS and TTV바카라”the party바카라™s organs will also have two avatars. The official daily Namadhu Dr. MGR and channel Jaya TV are owned by V.K. Sasikala바카라™s family, and naturally support T.T.V. Dhinakaran. The EPS group, realising the need for having their own platform to reach out to cadres, is floating its own daily Namma Dr. MGR and a channel named Amma TV. Now the real war of words will happen between these two dailies and channels, whereas previously it used to be against pro-DMK channels and dailies. So get ready for MGR versus MGR and Jaya versus Amma.
Numbers Game
The main task of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has been to act as a bridge between the media and the government by communicating official policies and decisions. The endeavour: image-building of the Government of India. Now, PIB officers have been given the additional task of verifying the circulation of newspapers and publications at national and district level. This was being earlier done by the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI). The buzz is that RNI will now issue only circulation certificates based on the PIB repÂort. Government바카라™s Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity will go by these figures while releasing ads to the publications. Government ads are major source of revenue for media houses.
Exit The Dragon
The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has found an ingenious way to step up its drive against Chinese goods. Making full use of the festival season, the RSS-affiliate has tied up with RamÂlila committees across Delhi to screen a three-minute movie to spread awareness against China and Chinese products. The provocative film, made by Delhi SJM chief Atul Gangwar, warns the government against becoming a 바카라śChinese colony바카라ť. The SJM바카라™s campaign will culminate in a rally at Delhi바카라™s Ramlila Maidan on October 29. 바카라śThe OppositÂion is not doing its job, so we have to demand change in government policies,바카라ť says an SJM activist.
Overheard A Delhi team searched for rats in Jammu guesthouse after a visiting senior Union minister had to change his room overnight recently. Now the state building looks squeaky clean.
