Ram Mandir bhumi Pujan: Section 144 clamped in Bhatkal on August 5; details here
Bhatkal: Taluka Administration on Tuesday issued prohibitory orders under section 144 in Bhatkal in the wake of the Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan that is scheduled to take place on August 5, Wednesday.
The prohibitory orders will be in place from 6:00 am on Wednesday to 8:00 pm, Bhatkal Assistant Commissioner Bharat informed Vartha Bharati.
He further added that normal public movement will not be affected by the orders and shops and other commercial activities will run as usual.
“Activities like religious and political rallies will be prohibited during the period. And it will not have any impact on the normal public movement. Only political and religious activities will be barred and assemblies and crowding of people will not be allowed” Bharat told VB over a phone call.
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Earlier, Mangaluru Police Commissioner had on Monday issued similar orders under his Commissionarate and strictly warned against any miscreant’s activities on Wednesday.
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MediaOne TV Facebook page restored after block linked to ‘government request’
Kochi: The official Facebook page of Malayalam news channel MediaOne TV has been restored after being blocked without prior notice, the broadcaster said on Wednesday.
The channel was quoted by Maktoob as saying that the restriction was lifted automatically, with Meta Platforms informing it that the action had been taken following a “government request” which has now expired or been reversed.
The development came shortly after the channel approached the Kerala High Court challenging the blocking of its page, terming it arbitrary and in violation of legal provisions and judicial precedents. The High Court had issued notice to Meta via email hours before the restriction was withdrawn.
In its petition, the channel said access to its Facebook page had been restricted for users in India without citing any specific content or alleged violation. It contended that while individual posts may be taken down under applicable a rule, blocking an entire page goes beyond the scope of such measures.
The incident followed an earlier action taken against the channel in 2022, when the Ministry of Information and transmitting prohibited it from transmitting. It cited national security concerns regarding the Ministry of Home Affairs' refusal of security clearance.
The Supreme Court of India in April 2023 set aside the ban, observing that national security claims cannot be made without substantive basis and that criticism of government policies does not render a media outlet anti-national.
