June 6, 2017 11:41 PM

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800 publications removed from list of govt ad recipients: Venkaiah Naidu

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said a review of newspapers which get government advertisements was taken recently, and 800 publications were removed from the list of ad-recipients while cases were filed against 270 bogus newspapers. <br/><br/>Mr Naidu, speaking after a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, said that in Maharashtra alone, only 2,000 of the 18,000 registered publications have filed mandatory annual statements in the last five years. <br/><br/>The minister said, small is beautiful, but they must also be dutiful. He further added that public money cannot be spent on newspapers which do not publish at all. He also said that development should make headlines, not obstruction.<br/>'<br/>The Minister said, he has asked Fadnavis to make use of state broadcasters All India Radio and Doordarshan to propagate the message of development.<br/>

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