Andhra Pradesh Government Order on Media Lifted

Finally... a ray of hope. Or should we rather say, the Andhra Pradesh government has finally come to its senses. On February 20, 2007, the AP government had issued a government order against the media, saying that special permission has been granted to the Special Commissioner, Information and Public Relations, to initiate legal action against publishers and editors of newspapers / TV channels which have published / telecast reports defamatory to the Government.

Then, last night, the government mysteriously withdrew the order. Read about it here...