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J&K Orders Verification Drive for Journalists, Mandates Registration of Online Portals

Departments will share information only with names on a DIPR-verified district roster to curb extortion, forged IDs, doctored videos.

LG Sinha Leads Media Purge: J&K to Weed Out Impostors Masquerading as Journalists | Image: @manojsinha_/X

Overview

  • Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha directed Deputy Commissioners and SSPs to identify impostors posing as reporters and to take legal action.
  • The Department of Information and Public Relations will run a live, district‑wise database of accredited and active journalists that government offices must rely on for releases and invites.
  • A DIPR circular instructs officials to report suspected extortion within 24 hours, with authorities saying several cases are already booked and more arrests are expected.
  • Individuals or groups operating Facebook pages, YouTube channels, online portals or similar handles under the banner of journalism must register with and obtain verification from the DIPR.
  • The push follows Assembly complaints over viral, doctored content, while journalist bodies back the move and ex‑Presidents of the Jammu Press Club urge action against ‘The Daily Truth News’ after a State Times extortion expose.