Department of Public Relations, Administration www.chandigarh.gov.in Press Release

Chandigarh, August 12:- The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Mr. Shivraj V. Patil, after launching Day and Night News Channel by pressing a button yesterday late night at Hotel Taj, said why we need one more channel. is a big country having more population, schools, colleges, universities, hospitals national laboratories and definitely we need more channels also. Though, we have more than 500 channels in India, even than we have lot of material to feed the people. Mr. Patil said if the channels taking information to the people then there is a limitation but if you take knowledge to people then sky is the limit. There is no dearth of material. He said we should not be afraid of criticism, rather we should welcome healthy criticism. Pointing out the difficulties will help to correct your mistakes, but it should not be in such a manner to demoralize. To be effective one has to be inspiring. If that aspect of journalism is adopted, would definitely be proved successful. Mr. Patil said, since the Day and Night News initiative will be spearheaded by an experienced journalist, the Managing Editor, Mr. Kanwar Sandhu and his team of professional journalists, I am sure that this will be a credible news channel which will avoid the pitfalls that often lower the credibility of the media. Congratulating the Chairman Sh. Jaspal Singh Kandhari and the entire team of Kansan News Private Limited, Mr. Patil said that in the country, there has been a long felt need for a quality television channel. He said in my long political life, my experience has been that during times of crises whenever the media has been involved and taken into full confidence in enforcement of the rule of law, things have improved for the better. Mr. Patil said that media is treated as the fourth chamber. It is becoming more and more powerful with every passing day, because it is expanding, is getting more and more modern technologies, becoming more and more mature. It can hold the people having reins of government in their hands, accountable. It can guide them to cope up with new challenges which appear before them. Prominent amongst others who spoke on the occasion included Punjab Chief Minister, S. , Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister, Mr. Prem Kumar Dhumal and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Haryana Minister, Mr. Randip Singh Surjewala, Mr. Manoranjan Kalia, Punjab Industry Minister and Mr. , former Minister of Punjab were also present in the function.