Key Points
And while youre at it, perhaps you can explain why it is that regional Hindi news channelswhose target audiences reside in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Haryanahave only a glancing interest in this tragic incident when they devote themselves so ardently to Gaza, Karmyogi Modi, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the glory of Ayodhya?..
We would have expected all news channels to focus more on the predicament of these stranded men but its almost criminal that channels like Network 10, News India, India Daily, Hindi Khabar havent been live at the accident site, reporting on rescue efforts...
In comparison, there are reams of footage, on all channels like Desh News, India Voice, Prime News, Har Khabar, Khabar Abhi Tak (never heard of them, have you?) of bereaved families in Gaza or Israel...
One moment theyll be running with the video of a hospital in Gaza where the Israeli Defence Force claims hostages are held by Hamas, next, theyve rushed to Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh where a bride consumed poison allegedly because of dowry demands (Prime News)...
The regional news is full of local crimes or accidents murder by tractor of a policeman (Hindi Khabar), a car accident in Haryana (Total TV), hit and run in Biuda (News India 1), another policeman killed in UP (Hindi Khabar), then came those wild elephants on the run (News 11), and a murder of an Ambala Roadways employee in Rohtak on Khabar Abhi Takyes, that is the name of the news channel...
