Mysuru :

Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has been nominated as a Member of the Press Council of India (PCI) for a period of three years by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

The PCI acts as a watchdog, particularly on print publications and was established in 1966.

PCI Chairman Justice Chandramouli Kumar Prasad, in a letter to Pratap Simha, has congratulated him over his nomination to the PCI.

Pratap Simha has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister for Finance, Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley and Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu for having nominated him as PCI member.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday – June 16th, 2015