Information officers in Uttar Pradesh must track newspapers for "negative news" that is "tarnishing the image of the government", according to a circular issued by the UP government. A report in the Quint quoted the circular as saying that if the news is "baseless", then the newspaper's editor or reporter should be asked to publish the "correct facts".
The circular was issued on August 5 by Navneet Sehgal, additional chief secretary of the state's information and PR department.
