Government
of
India
has
banned
Fashion
Television(FTV)
for
10
days
from
March
12-21.
On
Thursday
The
Ministry
of
Information
and
Broadcasting
banned
the
channel
for
showing
topless
women
by
“Violating
Cable
Televison
Regulations
Act
.
FTV
telecasted
a
show
on
September
4,
2009
at
15:37:34
hours
and
19:01:48
hours
showing
women
with
nude
upper
body.
"The
visuals
were
found
to
be
obscene,
denigrating
women
and
were
not
suitable
for
children
and
unrestricted
public
exhibition," the
statement
read.
This
is
the
second
time
that
Fashion
Television
has
been
banned.
FTV
was
first
banned
in
2007
for
telecasting
'Midnight
Hot' showing
skimpily
dressed
and
semi-naked
models.
Later
the
ban
was
revoked
after
the
channel
assured
that
such
a
thing
will
not
be
repeated.
Story first published: Friday, March 12, 2010, 14:14 [IST]