<p class="wp-block-paragraph">News reports and articles should incorporate comments or version of person or party in respect of whom allegations are carried. If not carried, the person or party’s response, if received later, to be incorporated.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If there are developments in the news, and the concerned person or party requests an update, the same must be carried appropriately. Date of update should also appear in the news item published.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If news report or article is found to contain false or inaccurate information, then on approach by the concerned person or party, providing correct information, identifying himself or herself, providing required documents or material, the portion of the news report or article should be edited or deleted.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If entire news report is found to contain false, inaccurate information, the entire article should be deleted.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Copyright in text, photographs, plans, diagrams, cartoons, etc must be respected. If copyrighted material is used, then prior permission should be taken and publication must acknowledge moral and ownership rights.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If permission requires payment of fee or royalty, the same must be paid.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Trade Marks and Service Marks of third parties not to be used except with prior permission or if such use constitutes fair use.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In case infringement of intellectual property – upon receiving any request and after getting the necessary documents, the concerned content should be edited, deleted or take down if necessary.</p>