Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu spoke with the state chief secretary and also sought a compliance report at the earliest, official sources said here.
He expressed concern over reports that these channels are being broadcast in Jammu and Kashmir without permission.
Earlier in the day, Naidu's deputy in the ministry, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, had said the local administration in the state has right to confiscate the equipment of cable operators allegedly airing unauthorised channels.
"We also monitor whenever such news comes up. It is our work to ask for report about such incidents. The action is being taken," he said.
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"In Kashmir, the district collector or the authorised government official can confiscate the equipment and take action against cable operators," he told reporters on the sidelines of an event here.
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