NBA to hold annual lecture in memory of former CJI Verma
Press Trust of India New Delhi The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) will hold an annual lecture in memory of former CJI J S Verma, who was also the first chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA).
"As a tribute to Justice J S Verma, former Chief Justice of India and Chairperson NHRC and the first chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA), the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has decided to hold a yearly memorial lecture on the theme 'Freedom and Responsibility of Media," a statement released by NBA said here.
The NBSA is a self regulatory mechanism set up by the country's leading news channels.
Verma, who also headed a government-appointed committee to frame a tough law to tackle crime against women in the wake of the December Delhi gangrape incident, died in April last year.