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Rapa awards committee invites entries for 2002
MUMBAI: The last date for receiving entries for the 28th Rapa (Radio and TV advertisers practitioners association of India) awards for radio and TV productions is 28 March 2003. Awards will be given away in 17 languages and 51 categories. The awards will be held on 30 May 2003.
All the radio and TV entries produced in India and broadcast or telecast for the first time, in any part of the world, between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2002, are eligible to compete. Telecast criteria not applicable for documentaries. However all submitted documentaries must have been produced between in calendar year 2002.
Speaking to indiantelevision.com, outdoor advertising specialist company DS Mittle director Brij Mittle, and an active member of the Rapa committee, says: “The Rapa awards are one-of-their kind as they honour excellence in all the languages other than Hindi and English. This year, we have added new categories such as “best ad campaign on radio”, “best direction in a telefilm” and “best live coverage of events on TV”.”
The languages include:Assamese, Bengali, Dongri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada,Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi,Tamil, Telugu, & Urdu. An entrant can send any number of entries. Every entry should be accompanied with a correctly filled entry form and applicable entree fee. Entrant, sending more than one entry, may remit the total entry fees through a single consolidated cheque/draft or cash.
CategoryMembersNon-membersRadio Spot / Jingle
Rs 500
Rs 700Radio Programme
Rs 500Rs 700TV Commercial
Rs 600Rs 800TV Programme
Rs 1000Rs 1250Tele-Film / Music Video
Rs 500Rs 700Documentary & Telefilm
Rs 1500Rs 2000Production House of the Year
Rs 500Rs 500Category Nos. 39,48,49
Rs 2000Rs 2500Special Awards 47 & 50NANA
The other members of the awards organising committee include chairman Danish Khan, co-chairman Shivraj Suvarna, members Vijay Behl, S Swaminathan, Atul Tiwari.
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Sebi sends show-cause notice to Zee over fund diversion, company responds
Regulator questions 2018 letter of comfort and governance lapses; company vows robust legal response
MUMBAI: India’s markets watchdog has reignited its long-running scrutiny of Zee Entertainment Enterprises, issuing a sweeping show-cause notice that drags the broadcaster and 84 others into a widening governance storm.
The notice, dated February 12, has been served by the Securities and Exchange Board of India to Zee, chairman emeritus Subhash Chandra and managing director and chief executive Punit Goenka, among others. At its heart: allegations that company funds were indirectly routed to settle liabilities of entities linked to the Essel Group.
The regulator’s probe traces its roots to November 2019, when two independent directors resigned from Zee’s board, flagging concerns over the alleged appropriation of fixed deposits by Yes Bank. The deposits were reportedly adjusted against loans extended to Essel Group entities, triggering questions about related-party dealings and board oversight.
A key flashpoint is a letter of comfort dated September 4, 2018, issued by Subhash Chandra in his dual capacity as chairman of Zee and the Essel Group. The document, linked to credit facilities availed by certain group companies from Yes Bank, was allegedly known only to select members of management and not disclosed to the full board—an omission SEBI believes raises red flags over transparency and governance controls.
Zee has pushed back hard. In a statement, the company said it “strongly refutes” the allegations against it and its board members and will file a detailed response. It expressed confidence that SEBI would conduct a fair review and signalled readiness to pursue all legal remedies to protect shareholder interests.
The notice marks the latest twist in a saga that has shadowed the broadcaster since 2019. What began as boardroom unease has morphed into a full-blown regulatory confrontation. The final reckoning now rests with SEBI—but the reputational stakes for Zee, and the message for India Inc on governance discipline, could scarcely be higher.
