Hyderabad, April 10 -- Telangana Commissioner of the Department of Information and Public Relations Ch Priyanka has urged journalists working for cable news channels to immediately apply for state and district-level accreditation cards.

In a statement on Friday, she said channels headquartered in Hyderabad with studios and broadcasting across districts should apply for both state and district-level accreditation. Similarly, channels operating studios at the district level must submit applications within their respective districts.

She specified that applications must be submitted by April 17 along with required documents, including the MIB certificate, labour licence, channel placement agreements with MSOs, and details of the channel name...