Media should avoid desire to be sensational: PM

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who today laid the foundation stone for Rs. 5180 crore-Kochi Metro said that media should avoid the desire to be sensational and its reporting and opinion should be fair, objective and balanced. He emphasised the need to be constantly vigilant and work continuously towards promoting greater communal harmony. Manmohan Singh also underlined the need to meet modern urban challenges with tenacity and resolve. Underscoring the need for an efficient public transport system for orderly growth and development of cities, Singh said that the Urban Development Ministry has taken several initiatives to promote sustainable transport practices in the country.