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INDIA India: Authorities close tv channel for broadcasting vulgar music videos The Indian Information and Broadcasting Ministry has closed a tv channel for seven days for showing nudity 19 November 2010 India: Political party promises to ban Western music The Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state Haryana has promised voters that the party will ban Western music if it comes to power 05 October 2009 India: Live music banned, concert cancelled A clampdown on live music and discotheques in Bangalore began around 1 August 2008, reported The Indian Express 14 August 2008 India: Complete ban on music in West Bengal village Since May 2006, no music has been played in the West Bengal village Kanupur because of a religious 'fatwa' on music 03 January 2007 India: Album recalled and destroyed because it offends Christians EMI Music has pulled the new album by the American Heavy Metal band Slayer from music stores across India because of protests from the Christian community 12 October 2006 India: American singer censored on tv Paris Hilton’s music video ‘Stars Are Blind’ has been banned because of “sexual connotations”. 24 August 2006 India: Government bans “raunchy” music videos In April 2006, the Government of India banned “raunchy music videos”. However, the Times of India reports that the ban has not been implemented 11 May 2006 Governments against dance music Laws are in place all over Europe, in the USA and in Asia, "aimed at stifling dance music culture", according to music organisers 14 October 2005 Clerics condemn Kashmir pop song Religious leaders in Kashmir have sought a ban on a pop song by two Pakistani singers. A line in the song, Kachi Pencil (Fragile Pencil), says God has written the fate of man with a fragile pencil 03 August 2004 India: Bhangra dance banned in Jamshedpur A Sikh body in Jamshedpur has banned women from the community from dancing the vigorous Punjabi bhangra on the streets during celebrations 08 April 2003