There is dire need that media should act responsibly especially when there is a matter related to terrorism because a small gaffe can let to colossal damage as far as communal tension, disturbance in social fabric or for that matter law and order situation is concerned. There is no need to show over enthusiasm in cases related to anti-national activities or terrorism because it hundred times better not to report a wrong news than making public a fake news or factually misleading news because it can lead to major law and order problem and also can serve the purpose of those who want unrest to sprout in the country especially the turmoil ridden Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory. Going by the news published in media that a grenade blast has occurred in the Maharaja Bazar area of Srinagar city, the J&K Police has outrightly refuted the same by saying that no grenade attack took place in the aforesaid area. The news agency which reported the matter is a prestigious one but somehow it has reported that the officials had said that terrorists hurled a grenade on security personnel at around 4.30 PM in the Maharaja Bazar area of Srinagar on Saturday, however there was no immediate report of any casualty. Surprisingly, the Srinagar Police has termed the report of grenade attack as a ‘rumour’ clarifying that no such attack has taken place in Srinagar. This is surprising that despite Police and other security agencies issuing appeals and advisories about confirming such news reports before making them public such a thing has happened because police and media sections of other security forces readily share such news items with people belonging to the scribe fraternity. It is hard to believe that a news agency of such a stature can commit such a mistake but as per the clarification of police the err has taken place and there is need that media houses should act responsibly by creating liaison with security forces and the Information Department because such news without basis can many a times serve the purpose of the enemies of the country and therefore under no circumstances the same thing should be allowed to happen.