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Government To Restore 4G Internet In Jammu And Kashmir

The communication blockade was imposed on August 4, 2019, a day before the BJP government revoked Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories

Government To Restore 4G Internet In Jammu And Kashmir
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J&K Government spokesperson Rohit Kansal on Friday announced that high-speed mobile data services will be restored across the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.

바카라 웹사이트“4G mobile internet services being restored in entire J&K,”.바카라 웹사이트Kansal said in a tweet.바카라 웹사이트

However, Kansal did not provide any timeframe for the restoration of the internet services.

“I actually see some people going out of their way to thank government functionaries for 4G restoration. They're not offering us charity. We should be asking for compensation for our deprivation and losses,” says senior journalist and Kashmir Times Editor Anuradha Bhasin.

“4G Mubarak! For the first time since바카라 웹사이트Aug 2019바카라 웹사이트all of J&K will have 4G mobile data. Better late than never,” former chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted.

The announcement by Kansal has come at a time when the J&K administration recently extended the ban on 4G mobile data services till바카라 웹사이트February 6.

In the latest order, the government had said certain restrictions have been placed on the access of high-speed mobile data connectivity in order to curb the uploading and circulation of provocative videos to defeat the nefarious designs of the forces “within and from across the border to create a narrative by running a disinformation campaign.”

On바카라 웹사이트August 4, 2019, a day before the BJP government revoked Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, the바카라 웹사이트government imposed a communication blockade. Internet services remained completely shut for the next several months.

Then on바카라 웹사이트January 10, 2020,바카라 웹사이트replying to a petition filed by Anuradha Bhasin, the Supreme Court declared that freedom of speech and expression and freedom to practice any profession over the medium of the internet enjoys constitutional protection under Article 19(1)(a) and Article 19(1)(g).

After the top court라이브 바카라 order, the government since바카라 웹사이트January 14, 2019, issued series of orders extending 2G internet services or snapping the internet services altogether.

In its first order on바카라 웹사이트January 14바카라 웹사이트last year, the government had said that “the police authorities have brought to notice material relating to the terror modules operating in Jammu and Kashmir and spreading propaganda to cause disaffection and discontent” as a reason to continue with limited internet speed.

Ever since the Supreme Court passed the judgement to extend 2G internet services, the government has issued around 150 such orders— on occasions such as District Development Committee (DDC) elections.

바카라 웹사이트Without citing any reason, internet services were suspended in south Kashmir region even on the day Kansal announced that 4G services will be restored in the entire Union Territory.

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