Mobile internet suspended in 3 Haryana districts for 24 hours as Delhi witnesses violent protests

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Chandigarh: Mobile internet services have been suspended in three Haryana districts of Sonipat, Jhajjar and Palwal for 24 hours ending 5 pm Wednesday, the state government said Tuesday evening, as violent protests by farmers rocked neighbouring Delhi. Haryana’s Home Secretary Rajeev Arora said internet services were snapped to “stop the spread of disinformation and rumours … Read more

Abdullah requests PM to restore 4G internet in J&K; prays for success of COVID vaccine

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Jammu: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore 4G mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir as he highlighted various problems due to lack of the facility and the harsh winter in the Union Territory. He prayed for the success of the COVID-19 vaccine and urged people … Read more

Parliament’s IT committee drops 4G in J&K issue from meeting agenda

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NEW DELHI: Parliament’s Standing Committee on Information Technology, headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, has dropped the issue of allowing 4G telecom services in Jammu and Kashmir from the agenda of the panel’s meeting to be held on September 1. This decision has been taken after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla wrote to all committee … Read more

4G mobile Internet services restored in 2 districts in J-K on trial basis

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High-speed mobile Internet services were restored on a trial basis in one district each in Kashmir and Jammu regions over a year after the facility was suspended, according to an official order on Sunday. The resumption of 4G Internet services on mobile devices came days after the Centre had informed the Supreme Court that a … Read more