News Topic:Mobile Internet

Mobile Internet and voice calling services continued to remain suspended in southern Kashmir's twin districts of Pulwama and Shopian for the sixth consecutive day, today, since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Riyaz Naikoo.

Without any immediate relief from the Supreme Court of India, the residents in Jammu and Kashmir will have to remain without 4G mobile Internet access amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Supreme Court (SC) will on Monday pronounce the order on a number of petitions seeking restoration of 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir.

The administration on Saturday said that the mobile internet services across Kashmir will be restored soon.

The cellular services were restored by the government on Friday evening after remaining suspended for three days in the Valley. However, the internet services across Kashmir continued to remain suspended across the Valley as a precautionary measure.

Authorities on Friday tightened restrictions across Kashmir even as mobile telephone and Internet services continued to remain shut in the Valley on the third day following the killing of Hizbul-Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo along with his associate in a gunfight on May 06.

Operational Chief Commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Riyaz Naikoo among four militants were killed in two seperate gunfights with joint teams of police, Army and CRPF at Beighpora and Khrew area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Mobile internet and mobile calling services were suspended in Kashmir valley as a precautionary measure, following the killing of top Hizb commander Riyaz Naikoo and his aide.