Connect with us

JAMMU & KASHMIR

Contractors, businessmen petition Advisors: Lift communication gag please |KNO

J&K administration give positive response to all delegations

Published

on

kno news

Srinagar, Oct 02 (KNO):Amidst continuous communication gag in Kashmir since August 05, the administration has received a number of pleas from the people especially contractors and businessmen in the Valley, seeking immediate restoration of mobile services. Sources privy to the development told the wire service – Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a number of delegations especially contractors, students and others affiliated with the trade in Kashmir have met the administration including the Advisors to the Governor in the last couple of weeks. The delegations as per the sources have been urging the administration to lift the siege on communication, in vogue since 59 days here after the central government abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (Article 370) and divided the State into two Union Territories on August 5. Sources said that the delegations apprised the top officials of the Governor led administration here about the losses they suffered due to the lack of communication services.They also sought an immediate end to the communication blackout in Kashmir so that the further losses in their respective businesses could be prevented. Reliable sources informed that the delegation of students stated that the communication as well as the internet gag in the Valley has put their education at halt as they are unable to prepare for the examinations. The delegations who met top rank officials so far, were assured by them that the communication services will be restored soon in Kashmir. Pertinently, the government had stated that the provocation from across the Line of Control (LoC) was the reason behind continuous siege on the communication services. The Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for J&K administration, had also told Supreme Court that if mobile and internet facility were restored in the Valley, then fake WhatsApp messages would be circulated from "across the border" and it might incite violence there (in Kashmir).Moreover, reports quoting Advisor Farooq Ahmad Khan said that the government has restored the landline services and soon rest of the services will be thrown open in the Valley. (KNO)

Trending

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

LG Sinha thanks PM Modi for providing him with opportunity to bring back holy relics | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

Linking Pahalgam attack with statehood injustice to J&K people: CM Omar | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

Ladakh crisis ‘extremely unfortunate’: CM Omar | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

Owaisi hits out at CM Omar over his PSA repeal remarks | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

CM Abdullah seeks tangible steps to improve patient care in J&K | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

J&K administration opposes detained MLA Mehraj Malik’s Assembly participation, plea to attend session listed on October 27 | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

Ahead of Urs, Poshak Bandi held with fervor at Charar-i-Sharief | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

Sgr’s historic Clock Tower comes alive with ‘Autumn Flower Festival’ | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

Festive glow returns to markets as Diwali shopping picks-up | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

Rs 5 lakh fine collected in Jammu Railway Division’s massive ticket checking drive | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

JKRLM employees say unpaid for months, appeal for ‘timely salaries’ | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

Daily hassles for commuters as Uri-Bla road widening drags on | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

Man injured in axe attack in Sgr, hospitalized | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

J&K Police arrest 17 long-time absconders across Valley | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

Tampering with RBA quota will not be tolerated: Salman Nizami | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

IPS Officer M.Y. Kichloo secures landmark cyber security patent | KNO

TOP STORIES3 hours ago

LG Sinha meets Head of Republic of Kalmykia, Russia | KNO

Copyright © 2021