Cellphone Services In Kashmir, Snapped For Republic Day, Now Back ndtv.com

Cellphone services in Kashmir Valley – switched off since last night – were restored this evening, sources said. The service was snapped on the eve of the Republic Day celebrations as a precautionary measure While mobile internet services were suspended hours after their restoration on Saturday, mobile phone connectivity was suspended in the early hours of Sunday.

Cellphone services were restored in Kashmir Valley in October — more than two months after the government ended the special status of the state granted under Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcated it into two union territories. It was part of a series of preventive measures taken up to prevent a possible backlash against the government's move. The measures included the arrest of political leaders, evacuating tourists and posting extra troops.