50,000 Landline Phones Restored In Kashmir, Schools To Reopen Monday

The government on Saturday restored services in 17 telephone exchanges in Kashmir and mobile internet in five districts on the Jammu region and started the process to ease restrictions across Jammu and Kashmir 12 days after they were imposed, a top official of the Jammu and Kashmir administration said in Srinagar. Most telephone exchanges in Kashmir Valley should be functional by Sunday evening and the process of relaxation and easing of restrictions is already in progress, government spokesperson Rohit Kansal said at a press conference.