Internet Services Will Be Restored In Phases Once Situation Turns 'More Normal' In Kashmir

Internet services would be restored in Kashmir in phases once the situation turns “more normal”, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) G C Murmu said on Wednesday. However, he gave no timeline for the restoration of internet services, which were snapped across all platforms in the Kashmir valley on the intervening night of August 4 and August 5. The Centre announced the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370 of the Constitution on August 5. “We are reviewing it (internet ban) and as it (situation) becomes more normal, we will do it (restore) phase-wise. We have already discussed it with our administration and we are taking it up,” Murmu told reporters on the sidelines of the passing-out parade of police recruits at the Police Training Centre, Sheeri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.