MHA orders restoration of 4G internet in J&K: Report

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Srinagar, Mar 25: Amid growing clamour for restoring high-speed internet, Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the restoration of 3G and 4G services in Jammu and Kashmir.
The high-speed internet continues to be blocked since August 5 when the government of India revoked Article 370 and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories.

“We have directed the Chief Secretary of the UT to restore the 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir shortly,” Minister of State for Home, GoI, G Kishan Reddy was quoted saying over the phone by news agency GNS.
He, as per GNS, said that the order regarding restoration of the internet has been given keeping in view the 21-day lockdown ordered by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contain the coronavirus spread.


The administration had hitherto restricted the mobile Internet speed to 2G services, citing security reasons.
Amid increasing cases of Coronavirus, the chorus for the restoration of high-speed internet services had grown lately in Jammu and Kashmir.
Many people, including Lok Sabha Member Farooq Abdullah, former chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti, had called for the restoration of the services to help raise awareness about the virus.
Abdullah also wrote to PM Modi last week, requesting the restoration of 4G Internet services to enable people of JK to work from home.
Amnesty International India had on Thursday last also called for the restoration of 4G Internet services, saying that people in the region should have full access to health and safety-related information. (GNS)

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32 Comments

    • Security agencies unnecessary create fair. Otherwise there business will stop. Flow of people tax not reachs to them.

    • We the people of kashmir recognises the injustice of our past. From 5th august the people of entire union territory of J&K and Ladakh are living in a harsh conditions. With out fundamantel rights we are also worried…

  1. Its humble request. Don’t open internet in jammu .. because. More student. And young . Leave / came out from. Mobile… And they are focusing on study ..as well as .. they concentration on. Goals. Mobile is effect on study …. … Because of pubg game . apparently pubg game have more no of effect .. ghr balo. Ki baat nhi mantai .. and sath mai parents ki help nhi krtai …..
    Since 7 August. .. jab sai interent bnd ta … Ghr balo bacchai.. parents ki baat bi mantai . Hai …. Its humble. Request …. Please band pubg game. ….
    Your obediently

    • tum log saale kitaabi keede hi rahoge,bro Sirf books se Nahi pada jata uske liye high speed internet chahiye (youtube) ok

      • What security reasons there is many security agencies to control any of the reason above.
        Shame for our administration because we need also ventilators , sanitization for several places, ambulances along with 4g speed.

    • We have seen such lockdowns since 1989” that too without internet.
      But it is your turn now..

      Ghar me raho ge to bhook se maro ge
      Baher raho ge to Corona se maro ge.

      Choice tumhare hai beta.

  2. I don’t think that the central government is in mode to restore 4g internet services in jammu and kashmir the reason is behind that security reasons last week amnesty india have also said that4ginternet service may be restore but no respond have been given by the home department

  3. In present situation restoration of high speed Internet is necessary.The importance is immense as people need to work from home. Students to get study materials, online study etc .It can be helpful to administrative as well.

  4. Awesome Reply by our former Chief Minister Omar sir absolutely why we feel begger to restore the 4G service as we are paying charges to use it

  5. No need. All the humble requests, submissions, appeals, plaints etc. from the people and the International community are falling on deaf ears. Unless the directions come from Nagpur, Bosses in Delhi can do nothing to restore high speed internet in the J&K State. As per reports the Jammu city enjoys better internet speed than the Kashmir Valley for obvious reasons.

  6. Prior to 370 these politicians didn’t even believe to be part of India. Now you are crying for basic services given nationwide. Great. Time and lonliness changes everything.

  7. I thinking the GOI is making it crystal clear that in the times of corona disaster they still have security reasons to snap internet in j&k which as per me is nothing but to keep Kashmiri from basic services in order to bring them down in every possible way whether it may be education, business,news and health as well. Therefore making it clear they don’t need people they need security reasons which unfortunately are nothing but their excuses. In this time when world is suffering from the covid-19 pandemic people of the world are getting through their hard times due to lockdown because they have never experienced it before unlike Kashmiri we are used to it.. only difference is they have every facilities available including high-speed internet which on the flip side is missing in Kashmir. Still we are requesting for our basic services what on earth are we paying for then..Thanks

  8. WITH OUT THE BASIC RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE, THEY R FAR APART
    FROM THE REAL WORLD, SO DON’T PLAY CARDS WITH US, THIS IS OUR RIGHT

  9. In Kashmiri lot of bloody Pakistan terrorists live till today remember if try to do anything now time has come to finish them forever

    • While being in a state of covid-19,u still belame Pakistan …No One In The world is Out because of the virus and You Try To put all this on Pakistan,Are You For Real man?
      I Don’t Give a shit about pakistan but Why Alwayz pakistan or muslims is being Pointed for anything that happens in India,You Have China also as a neighbour and that is from where The Virus Spreaded,But Yet You belame pakistan/Muslims for this..They Also Do Suffer from this man..Goo Get a life man!!Stop Bitching about others while You don’t know what they are..
      What do u know about our situation in kashmir?
      Let me make me understand,If Your Mom Gives You lunch/dinner like a favour or your father gives you his Love as a favour??how Would you feel??
      U ll Feel like He’ll as your basic rights are given to you as a favour
      See had been Soo Much trolled by These fake orders…
      soo When you don’t know the situation Stop Saying anything!!
      FOR OTHERS WHO WILL READ THIS (PLEASE STAY AT HOME AND SAVE OTHERS LIFE)!!!

  10. I am a student I request to J and K government to restore 4g internet services so that we will be able to study in our homes

  11. It is a welcome move if it becomes a reality….it will definitely help the people caged in homes to have some fun ,some learning and some convenience…

  12. What security reasons there is many security agencies to control any of the reason above.
    Shame for our administration because we need also ventilators , sanitization for several places, ambulances along with 4g speed.

  13. Internet is a basic requirement in today life. And we are demanding the 4G speed. I know there is some security reasons. But sorry to say our cyber crime cell people are very much effi ent to trace out these terrorists.
    For private job people most of the companies told that there employees are working from home due to 2G speed we qre not able to connect with the zoom technology and many more. So it’s a humble request to the adminstration to solve the issue

  14. Modi g aaap jo mahaan bante ho kashmir k wakth aap kiahanta kaha chali jati hai aap ko dikhai nahi deta is covid k time mai hum ko 4g ki kitni zaroorat hai kya yahi aap ka dharam kehta hai is wakth per humko 4g store na ker k aap ne dikha diya k aap ander humanity hai hi nahi

  15. According to the latest research, covid 19 finds it difficult to infect people on 2g, that’s why our kind govt. Is not restoring highspeed internet (4g).

  16. Work from home is not possible without restoration of 4G service in jammu and Kashmir, so its request to the regarding administration please life the ban on 4G service and Alow people of Jammu and Kashmir to Use internet service for important applications

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