Following the tense law and order situation in the state, the Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered shutdown of internet services of all telecom networks and also mobile communications as a precautionary measure.
The state government took a review of the of the prevailing law and order situation in the state on the eve of Eid-ul-Zuha festival tomorrow. The government decided to put a completer ban on the internet services with immediate effect.
Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone and Reliance telecom service providers were asked to shut down their services. The officials said that post-paid BSNL numbers, which are mainly with police, army and government officials, have been kept out of the purview of the ban.
The decision has been taken to stop people from mobilising as separatists had given a call to march towards the United Nations office tomorrow. The authorities were expecting that there will be addresses over telephone by leaders.
