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<ul><li><strong>A Reuters Correspondent Devjyot Ghoshal said, "The situation is NOT normal in Kashmir" following a series of tweets on July 13. <br /></strong></li><li><strong>People in <keyword id="41568" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Srinagar">Srinagar</keyword>, <keyword id="17605" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword>'s Capital had to beg the military personnel to go out of the region, reported New York Times<br /></strong></li></ul>It's been nine days since the Indian government revoked section 370 and 35A that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, triggering protests. And, there is no change in the status of communications <a href="https://in.reuters.com/article/india-kashmir-srinagar/authorities-lock-down-srinagar-on-eid-holiday-idINKCN1V3069">blackout and curfew</a>. <br /><br />A Reuters Correspondent Devjyot Ghoshal said, "The situation is NOT normal in Kashmir" following a series of tweets on July 13. <br /><br /><div type="twitter" handle="DevjyotGhoshal" handlename="Devjyot Ghoshal" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/926902749505011712/o_869QAS_normal.jpg" favoritecount="11928" retweetcount="8207" status="#Thread   I wasn't inclined to tweet about #Kashmir, but after seeing the amount of disinformation, I am going to.… https://t.co/qyB4uWgHlX" createdat="1565706798000" id="1161284598397116417"></div>
<br />The Supreme Court of India said that the government needs more time to restore normal life in Kashmir during a hearing of a petition seeking to lift ban on communication services, <a href="https://in.reuters.com/article/india-kashmir/india-needs-time-to-restore-order-in-kashmir-supreme-court-judge-idINKCN1V315G">reported </a>Reuters. <br /><br />The Indian government official earlier <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-accused-the-bbc-and-reuters-of-lying-about-large-scale-protests-in-kashmir-even-though-they-were-recorded-on-video/articleshow/70646527.cms">claimed that the situation is ‘normalising’ in Kashmir.</a> But, a few media agencies say otherwise. <br /><br /><div type="twitter" handle="DevjyotGhoshal" handlename="Devjyot Ghoshal" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/926902749505011712/o_869QAS_normal.jpg" favoritecount="793" retweetcount="416" status="Srinagar’s fire dept could only radio 21 fire stations. People couldn't reach them, except for actually turning up… https://t.co/dTXvN0b50b" createdat="1565708947000" id="1161293612400775169"></div>

<br />The same day, the Ministry of Home Affairs spokesperson Vasudha Gupta tweeted saying, “The restrictions in Jammu &amp; Kashmir are being eased out in a phased manner in the Valley and the situation in the Jammu division has been restored after assessment by relevant local authorities.” <br /><br />The local police too assured that the situation is under control. They<a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/restrictions-to-continue-in-kashmir-for-sometime-top-cop/story-ILPJtNUqA7bCuh4nrGmuUN.html"> said, </a>“There have been only a few pellet injuries that have been treated.” <br /><br />“This is obviously a sensitive week, we have a major festival today, we have our independence day on August 15,”<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-11/indian-kashmir-in-lock-down-as-communication-links-remain-cutoff"> said</a> Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale assuring that the situation will ease when the law and order improves. <br /><br /><div type="twitter" handle="DevjyotGhoshal" handlename="Devjyot Ghoshal" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/926902749505011712/o_869QAS_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1082" retweetcount="605" status="Today is/was the ninth day that Kashmir is locked down, under an information blackout.   The next few days at criti… https://t.co/7tLEh5GIRU" createdat="1565710352000" id="1161299504437460992"></div>
<br />However, Muslim majority Kashmir is angry and furious. <br /><br />They were reportedly unable to celebrate Eid because the local authorities backed by thousands of paramilitary forces were keeping tight security, <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3022355/military-lockdown-hampers-eid-kashmir-cash-and-sheep-slaughter">reported </a>South China Morning Post. <br /><br />The Indian government <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/The-phone-and-internet-blackout-in-Kashmir-is-so-total-that-locals-reportedly-dont-know-India-rewrote-their-constitution/articleshow/70587309.cms">blocked all the telephone lines</a>, internet and television networks on August 5, just before they abolished the section. Telephone services were restored in Jammu today. However, the government is yet to restore the services in Kashmir. <br /><br /><div type="twitter" handle="kavita_krishnan" handlename="Kavita Krishnan" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/991784077463257088/H6uf_pMu_normal.jpg" favoritecount="529" retweetcount="285" status="A solidarity team - Jean Drèze, economist, @kavita_krishnan of AIPWA, @MaimoonaMollah of AIDWA &amp; @vimalbhai11 of… https://t.co/ffUoHxboq8" createdat="1565696919000" id="1161243162922274821"></div>
<br /><keyword id="1046469" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kavita-Krishnan">Kavita Krishnan</keyword>, Secretary of the All India Progressive Women's Association, claims that the situation is not what most media is claiming to be.<br /><br />The Indian government <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-accused-the-bbc-and-reuters-of-lying-about-large-scale-protests-in-kashmir-even-though-they-were-recorded-on-video/articleshow/70646527.cms">accused top news agencies</a> -- Reuters, BBC -- for reporting news which is "completely fabricated and incorrect". <br /><br />According to BBC, the Indian government used tear gas to tackle a massive crowd protesting against its decision. It also said that the government denied it ever happened. <br /><br />People in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir's Capital had to beg the military personnel to go out of the region, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/world/asia/kashmir-india-pakistan.html">reported New York Times</a>. People were reportedly struggling to buy essential groceries like milk, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/world/asia/kashmir-india-pakistan.html">the report said. </a><br /><br />See also: <br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-accused-the-bbc-and-reuters-of-lying-about-large-scale-protests-in-kashmir-even-though-they-were-recorded-on-video/articleshow/70646527.cms">India accused the BBC and Reuters of lying about large-scale protests in Kashmir, even though they were recorded on video</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/The-phone-and-internet-blackout-in-Kashmir-is-so-total-that-locals-reportedly-dont-know-India-rewrote-their-constitution/articleshow/70587309.cms">The phone and internet blackout in Kashmir is so total that locals reportedly don't know India rewrote their constitution</a><br />

A spine-chilling account of the situation in Kashmir has gone viral-- and here's how it stacks up against the government narrative

New Delhi, Union Home Minister <keyword id="6355521" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="amit-shah" source="Orion">Amit Shah</keyword> on Sunday took stock of the situation in the wake of incessant rains as he spoke to the chief ministers of Punjab and <keyword id="6358126" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="himachal-pradesh" source="Orion">Himachal Pradesh</keyword>, and the lieutenant governors of Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, sources said. The home minister assured them all central help in tackling the arising situation. <br /><br />The sources said Shah spoke to the chief ministers of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and took updates about losses due to the rains. <br /><br /> In view of the <keyword id="6385438" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="heavy-rains" source="Orion">heavy rains</keyword> in the national capital, the home minister also spoke to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and took updates. <br /><br />The home minister also spoke to LG of the Jammu and Kashmir and took information about the Amarnath pilgrimage which was suspended due to heavy rains, sources said. <br /><br />Shah appreciated the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force for helping the Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir. <br /><br />"The NDRF and the SDRF have always stood tall in service to the nation and humanity despite all odds. Their role has been crucial in fulfilling our goal of providing a safer <keyword id="44352" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="amarnath-yatra" source="Orion">Amarnath Yatra</keyword> to every pilgrim. Sharing a photograph of an SDRF Jawan carrying a lady yatri on his back for 3 km through the unforgiving terrain of the Himalayas on her way back from the holy shrine. I applaud them for being the beacon of safety for the citizens," he tweeted. <br /><br />Torrential rains pounded several parts of north India on Sunday with 15 people killed in landslides and other rain-related incidents, while most rivers, including the Yamuna in Delhi, were in spate. <br /><br /> In cities and towns across the region, many roads and residential areas were submerged in knee-deep water with the civic system unable to hold on in the face of record rains. <br /><br />Flash floods washed away roads in hilly areas, leaving people marooned, while authorities asked tourists to plan their visit after the weather improves. <br /><br />Heavy downpour warnings have been issued for certain areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, while in Delhi, which recorded its highest rainfall in a single day in July since 1982, authorities have cautioned over rising water level of the Yamuna. <br /><br />In three sperate incidents of landslides in Himachal Pradesh, where a red alert of extremely heavy rains has been issued for seven districts, five people were killed. <br /><br />The Amarnath pilgrimage resumed on Sunday from Panjtarni and Sheshnag base camps after remaining suspended for three days due to inclement weather in Kashmir, officials said. <br /><br />As soon as the skies cleared around the cave shrine,  authorities opened the gates and allowed the stranded devotees to offer prayers at the naturally formed ice-lingam in south Kashmir Himalayas, they said. PTI ACB http://ptinews.com/images/pti.jpg "We bring the World to you" Disclaimer : This e-mail message may contain proprietary, confidential or legally privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this message was originally addressed. Please delete this e-mail, if it is not meant for you. TIR TIR

Amit Shah takes stock after heavy rains, speaks to Punjab, HP CMs

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Mukesh Gupta/Reuters</span></p><p class="caption">Indian security personnel stand guard along a deserted street during restrictions in Jammu, on August 7, 2019.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul class="summary-list"><li><strong>India has shut off internet and phone services in the disputed region of Kashmir since the start of the week, and imposed severe travel restrictions.</strong></li><li><strong>The blackout came as India changes its constitution to revoke the Kashmir region's substantial autonomy from India's central government.</strong></li><li><strong>While blackouts are common in Kashmir, reports say this is the most crippling yet.</strong></li><li><strong>Local journalists are unable to report, and many residents are so shut off that they don't know about the constitutional changes behind the blackout, local journalist Fahad Shah <a href="https://time.com/5646005/inside-kashmir-communication-shutdown/">wrote in TIME</a>.</strong></li><li><strong>Sick people are also struggling to call ambulances, which are in turn having trouble traveling to hospitals, Shah said.</strong></li><li><strong><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</strong></strong></li></ul><p>The communications blackout in Kashmir is so total that some people there don't even know that India rewrote its constitution to strip the region of its political autonomy, local reporters said.</p><p>Indian authorities shut off the internet, cellphone, and landline services in the disputed region on Monday, and have yet to restore them.</p><p>Security services have also blocked off many parts of the region and banned public gatherings.</p><p>Authorities have also detained at least 300 local politicians and pro-independence activists to prevent protests, <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/at-least-300-kashmiri-politicians-detained-to-quell-protests-over-status">Reuters reported</a>, citing local police, and media.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Channi Anand/AP</span></p><p class="caption">Indian migrant laborers at a railway station in Jammu, preparing to leave the region amid government warnings, on August 7, 2019.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>The blackout was imposed as India's parliament annulled the two articles in its 72-year-old constitution allowing the state of Jammu and Kashmir to make its own laws and prevent outsiders from living and working freely in the region.</p><p>Critics believe that by allowing Indians to buy property in the mostly-Muslim region, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is altering the state's demographic makeup to bolster Indian influence.</p><p>In Kashmir many residents yearn for independence, or rule by neighboring Pakistan, which is Muslim-majority.</p><p><em>Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kashmir-india-revoke-article-370-quasi-independence-internet-tourists-2019-8">India shut off the internet and ordered tourists to leave the hotly contested Kashmir region, in a risky bid to end its quasi-independence</a></em></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Caren Firouz/Reuters; Altaf Hussain/Reuters</span></p><p class="caption">A composite image of Imran Khan, current Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Bani Gala, Pakistan, in July 2017; and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the presidential palace in New Delhi, India, in May 2019.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Blackouts are relatively common in Kashmir - India cut off the state's internet <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-internet-shutdown-statistics-2019-6">134 times last year</a>. The blackouts are a tool to stop people from organizing protests, and to control the spread of information that Indian authorities deem unsavory.</p><p>Some have been able to bypass the internet ban: India's state-owned BSNL telcom provider<span> </span><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/news/journalists-in-kashmir-get-satellite-phones-after-internet-and-mobile-are-shut-down/articleshow/70530054.cms">sold satellite phones to journalists</a><span> </span>on the ground for 100,000 rupees (around $1,400) so they could continue reporting. However, most people remain unable to communicate with the outside word.</p><p>Security services have placed checkpoints all around the region, and there is no way to get past them, <a href="https://indianexpress.com/audio/3-things/lockdown-in-jammu-and-kashmir-china-and-pakistans-response-sushma-swaraj/5883822/">said Muzamil Jaleel</a>, an Indian Express editor who was in Kashmir at the time of the blackout.</p><p>But according to local journalists, the blackout this time is the most severe they have known.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Danish Ismail/Reuters</span></p><p class="caption">Indian security forces patrol a deserted road amid widespread roadblocks and curfews in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir's largest city, on August 7, 2019.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Because most Kashmiris can't access the internet or their phones, and therefore the news, many do not know about the changes to their constitution which are behind the blackout, Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah wrote in <a href="https://time.com/5646005/inside-kashmir-communication-shutdown/">a dispatch for TIME</a>.</p><p>Many local outlets don't have the means to report the news, and some news sites are either not updated or completely blank.</p><p>Police are also restricting journalists' movements in the region by occupying their offices and blocking key roads, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/kashmir-journalists-struggle-stories-clampdown-190806094953316.html">Al Jazeera reported</a>.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Greater Kashmir</span></p><p class="caption">The online front page of the Greater Kashmir newspaper - one of the most widely-read English daily in Jammu and Kashmir - on August 8, 2019, amid the state's widespread internet blackout.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Because phones don't work, locals are also unable to call ambulances when they're sick, Shah said.</p><p>Those who are able to find ambulances have also had their journeys to the hospital disrupted due to the roadblocks, he said.</p><p>"Kashmir has been turned invisible even inside Kashmir," Muzamil Jaleel, an Indian Express editor who was in Kashmir at the time of the blackout, <a href="https://twitter.com/ananthkrishnan/status/1158972132795265024">wrote on Tuesday</a>.</p><p>Sagarika Ghose, a consulting editor with The Times of India, said: "Other than blocking journalists' access, the government has humiliated the people of Kashmir by shutting down their entire state."</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Danish Ismail/Reuters</span></p><p class="caption">A woman removes pieces of stones and bricks from a road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 7, 2019.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Some residents have defied the informal curfews to stage protests against India, with many of them erupting into violence.</p><p>Reuters, citing an anonymous police source, reported Tuesday that at least 30 protests involved stones or bricks being thrown, though details were scarce.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>KM Chaudary/AP</span></p><p class="caption">Pakistani students burn a poster of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a protest over Kashmir in Lahore, Pakistan, on August 7, 2019.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Pakistan on Wednesday <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kashmir-pakistan-suspend-trade-downgrade-bilateral-relations-india-2019-8">cut off all trade and downgraded bilateral ties</a> in response to its actions in Kashmir, and has turned to US President Donald Trump and the United Nations for help.</p><p>However, India insists that the Kashmir issue is between India and Pakistan only, and refuses to resolve the crisis with third-party members.</p><p>On Wednesday, Indian diplomats accused Pakistan of trying to "present an alarming picture to the world" of the situation in Kashmir.</p><p><em><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kashmir-trump-offer-mediate-state-dept-now-backpedal-2019-8">2 weeks ago Trump casually offered to mediate the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. Now the situation is blowing up, he's nowhere to be seen.</a></em></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-border-patrol-boot-camp-2019-7">We went inside Border Patrol boot camp and found the Academy isn't training agents for the job the White House is asking them to do</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

The phone and internet blackout in Kashmir is so total that locals reportedly don't know India rewrote their constitution

<br /><ul><li><keyword id="382594" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="internet-access">Internet access</keyword> in <keyword id="17605" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword> continues to be throttled at 2G speeds despite demands of better speeds in order to access education and healthcare services during the coronavirus lockdown.<br /></li><li>Lawyers told Business Insider that the issue of internet access in India’s troubled state is not about the ‘right to freedom’, but about the ‘right to life’.<br /></li><li>The argument that 4G speeds in Jammu and Kashmir would facilitate terrorism implies that access to faster internet can’t be restored until terrorism is completely eradicated.<br /></li></ul>Access to 4G internet in Jammu and Kashmir was shot down by the Supreme Court on Monday. Instead, they passed on the responsibility of restoring fast-speed internet access onto a committee that will determine the balance between ‘national security’ and ‘human rights’. <br /><br /><div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="75670549" title="India's Supreme Court won't allow 4G in Jammu and Kashmir⁠— despite petitioners' plea that it's essential for healthcare, education and business during the coronavirus lockdown" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><br />Jammu and Kashmir had the face the longest internet shutdown in India’s history lasting 7 months — between 4 August 2019 to 4 March 2020 — after the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/jammu-and-kashmir-and-ladakh-will-now-be-two-separate-union-territories/articleshow/70531866.cms">Article 370 of the Constitution was abrogated</a> by the Indian government. Internet services have since been restored in a phased manner, however only at 2G speeds. <br /><br />“While the Supreme Court’s judgment appears to be based on the principle that no ‘fundamental freedom’ is absolute, this is a case of ‘right to life’,” Padmaja Kaul, a partner at IndusLaw, told Business Insider. <br /><br /><div type="image" title="kashmir3_edited" msid="75708345" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Due to constant blockade of mobile phones and internet, landline or fixed line phones are of great demand. Many temporary landline phone booths have been set up in many parts of the valley especially in Srinagar city&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />“It is unlikely that we have seen the last of this legal tussle and with each passing day, it seems more imperative that the Supreme Court will need to step in and play a greater role in safeguarding the fundamental rights of its citizens,” said Kaul.<br /><br /><strong>The coronavirus pandemic is only making things worse<br /></strong>The petitioners argued that 2G internet services aren’t enough to fulfil the requirements that have now come up due to the coronavirus lockdown. Essential services — like education and medical consultation — now have to be conducted online, and slow internet speeds are subpar to meet those demands. <br /><br /><div type="image" title="kashmir6_edited" msid="75708450" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Around 985 Jammu and Kashmir students studying in various colleges across Karnataka were ferried in BMTC buses from Byappanhalli to Chikbanawara railway station&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />“The issue, essentially, boils down to whether the denial of access to the most efficient, convenient and potentially cheap mode of accessing healthcare services or education — that is through the use of 4G internet — is violative of the constitution. This, during a pandemic, must be a resounding yes,” Kaul explained.<br /><br />The counter-argument presented was that there is no report of anyone dying of COVID-19 due to internet restrictions, which according to Kaul, is akin to an ostrich hiding its head under the ground. “The Supreme Court, in innumerable decisions, has held that the right to health is a part of the right to life and that there is a constitutional duty on the State to ensure timely healthcare services,” she said.<br /><br /><div type="image" title="kashmir4_edited" msid="75708371" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;User access social media after authorities lifted ban allowing the people of Jammu and Kashmir to access it on 2G mobile internet till March 17. This is the first time in seven months that access has been given to social media platforms after central government scraped Article 370 in August last year, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br /><strong>Terrorism can’t be the justification to curtail access to internet<br /></strong>The official narrative in court pushed on the fact that access to faster internet speeds could be the means to facilitate terrorism. Petitioners argued that there was “no rational relation” between the two. Senior Advocate Huzefa Ahmadi even pointed out that in most cases of terrorism in the state, they were conducted in areas where there was no internet access, to begin with. <br /><br />“The court has refused to take a view if faster internet can be restored in J&amp;K in view of pandemic and held on to its view that the national security considerations prevail over other fundamental rights in view of the security circumstances of J&amp;K,” said Siddharth Mahajan, a partner at Athena Legal.<br /><br /><div type="image" title="kashmir5_edited" msid="75708402" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Many Kashmiris residing in Bengaluru along with activists and volunteers gathered at Town Hall to protest against the shut down in Kashmir following scrapping of Article 370 and demanded that internet and mobile phne connections to be restored immediately in August 2019&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />Data from the <a href="https://www.satp.org/datasheet-terrorist-attack/india/Jammu-and-Kashmir-fatalities-1998-2019">South Asia Terrorism Portal</a> shows that the incidence of terrorism was much higher before 2006 when the internet was slower and, even non-existent, in certain areas. “The logical extension of the government’s stand of curtailing 4G while terrorism is prevalent may lead to the absurd result that J&amp;K may never have access to 4G until and unless terrorism is completely eradicated from the valley,” added Kaul.<br /><br /><strong>The question of fundamental rights<br /></strong>The Freedom on the Net <a href="https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/11042019_Report_FH_FOTN_2019_final_Public_Download.pdf">report</a> highlights that India is the second worst violator of internet user rights calling access to internet only ‘partly free’ in the country. “The nature of the fundamental rights in our Constitution is very interesting. Most rights — including the right to life and the freedom of speech, expression, etc. — are couched in negative terminology. That is, the state cannot deprive persons of such rights unless there are constitutionally permitted exceptions,” said Kaul.<br /><br />The opposition in court argued that there are aren’t any restriction on fixed-line connections, so eduction and healthcare services should not be hampered. However, most people in India access the internet using mobile phone — not laptops — which is cheaper.<br /><br /><div type="image" title="kashmir8_edited" msid="75708496" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A paramilitary personnel stands on guard during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown crisis. Restrictions continued on movement of people to curb the spread of coronavirus in Kashmir valley&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />Denying access to the fast-speed internet in Jammu and Kashmir is ironic because the court itself has faced connectivity issues, even though it operates on fixed-line broadband. The internet restrictions in the state have been enacted under the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017. “The said rules allow the government to regulate the temporary suspension of telecom services due to public emergency or public safety,” Kaul explained.<br /><br />However, the provision is meant to be for “temporary suspension” — not nearly a year. “The issue that needs to be highlighted is the proportionality in restricting access for such a prolonged period,” said Kaul.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indias-supreme-court-wont-allow-4g-internet-in-jammu-and-kashmir/articleshow/75670549.cms">India's Supreme Court won't allow 4G in Jammu and Kashmir⁠— despite petitioners' plea that it's essential for healthcare, education and business during the coronavirus lockdown</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/experts-explain-the-legal-and-moral-pitfalls-in-aarogya-setu-app-despite-the-governments-insistence-that-a-protocol-has-been-put-in-place/articleshow/75690239.cms">Experts explain the legal and moral pitfalls in Aarogya Setu app ⁠— despite the government’s insistence that a protocol has been put in place</a><br /><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-will-see-multiple-waves-of-covid-19-infections-every-few-months-but-thats-not-a-reason-to-panic/articleshow/75707889.cms"><strong>India will see multiple waves of COVID-19 infections every few months — but that's not a reason to panic</strong></a><br />

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