4G in select areas of J&K to be allowed after Aug 15: Centre - watsupptoday.com
4G in select areas of J&K to be allowed after Aug 15: Centre
Posted 11 Aug 2020 11:33 AM

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New Delhi 11 Aug 2020

In its latest submission to the Supreme Court in the ongoing 4G in Kashmir contempt matter, the Centre has said it will implement a �carefully calibrated easing� of the restrictions on high speed mobile internet services in the Union Territory after August 15, beginning with specific regions.

A bench of Justices N.V. Ramana, R. Subhash Reddy and B.R. Gavai is hearing the contempt petition filed by the Foundation for Media Professionals (FMP). On July 28, the Centre had asked for the matter to be adjourned till August 7 and the bench agreed. The court will be hearing the case on Tuesday and the Centre�s affidavit was filed on Monday evening.

The special committee headed by the Home Secretary, Government of India, had been deliberating on the matter of restoring 4G in Kashmir, the Centre�s affidavit says. In the committee meeting, according to the affidavit, �the pros and cons of multiple options that are available were further considered keeping in mind the security of the nation, the border security, public security, etc.�

Since the �threat perception on the security front in Jammu and Kashmir continues to be high� and �restrictions are not posing any hindrance to COVID control measures, education programmes or carrying out business activities�, the committee reportedly found that the situation is not conducive to lifting the restrictions on high-speed internet completely.

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