Mobile carrier Bharti Airtel's customer care on Thursday informed its customers that it had suspended voice calls, SMS and internet services in parts of the Indian capital following days of protests across the city against a new citizenship law.

Mobile carrier Bharti Airtel's customer care on Thursday informed its customers that it had suspended voice calls, SMS and internet services in parts of the Indian capital following days of protests across the city against a new citizenship law. "We're complying with instructions received from govt. authorities on suspending Voice, SMS and data in certain areas in Delhi," Bharti's customer care said on social media platform Twitter. Bharti Airtel: We're complying with instructions received from govt. authorities on suspending Voice, SMS and data in certain areas in #Delhi. Once the suspension orders are lifted, our services will be fully up and running. pic.twitter.com/PkE5FdMEA3 — ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2019 × "Once the suspension orders are lifted, our services will be fully up and running." According to reports, Jio, the biggest mobile operator, and Vodafone have also followed suit.

Calls, internet services suspended in parts of Delhi amid protests over Citizenship Amendment Act

Fearing disturbance of communal harmony in the district, the district administration of&nbsp;Udaipur suspended mobile internet services&nbsp;for 24 hours.&nbsp;

Prohibitory orders were also issued in the district as a precautionary measure.

Bhawani Singh Detha, Divisional Commissioner, Udaipur, issued the order, suspending mobile internet services for 24 hours from tonight, while Collector Vishnu Charan issued the prohibitory orders, which will be effective until further orders.

The decisions were taken following information that there was a possibility of disturbance of communal harmony in the district, due to the visit a fringe Hindutva group leader to meet people in connection with a recent gruesome killing of a migrant labourer in the neighbouring district of Rajsamand.

The decisions were taken in view of?an information that there was a possibility of disturbance of communal harmony in the district

Fearing disturbance of communal harmony in the district, the district administration of Udaipur suspended mobile internet services for 24 hours. Prohibitory orders were also issued in the district as a precautionary measure. Bhawani Singh Detha, Divisional Commissioner, Udaipur, issued the order, suspending mobile internet services for 24 hours from tonight, while Collector Vishnu Charan issued the prohibitory orders, which will be effective until further orders. The decisions were taken following information that there was a possibility of disturbance of communal harmony in the district, due to the visit a fringe Hindutva group leader to meet people in connection with a recent gruesome killing of a migrant labourer in the neighbouring district of Rajsamand.

Mobile internet services suspended, prohibitory orders issued in Udaipur

Prohibitory orders continued in India&#39;s Kashmir today for ninth day in a row, following widespread violence after death of a separatist militant. 
 
Heavily armed policemen and security personnel patrolled Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state, as security was heightened to prevent any untoward incident. 
 
Markets remained shut, roads deserted and residents preferred to stay indoors. 
 
There were no vehicles on the roads and mobile internet services continued to be suspended in parts of the Kashmir Valley to prevent rumour mongering. Trains and flights services also have been affected due to the unrest. 
 
Authorities had on Saturday seized newspapers and shut down cable television, aiming to quell a flare up of tensions in the region. 
 
Kashmir has been on the boil after security services on July 8 gunned down 22-year-old Burhan Wani, leader of Hizbul Mujahideen - a group fighting India&#39;s control of the Muslim-majority region. 
 
At least 39 people have been killed and 3,100 wounded, most of them by police fire, in the worst outbreak of violence in six years in the disputed territory also claimed by Pakistan. 
 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti had appealed to the people to maintain peace. 
 
Violence in Kashmir has spiked against a backdrop of rising social tension and separatist sentiment in the Muslim-majority region, which for decades has been at the centre of a strategic tussle between India and Pakistan. 
 
Pakistan&#39;s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he was shocked by the killing of Wani and the civilians. 
 
India&#39;s foreign ministry said on Friday it was dismayed by Pakistan&#39;s attempt to &quot;interfere in our internal matters&quot;. 
 
India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars since Independence in 1947 over Kashmir, which they both claim in full but rule in part. 
 
India accuses Pakistan of training and arming the rebels in the portion it controls and sending them to the Indian side, a claim its neighbour denies. 
 
(Reuters)

Cable TV was shut down and newspapers seized by Indian authorities to stop 'campaign aimed at fomenting trouble' by media

Prohibitory orders continued in India's Kashmir today for ninth day in a row, following widespread violence after death of a separatist militant. Heavily armed policemen and security personnel patrolled Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state, as security was heightened to prevent any untoward incident. Markets remained shut, roads deserted and residents preferred to stay indoors. There were no vehicles on the roads and mobile internet services continued to be suspended in parts of the Kashmir Valley to prevent rumour mongering. Trains and flights services also have been affected due to the unrest. Authorities had on Saturday seized newspapers and shut down cable television, aiming to quell a flare up of tensions in the region. Kashmir has been on the boil after security services on July 8 gunned down 22-year-old Burhan Wani, leader of Hizbul Mujahideen - a group fighting India's control of the Muslim-majority region. At least 39 people have been killed and 3,100 wounded, most of them by police fire, in the worst outbreak of violence in six years in the disputed territory also claimed by Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti had appealed to the people to maintain peace. Violence in Kashmir has spiked against a backdrop of rising social tension and separatist sentiment in the Muslim-majority region, which for decades has been at the centre of a strategic tussle between India and Pakistan. Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he was shocked by the killing of Wani and the civilians. India's foreign ministry said on Friday it was dismayed by Pakistan's attempt to "interfere in our internal matters". India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars since Independence in 1947 over Kashmir, which they both claim in full but rule in part. India accuses Pakistan of training and arming the rebels in the portion it controls and sending them to the Indian side, a claim its neighbour denies. (Reuters)

Day nine: Curfew continues, mobile internet services remain suspended in Kashmir

One person was killed and 23 others, including 9 securitymen, were injured in violence today in Kashmir which saw mobs defying curfew in many parts to pelt stones. A police station was attacked with a grenade and firing by suspected militants from the crowd was also reported. 
 
Due to trouble in Kashmir, the Amarnath yatra (pilgrimage) continued to be suspended for the second consecutive day, with no pilgrims being allowed from Jammu to move towards the Kashmir valley. 
 
Indian authorities had imposed curfew in all the 10 districts of Kashmir fearing trouble as it was the first Friday after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. 
 
However, mobs defied curfew at many places, including Kupwara, Baramulla, Sopore, Ganderbal, Rafiabad, Bandipora, Kulgam and Pulwama, a police official said. 
 
In Drugmulla in Kupwara district, a mob targeted Indian security forces who opened fire in response, resulting in injuries to three civilians, a police official said. 
 
One of the injured, Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie, succumbed to injuries later, he said. With this death, the toll in the current unrest has gone up to 37, including one policeman. 
 
A patrol party of security forces was attacked by a mob with stones at Delina in Baramulla district this morning, injuring three security personnel, the official said. 
 
In retaliation, security forces opened fire in which three civilians were injured. Condition of all the injured is stated to be stable, he added. 
 
A youth was critically injured in firing by security forces on stone-pelting mobs at Manigam in central Kashmir&#39;s Ganderbal district, the official said, adding that the injured was undergoing surgery at SMHS hospital. 
 
A mob indulged in pelted stones in Sopore and in the retaliatory action, four persons sustained pellet injuries. 
 
Two others were injured in clashes in nearby Pattan town, the official said. 
 
Two other persons were injured in a similar incident in Shopian district, he said. 
 
Yaripora area of Kulgam in south Kashmir saw a grenade attack followed by firing on a police station during stone-pelting, resulting in injuries to six police personnel, the official said. 
 
&quot;Someone from the mob hurled a grenade at the police personnel during stone pelting on&nbsp;Yaripora police station. The grenade attack was followed by firing,&quot; he said. 
 
Police has been saying that militants merge with stone-pelters to carry out attacks on security personnel, using civilians as a shield. 
 
Curfew had been imposed as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in the valley where 37 have died and more than 3,100 others, including 1,500 securitymen, injured in the weeklong clashes following Burhan&#39;s killing in an encounter in Kokernag. 
 
The decision to impose curfew was taken in view of apprehensions that vested interests might exploit the large gatherings at Friday prayers to instigate violence, an official said. 
 
Meanwhile, separatists today extended the shutdown call in Kashmir by two days till July 18. 
 
(PTI)

Indian authorities had imposed curfew in all districts of Kashmir. The number of dead since the start of the unrest has gone up to 37

One person was killed and 23 others, including 9 securitymen, were injured in violence today in Kashmir which saw mobs defying curfew in many parts to pelt stones. A police station was attacked with a grenade and firing by suspected militants from the crowd was also reported. Due to trouble in Kashmir, the Amarnath yatra (pilgrimage) continued to be suspended for the second consecutive day, with no pilgrims being allowed from Jammu to move towards the Kashmir valley. Indian authorities had imposed curfew in all the 10 districts of Kashmir fearing trouble as it was the first Friday after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. However, mobs defied curfew at many places, including Kupwara, Baramulla, Sopore, Ganderbal, Rafiabad, Bandipora, Kulgam and Pulwama, a police official said. In Drugmulla in Kupwara district, a mob targeted Indian security forces who opened fire in response, resulting in injuries to three civilians, a police official said. One of the injured, Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie, succumbed to injuries later, he said. With this death, the toll in the current unrest has gone up to 37, including one policeman. A patrol party of security forces was attacked by a mob with stones at Delina in Baramulla district this morning, injuring three security personnel, the official said. In retaliation, security forces opened fire in which three civilians were injured. Condition of all the injured is stated to be stable, he added. A youth was critically injured in firing by security forces on stone-pelting mobs at Manigam in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district, the official said, adding that the injured was undergoing surgery at SMHS hospital. A mob indulged in pelted stones in Sopore and in the retaliatory action, four persons sustained pellet injuries. Two others were injured in clashes in nearby Pattan town, the official said. Two other persons were injured in a similar incident in Shopian district, he said. Yaripora area of Kulgam in south Kashmir saw a grenade attack followed by firing on a police station during stone-pelting, resulting in injuries to six police personnel, the official said. "Someone from the mob hurled a grenade at the police personnel during stone pelting on Yaripora police station. The grenade attack was followed by firing," he said. Police has been saying that militants merge with stone-pelters to carry out attacks on security personnel, using civilians as a shield. Curfew had been imposed as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in the valley where 37 have died and more than 3,100 others, including 1,500 securitymen, injured in the weeklong clashes following Burhan's killing in an encounter in Kokernag. The decision to impose curfew was taken in view of apprehensions that vested interests might exploit the large gatherings at Friday prayers to instigate violence, an official said. Meanwhile, separatists today extended the shutdown call in Kashmir by two days till July 18. (PTI)

Day seven: One killed, 23 hurt in Kashmir violence

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