Manipur: Internet services have been temporarily suspended since November 16, after violence broke out in the state following the recovery of the bodies of three women and three children in Jiri and Barak rivers in Manipur and Assam, respectively.
As the tension escalated on Friday evening, markets were shut in Bapu Bazar, Hathipole, Ghanta Ghar, Chetak Circle and nearby areas. Some violent elements also pelted stones at a shopping mall in which the glass gates of the shops were damaged.
Broadband internet faced disruptions across numerous regions of Nepal due to Indian vendors, who are primary bandwidth suppliers to Nepali private operators, halting services owing to payment defaults.
Pakistan is facing a rising threat of attacks by militant outfits in the tun-up to the general elections on Thursday, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan being rocked by a series of explosions. Jailed ex-PM Imran Khan's party is also battling a military-backed crackdown that has attracted scorn.
The internet services in Manipur were suspended on May 3 due to the violence that erupted in the state. Following a government directive on July 25, broadband services were partially restored with certain conditions.
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In view of the farmers' Chakka Jam, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered the suspension of internet services on Delhi borders, converging point of the protesters agitating against the farm laws.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday announced the restoration of high-speed mobile internet services in the entire union territory, 18 months after they were snapped in the erstwhile state following the Centre's abrogation of its special constitutional status.
Internet and SMS services will be suspended in parts of Haryana to check misinformation, in view of violence in Delhi during the farmers' tractor rally on Tuesday.
Principal Secretary, Home Department, Shaleen Kabra issued an order on Thursday night and said high-speed data services will continue only in Ganderbal and Udhampur districts, while elsewhere Internet speed will be restricted to 2G only.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated nine infrastructure development projects, worth Rs 14,000 crores, for Bihar, through video conferencing on Monday. The Prime Minister also inaugurated the 'Ghar Tak Fibre' Project under which all 45,945 villages of Bihar will be connected through optical fiber internet service.
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