Kashmir woke up to a new year of freedom on Wednesday as SMS facility and broadband connectivity in government-run hospitals were restored from midnight of Tuesday after remaining suspended for almost five months. "Earlier on December 10, some SMSes were enabled on mobile phones in order to facilitate students, scholarship applicants, traders and others. A decision is yet to be made on the restoration of internet and prepaid mobile services in the valley. Last week, mobile internet services were restored in Kargil district of Ladakh after it remained suspended for almost 145 days. While landline telephones were gradually restored first, postpaid mobile services were resumed later.

Source: dna January 01, 2020 03:56 UTC