Kargil, December 27: Mobile Internet services have been restored in Kargil district in Union Territory of Ladakh after 145 days. The internet connectivity was suspended in order to maintain law and order after the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Kashmir Back to 'Pre-Internet Stone Age' With Over 4-Month Long Clampdown in The Valley.

This development comes after the government ordered the withdrawal of more than 7,000 Paramilitary troops deployed in Kashmir. Meanwhile, there is no detail on when the detained leaders in Kashmir valley will be released.

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In Kashmir, the broadband internet facilities were being restored in a phased manner, Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Ram Madhav said on Thursday. "The broadband internet services are being restored in a phased manner. The facilities have been restored to the hotels," Madhav said in Srinagar.

He said the local administration will restore the broadband services in more sectors after a security review. "We will also press the local administration to ensure maximum power supply in Jammu and Kashmir as the indications are there that the winter is going to be very harsh," he added.

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