Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Jammu and Kashmir
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir ordered local Internet service providers to suspend mobile Internet services in District Kishtwah from 13 April 2025, 16:00 local time until 14 April 23:59.
- Total Duration 4 days, 7 hours
India
- Population
- 1,463,865,525
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
The orders were issued to maintain 'public order'. These orders were extended twice until 15 April 2025, 23:59, then 17 April 2025, 23:59. There are no verified media reports on the shutdown or its reason. Kishtwah is the largest and least populous district of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a territory that has a long history of Internet shutdowns.
Related documentation
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir issued three orders confirming the suspension of mobile data services (2G/3G/4G/5G and public wifi) in the Chatroo area of District Kishtwar, citing concerns about misuse of mobile data services by anti-national elements that could cause deterioration in public order.
Other supporting information
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