Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet
Jammu and Kashmir
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir ordered local Internet service providers to suspend mobile Internet services in the Gandoh and Bhaderwah areas in District Doha of Jammu Province on 5 April 2025 between 2:00 and 23:59 local time.
- Total Duration 1 day, 18 hours
India
- Population
- 1,438,069,596
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
The orders are reportedly due to a protest triggered by a social media post by a local leader. These orders were extended for Bhaderwah town until 20:00 on 6 April 2025. Doda is a communally sensitive district, which has a mixed population of Hindus and Muslims.
Other supporting information
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