Limited internet to be restored in Kashmir, no access to social media


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  • Saturday, 25 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: Indian security forces personnel patrol a street in Srinagar January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Srinagar (Reuters) - Limited mobile data services and internet will be temporarily restored in Jammu and Kashmir from Saturday, ending nearly a six month communications lockdown after Prime Minister Narendra Modi withdrew the Muslim majority region's autonomy.

Access will be limited to about 300 "whitelisted" websites and internet speed would remain low, the local Jammu and Kashmir government said in a notice late on Friday.

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