Manipur govt further extends ban on internet services in state till July 10

Manipur government on Wednesday further extended the ban on internet services in the State till July 10 2023An order issued by the Manipur Home Department said steps are being taken to prevent the imminent danger of loss of life damage to publicprivate property and widespread disturbances to public tranquillityIn exercise of the powers conferred under Rule 2 of Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services Public Emergency or Public Safety Rules 2017 having satisfied that the situation is likely to cause serious disturbances to the peaceful coexistence and maintenance of public order do hereby order further suspensioncurbing of mobile data services internetdata services including broadband viz Reliance Jio Fibre Airtel Xtreme Black BSNL FTTH VPN etc and internetdata services through VSATS of Bharatnet PhaseII in the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Manipur an official notification saidAccording to the official notification this order shall be in force for another five days with immediate effect from the time this suspension order becomes operational till 300 pm on July 10It further said that there is apprehension that some antisocial elements might use social media extensively for transmission of images hate speech and hate video messages inciting the passions of the public which might have serious repercussions on the law and order situation in ManipurEarlier on Wednesday schools under the Department of Education Schools of the Manipur government on Wednesday reopened and resumed their normal classes for Class 18 after more than two months of closure due to ethnic violence that erupted in the hilly state on May 3The move was taken keeping in mind the welfare of the students said sources privy to the positive development adding the parents and guardians of the students are happy with the opening of schools after prolonged summer vacationEthnic violence erupted in Manipur on May 3 after clashes during a rally organised by the All Tribal Students Union ATSU to protest against the demand for including Meiteis in the list of Scheduled Tribes STsThe conflict in Manipur led to many shifting to relief camps while leaving more than 130 people deadThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever