MHA imposes internet services ban in seven districts of Punjab till Feb 24

In view of the farmers protest the Union Home Ministry has imposed a temporary ban on internet services in seven districts of Punjab until February 24Patiala district SAS Nagar Bathinda Sri Muktsar Sahib Mansa Sangrur and Fatehgarh Sahib are the districts where the order has come into effectIn exercise of the power conferred by Section 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 read with Subrule 1 of Rule 2 of the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services Public Emergency or Public Safety Rules 2017 and in the interest of maintaining public safety and averting public emergency it is necessary and expedient to order the temporary suspension of internet services from February 17 to 24 the order from the MHA said readEarlier the Haryana government on Saturday extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts till February 19 in view of the Delli Chalo call given by farmers organisationsThe government had earlier extended the suspension of mobile internet from February 13 until February 15According to a notification issued by the Haryana administration bulk SMS and all dongle services provided on mobile networks except voice calls will remain suspended in the jurisdiction of districts Ambala Kurukshetra Kaithal Jind Hisar Fatehabad and SirsaAs the farmer protest at the Shambhu border enters the sixth day Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leaders said on Sunday that the government had asked for some time to discuss the matter with the union ministersIt is our sixth day at the Shambhu border Today we are also holding fourth round of talks with the government The government has asked for some time and said that it will discuss the matter with the union ministers and find a solution to it the committees general secretary Sarvan Singh Pandher saidThe protesting farmers have been camping at the Shambhu border near Ambala since the start of the march on Tuesday February 13 Talks between the union ministers and leaders of various farmers bodies remained inconclusive with the fourth round of talks scheduled on SundayThis 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