Phagwara clashes: Punjab extends mobile internet suspension till Monday

Chandigarh | Sunday | 15th April, 2018

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He said that any person found guilty for violation of aforesaid order would be liable for legal action.Tension had gripped Phagwara late on Friday night after a group of Dalit youths installed a flex board bearing a photo of Dr BR Ambedkar and renaming "Goal Chowk" as "Sambhidhan Chowk.” CHANDIGARH: In view of the violent clash between two communities in Phagwara, the Punjab government on Sunday extended the temporary suspension of mobile internet services in four districts till April 16 with immediate effect.An official spokesperson said that this order was issued for temporarily suspension of mobile internet services (2G/3G/4G/CDMA), all SMS services as well as all dongle services except voice calls in the territorial jurisdiction of four districts namely Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar districts as a precautionary measure.He further said that all telecom services providers in Punjab and head of BSNL (Punjab Jurisdiction) are directed to ensure compliance of this order..