Residents of Birbam district of West Bengal will not be able to use internet and voice-online telephony services by 17 March. The authorities decided to suspend internet services in at least five gram panchayat areas of Santia Town to prevent the spread of rumors and illegal activities, informing news agency Annie.
The four -day shutdown came into force on 14 March (Friday) and will be effective by 8:00 am on 17 March (Monday). A prohibitory order was issued on 14 March by the Department of West Bengal government and the Department of Hill Affairs. The order cited concerns over the possible spread of “rumors for illegal activities”.
Following the violence report in Birbum, a suspension of internet and call services was created, including a stone-ravaged incident. Meanwhile, tight security arrangements have been made in the affected areas with the deployment of police forces.
“Any data related to any data or any person or person from any person or class, any telecom equipment or telecommunication equipment or related to any particular subject, or any telecom service or telecommunications network under any telecom service or telecommunications network, for any, to no,”, to not belong to any, to the message to not be related to, “, to not belong to 2023. The Principal Secretary of the Department of Home and Hill Affairs said.
According to the order, no ban has been imposed on voice calls or SMS service. The dated order on March 14 further indicates that no restrictions have been placed on newspapers and noted that “communication and spread of knowledge and spread is not stopped in any way.”
Internet shutdown in these five gram panchayats
Restrictive orders apply in Sainthia, Heta Gram Panchayat (GP), Maithpalasa GP, Harisara GP, Dariyapur GP and Phulur GP.
The order stated, “In view of recent events in some areas, Voice was used on internet transmission and internet telephony, which may be used to use Heta GP, Mathapasla GP, Harisra GP, Harisra GP, Harisra GP, Harisra GP, Harisra GP, Harisra GP, Harisra GP, Harisra GP, Harisra GP, Harisra GP and Full GP for illegal activities in the region. It is done to spread in the next DFEW days and hence the service can be temporarily closed.
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