Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. India Begins Restoring Communications to Kashmir VOANews Officials in India-controlled Kashmir began restoring telephone service Saturday to the Himalayan region. The Indian-controlled section of disputed Kashmir has been under lockdown since early August, when New Delhi deployed tens of thousands of additional troops to the region as it cut off landlines, mobile phones and the internet and stripped the Muslim-majority region of its autonomy. References Visible links Hidden links: 1. file://localhost/south-central-asia/un-security-council-discusses-kashmir-escalation .