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India to Ease Mobile Phone Shutdown in Kashmir

Agence France-Presse

   SRINAGAR, INDIA - Most mobile phone connections in Kashmir will be
   restored, the Indian government said Saturday, after it imposed a
   shutdown of more than two months since ending the troubled region's
   autonomy.

   Indian government spokesman Rohit Kansal said the decision had been
   taken after a review of events in the restive Himalayan region.

   "All post-paid mobile phones irrespective of the telecom service
   provider will stand restored and be functional from noon on Monday," he
   told a press conference. He added that the measure would apply to all
   districts of Kashmir.

   The New Delhi government ended Kashmir's autonomy on August 5 and
   imposed the mobile phone and internet blackout as part of a huge
   security clampdown.

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