Now, Districts Magistrates can’t order shutdown of internet services: Now, the district magistrates are no more authorized to clamp down on the internet services even in case of law & order problem or communal tension in their respective areas. The Union ministry of information technology has frames fresh rules and regulations in this regard and…
India’s blurry battle between digital freedom and security: Increasingly, Indian authorities are pulling the plug on the internet. They say the tactic is the most effective tool against militants and troublemakers who organise online. Perhaps surprisingly, internet freedom advocates agree they are right to be worried. But conversely, authorities acknowledge the perils of limiting communication…
Darjeeling situation tense on 53rd day of GJM shutdown: DARJEELING: The situation in Darjeeling remained tense on Sunday, though no incident of violence was reported since last night. The police and security personnel kept a strict watch on the situation on the 53rd day of the indefinite shutdown in the hills, called by the Gorkha Janmukti…
Restore internet, withdraw police: GJM protests as hill shutdown enters 50th day: Demanding restoration of Internet services and immediate withdrawal of police force, the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha took out rallies in various parts of the Darjeeling hills on Thursday. As the indefinite strike called by the GJM in their demand for a separate state enters…
Gorkhaland agitation, Day 41: Ban on internet services extended till 4 August: The ban on internet services in the Darjeeling Hills, facing indefinite shutdown for the last 41 days for carving out a separate state of Gorkhaland out of West Bengal, was extended on Tuesday till 4 August. Read More
Internet shutdowns make India’s cashless economy ineffective: Internet Society: NEW DELHI: US-headquartered Internet Society has said Internet lockdowns are counterproductive for a country like India which is pushing for a less-cash economy. This year till end of June, 29 incidents of states blocking Internet services were reported in the country, according to the Software Freedom Law Centre, which has…
Darjeeling: Teachers’ plea to restore internet to help exam-bound students goes unheard: Darjeeling, July 25: It is the students’ community which is being hit the hardest due to the indefinite bandh and ban on internet services in restive Darjeeling. On the one hand, schools and colleges remained closed, and on the other hand, students were…
Plea to restore Internet in Darjeeling rejected: With Class 9 students being unable to fill up their board examination forms without Internet, the Darjeeling teachers’ association on Monday met the district magistrate and sought restoration of its service, but in vain. The authorities rejected the demand saying they would make special arrangements for students to…
Indefinite shutdown enters 40th day, DGP to visit Darjeeling: The Director General of Police and other senior police officers will visit Darjeeling today to assess the law and order situation in the hills as the GJM-sponsored indefinite shutdown entered its 40th day. The situation in Darjeeling remained tense but incident-free as no incidents of violence or…
GJM demands restoration of Internet services in Hills: Darjeeling (WB), July 20 (PTI) Gorkha Janmukti Morcha activists and other hill parties today held a demonstration outside the district magistrate’s office here demanding restoration of Internet services in the hills. Internet services have been suspended for the last 32 days. Read More