SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir on Friday, the night temperatures across Kashmir Valley and in Ladakh dropped to freezing levels continued to Kashmir Valley and parts of the Jammu region on 145th consecutive day, today.
People continue to suffer immensely due to unrelenting military siege and lockdown. Restrictions under Section 144 remain in place while prepaid mobile phones, text messaging and internet services continue to be snapped.
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The internet ban has also impacted the courier services as online tracking of the courier has come to a halt. The smartphone business has also crippled due to internet suspension.
The courier service providers face the problem of contacting their customers as most of them have provided their pre-paid mobile numbers for contacting them, which is blocked in Kashmir by the Indian government.
Meanwhile, leading US Democratic presidential aspirants Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren – and two other US lawmakers, including Senator Kamala Harris, have come out in support of Indian-American Congresswoman, Pramila Jayapal.
After Indian, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar canceled his meeting with a congressional committee as Jayapal was invited to be a part of that group.
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