Jammu and Kashmir: SMS restored, broadband internet back in govt hospitals

SHORT messaging services (SMS) on mobile phones will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday midnight, the 150th day since the government suspended it in the erstwhile state. Broadband internet connectivity in all government hospitals in the Kashmir valley will also be allowed.

Addressing the media, Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning and Development), said toll posts across Jammu and Kashmir including Lakhanpur, Railway Station and the Airport with effect from January 1 to provide a level-playing field to industry and trade. “The J&Kgovernment levies toll on import and export of various commodities under provisons of J&K Levy of Toll Act 1935. The abolition will cost the UT exchequer nearly Rs 1,500 crore,” he said.