Mobile Internet service was barred in south Kashmir while the speed was reduced to 2G in rest of the valley in view of ongoing municipal polls.
An official said the mobile Internet services have been suspended in South Kashmir in the view of the first phase of urban local bodies’ polls.
He said the mobile Internet speed has been reduced to 2G in other parts of the Kashmir valley as a “precautionary measure” to maintain law and order.
Meanwhile, voting is underway in 422 wards out of a total 1145 in the state during the first phase of local bodies’ polls which began at 7 am.
Voting began at 7 am today in the districts of Anantnag (4 wards), Budgam (1 ward), Bandipora (16 wards, Baramulla (15), Jammu (153), Kargil (13), Kupwara (18), Leh (13), Poonch (26), Rajouri (59) and Srinagar (3 wards).
