Watch | When Srinagar's residents are not a phone call away

Amid lockdown in Kashmir Valley, locals queue for a call

August 10, 2019 02:06 pm | Updated 02:44 pm IST

Amid the fifth day of the lockdown in the  Kashmir Valley, Srinagar residents are queueing outside a government office to access cellular services. People have been waiting for hours to talk to kin outside State.

Three personal mobile phones of officials working at the Tankipora office were turned into helplines. The administration had shared the three numbers on local cable channels.

The Hindu 's Vijaita Singh speaks to residents of Srinagar about their ordeal.

 

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