Srinagar, Jun 8 (KMW): The mobile services in the Kashmir valley were restored late last night even while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was still in town. All the mobile service providers jammed their service in the Kashmir valley when Dr Singh arrived at Srinagar airport yesterday afternoon. Thousands of customers, including those having Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) service, remained cut off from each other after the service went off the air. The officials said it was a precautionary measure for security reasons as in the past militants triggered Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) through mobile phones. The worst hit due to non-functioning of mobile phones were the media persons and tourists. The journalists in the field could not contact their respective media agencies while tourists found it difficult to inform their relatives back home about their welfare. However, the service was restored late in the night.
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