▁again ▁partially ▁restored ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁September , ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁ordered ▁susp ension ▁of ▁all ▁internet ▁services ▁and ▁mobile ▁phone ▁services ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁ex cluding ▁post pa id ▁connections ▁of ▁B SN L ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁hours . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁state ▁authorities ▁b anned ▁ 2 2 ▁social ▁media ▁sites ▁for ▁a ▁one - month ▁period ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁calm ▁t ensions ▁in ▁the ▁disput ed ▁region ▁after ▁videos ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁ab use ▁of ▁K ash mir is ▁by ▁Indian ▁forces ▁emer ged . ▁ ▁New sp aper ▁ban ▁K ash mir ▁Re ader , ▁a ▁prominent ▁English ▁newspaper ▁which ▁is ▁published ▁in ▁S rin agar , ▁was ▁in def initely ▁b anned ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁authorities ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September . ▁It ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁stop ▁publication ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁Sunday , ▁ 2 ▁October . ▁The ▁daily ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁publishing ▁material ▁that ▁" t ends ▁to ▁in cite ▁acts ▁of ▁violence " ▁and ▁“ dist urb ▁public ▁peace ▁and ▁tran qu ility ”. ▁Human ▁rights ▁group ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁said ▁the ▁ban ▁was ▁a ▁" set back ▁to ▁free ▁speech " ▁and ▁called ▁on ▁authorities ▁to ▁re voke ▁the ▁order . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁December , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁res umed ▁publication ▁after ▁the ▁government ▁lifted ▁the ▁ban ▁after ▁nearly ▁three ▁months . ▁ ▁Ar