▁internet ▁services ▁were ▁susp ended ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Jam mu ▁region ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁rum or - m ong ering . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁July , ▁the ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir ▁government ▁im posed ▁a ▁press ▁emer gency . ▁The ▁police ▁ra ided ▁the ▁newspaper ▁install ations ▁and ▁seized ▁copies ▁of ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁printing ▁pl ates . ▁They ▁said ▁that , ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁cur f ew , ▁movement ▁of ▁newspaper ▁staff ▁and ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁newsp apers ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁possible ▁" for ▁a ▁few ▁days ". ▁Land line ▁and ▁mobile ▁tele phone ▁services ▁were ▁cut ▁off , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁a ▁government - owned ▁company , ▁B SN L . ▁Internet ▁services ▁remained ▁susp ended . ▁C able ▁television ▁was ▁also ▁shut ▁off , ▁ost ens ibly ▁to ▁stop ▁Pak ist ani ▁channels ▁from ▁being ▁broadcast . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁July , ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁Me h bo oba ▁Mu ft i ▁denied ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁newsp apers , ▁and ▁her ▁advis er ▁Am it ab h ▁Mat to o ▁hint ed ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁" local ▁level ". ▁Mat to o ▁also ▁declared ▁that ▁newsp apers ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁print ▁from ▁ 1 9 ▁July . ▁However , ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁refused ▁to ▁publish ▁on ▁T ues day , ▁claim ing ▁there ▁were ▁un cert aint ies ▁about ▁the ▁restrictions . ▁One ▁editor ▁also ▁asked ▁the ▁government