Landlines

Making calls from landlines to mobile phones in India to change from January 1 – Details here

The department has accepted sectoral regulator Trai's recommendation for having the '0' prefix for such calls, a move that will create sufficient numbering space for telecom services.

Nov 25, 2020, 13:39 PM IST

Landlines restored in Kashmir a month after abrogation of Article 370

Exactly a month after Article 370 was abrogated, landlines in the region will be restored from today. The restriction was imposed on August 5 soon after Home Minister Amit Shah had announced the government's decision to revoke the article. Kupwara and Handwara will also see restoration of cellphone connections from today.

Sep 05, 2019, 15:32 PM IST

Landlines fully restored in Jammu and Kashmir, a month after Article 370's revocation

All telephonic exchanges will be restored in the Kashmir Valley from Thursday, even as mobile phone services will be made functional in the districts of Kupwara and Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir. The move comes one month after the Narendra Modi-led central government revoked Article 370 and Article 35A in the former state, taking away its special status.

Sep 05, 2019, 14:00 PM IST