Valley residents sweat it out for a phone call

With landlines and mobile networks down since the government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5, there are very few options for the people of the Valley to reach their friends and family outside. Local calls can be made from police stations, intermittently working landlines.

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