Imphal, June 20: Amid intermittent incidents of violence in Manipur, the state government on Tuesday extended the suspension of Internet services for the 10th time till June 25 to prevent the spread of rumours.

The notification has been issued by Manipur Home Department Commissioner T. Ranjit Singh. The notification stated that to thwart the design and activities of anti-national and anti-social elements and to maintain peace and communal harmony and to prevent any loss of life or danger to public/private property, it has become necessary to take adequate measures to maintain law and order.

In an interim order, the Manipur High Court directed the state authorities to provide limited internet services to the public in some designated places under the control of the state authorities

The High Court’s observation came on a Public Interest Litigation filed by different individuals. The case will be heard again on June 23.

The High Court division bench comprising Justice Ahanthem Bimol Singh and Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma, directed the service providers of Vodafone, Idea, Jio, BSNL and Airtel to file a short affidavit explaining whether there is any feasibility of providing limited internet services to the public by blocking social media, website and by safeguarding the concern of the state government to maintain law and order in the state.

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