{"id":8328,"date":"2025-12-30T18:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=8328"},"modified":"2025-12-30T18:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:12:12","slug":"vpn-ban-in-several-districts-for-societal-interest-garg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/vpn-ban-in-several-districts-for-societal-interest-garg\/","title":{"rendered":"VPN ban in several districts for \u2018societal interest\u2019: Garg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Dec 30:\u00a0<\/strong>Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Anshul Garg, on Tuesday said the ban on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in several districts of Kashmir has been ordered in the overall interest of society following security reviews carried out by the respective Deputy Commissioners.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, the Div Com said that every DC conducts independent security assessments based on local inputs.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou must have seen that DCs in Kupwara, Kulgam, Shopian and other districts have issued prohibitory orders. Such measures are taken whenever required to prevent misuse by anti-social elements,\u201d he said. \u201cMany people get caught up in the misuse of such networks. These decisions are taken in the overall interest of society to safeguard the public.”<\/p>\n

Preparedness for snowfall and winter advisory<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Divisional Commissioner said the administration is on full alert following the Meteorological Department\u2019s advisory of snowfall in the Valley. \u201cOur Integrated Command and Control Centre works 24×7. Helpline numbers have been widely circulated, and all calls from the public are being responded to immediately,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Garg said that all Deputy Commissioners have established district-level control rooms, also manned round the clock. \u201cAll executing agencies, including the Mechanical Engineering Department, PWD, Beacon, PMGSY, National Highways, SMC and other urban local bodies have activated and pre-positioned their machinery to ensure prompt snow clearance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Data-driven readiness<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Div Com said buffer stocks and essential supplies have been arranged across the Valley. \u201cDistribution transformers and transfer oil stocks have been kept in excess capacity to prevent power disruptions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that the Food and Civil Supplies Department completed its dumping by November 30 in all border and remote areas, while 893 snow-bound stations have been stocked with LPG for the next four months.<\/p>\n

The Health Department, he said, has also ensured that all medical institutions in hard-to-reach areas are equipped with heating arrangements and adequate medicines. \u201cVulnerable patients and pregnant women have been mapped and advised to shift to safer zones,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the tourist footfall increasing and weather turning favourable, all departments are maintaining round-the-clock preparedness to ensure public convenience,\u201d Garg added\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Dec 30:\u00a0Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Anshul Garg, on Tuesday said the ban on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in several districts of Kashmir has been ordered in the overall interest of society following security reviews carried out by the respective Deputy Commissioners. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, the Div Com said that every DC […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8328"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8330,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8328\/revisions\/8330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}