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Meghalaya

Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, East Garo Hills

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State Meghalaya
District(s) Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, East Garo Hills
Network Affected Na
Nature Preventive
Duration (hours) 4
Published Date 10 Oct 2015
Shutdown Window - - Present
Status Active
Source Reference Link
Description

Internet services were blocked in the Garo Hills region for 24 hours to prevent spread of inflammatory messages during the voting period for the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections.

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