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Phones Fall Silent in Haryana’s Nuh: One Night, No Signal, Only Suspicion | Read
Samira Vishwas | July 14, 2025 6:24 AM CST

NUH: As the sun dipped behind the aravalli hills on the Evening of July 12, an Uneasy Quiet Crept Over Haryana’s Nuh District. Shops were still open, but people were checking their phones with growing confusion. No messages. No Internet. No Signal. Then came the reason – an official order. The government has pulled the plug on mobile internet, Bulk SMS and even Dongles. For 24 hours, nuh was going offline.

The state cited “Apprehensions of Communal Tension” as the reason. The blackout began at 9:00 pm on July 13 and will continue till 9:00 pm the next day, July 14. Flagging the risk of public disorder, vandalism and arson if online platforms were allowed to run unhecked.

Signed by home secretary tvsn prasad, the official Note Read, “There is a clear potential of disruption of public utilities, Damage to public assets and disturbance of public lives.” The fear is that inflammatory messages and fake videos might agan circulate like last time.

The government said the decision was taken with “utmost care for public convenience”. SMS for Banking and Mobile Recharges are except. So are voice calls. Household and corporate broadband will stay unaffeted. But Social Media? Gone. Whatsapp Forwards? Frozen. Internet in your hand? Disabled.

This is not the first time nuh has gone dark. In the past year, the Communally Sensitive Region, Scarred by Previous Clashes, Has Seen Its Digital Lifeline Cut More Than Once. Saturday’s Order, However, Came with a Warning – Any Violation will lead to legal action.

The Silence of Nuh Tonight is not peaceful. It is heavy. It Carries Tension, Suspicion and Fear of What Cold Follow If One Video or One Rumor Reaches the Wrong Phone.


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