Cable TV operators in Indian Kashmir have resumed operations after Mujahideen groups said they should ignore threats by other groups to halt broadcasts. The revolt-hit region's dominant group, Hizbul Mujahideen, and three other groups on Sunday asked the operators to resume programming.
Operators had suspended broadcasts last week after four other groups threatened to mount suicide attacks against cable television stations that didn't stop airing "obscene" shows.
"We have resumed our operations as several groups have told us to do so," cable operator, Maqsood Ahmed said. However, Ahmed said the operators would continue to block four English-language channels deemed as spreading "obscenity."
Freedom fighters have called for bans on cable channels several times since 2000 but the broadcasts have always resumed after operators pledged they would not show obscenity - deemed to be scenes of kissing, fondling and women wearing revealing clothing.