Patwari exam: Mobile net to remain shut in Jaipur, Dausa today too

JAIPUR: In view of the Patwari Direct Recruitment Examination-2021, mobile internet services will remain suspended from 6 am to 6pm in Jaipur and Dausa on Sunday, stated an order issued by Jaipur divisional commissioner Dinesh Kumar Yadav on Saturday.
This is an extension of the previous day’s order. The decision was taken to curb the spread of fake news, rumours about untoward incidents and paper leakage, which may result in a law-and-order situation and disturbance in public peace, it stated.
The divisional commissioner cited prevention of cheating and rigging as major reasons behind clampdown on 2G/3G/4G data (mobile internet), bulk SMS, MMS and social media services. Exceptions have been made for voice calls and broadband internet. The order has been issued as per Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules-2017.
Meanwhile, of the 7.85 lakh registered candidates for the first day of patwari recruitment exam on Saturday, 65.11 per cent candidates appeared for the exam across 1,170 centres on Saturday, said chairman of Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB) Hari Prasad Sharma. While 64.76 per cent candidates sat for the exam in the first shift, 65.46 per cent candidates appeared for the exam in the second shift. The third and fourth phase of the exam will be held on Sunday.