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The Communication Ministry has notified that among 5.97 lakh villages in the country, nearly 25,000 villages still lack cellular or internet connection. Additionally, around 10,000 villages in 11 states affected by the left-wing extremism also lack network connectivity. Orissa accounts for highest number of villages off the mobile and internet grid, accounting 6099 villages out of total. Meanwhile, the Union Territories and seven states have… read-more