The Uttar Pradesh government has put the state on high alert in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. Preventive restrictions have been put in place across the country
After an infant died due to exposure to harsh weather in Shaheen Bagh, the SC had taken sum motu cognisance of the issue and had issued notice to the centre over children being used in protests.
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, during an emergency meeting of State Ministers and senior officials, announced that all malls, cinema halls, pubs, wedding ceremonies have been banned for another one week beginning March 14.
A Supreme Court vacation bench comprising Justice UU Lalit and Justice Aniruddha Bose said that the matter involves "issues which need further consideration by a bench of sufficient strength" and referred it to a larger bench for consideration next week.
Communal tension prevailed in Jallupur Sihor village, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, after a dead goat was found in the remains after the Holika Dahan on Tuesday morning.
Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government has vowed to move the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court order in its bid to continue "profiling" the rioters.