Prohibitory orders imposed under section 144 of the CrPC will be relaxed for a total of 10 hours Friday in view of improvement in the situation, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said.
While board exams centres remained closed in Northeast Delhi after CBSE postponement due to tensed situation, 'well-prepared' students of class 10th appeared for exam in South Delhi on February 26.
Authorities have imposed Section 144 in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Budh Nagar district to maintain peace during the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exams for Class 10 and 12.
Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which bars assembly of more than four people, has been imposed in Gautam Buddh Nagar for a period of one month beginning Saturday, officials said.
Goa's Inspector General (IG) Jaspal Singh has ruled out a terror angle behind the imposition of Section 144. Talking to India TV, Singh said that the whole confusion arose in the wake of an ongoing verification drive of tenants
Stones were hurled at the rally which was taken out in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act as it reached the Amlatoli Chowk area. Several shops were burnt and some two-wheelers were set on fire following the attack, which further sparked tensions in the area.
"On 359 out of 365 days in the year 2019, Section 144 was imposed in Varanasi town the PM's own constituency and he has the gall to say that people have nothing to fear?" said Priyanka
Observing that there was no application of mind, the Karnataka High Court on Friday pulled up the Bengaluru police for arbitrarily imposing a 3-day ban order across the city under Section 144 of the CrPC. "The police did not apply mind while issuing the ban order, which was blanket one. What kind of violence was anticipated and why such an order was issued," state Chief Justice S. Abhay Oka said while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) against the order.
Noida Police have imposed section 144 in the region amid violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act. A high alert was sounded in Delhi in view of Friday namaz. Surveillance through drones was also conducted over some areas while the police took out flag march in Seelampur area of the national capital.
Internet services were also suspended in Sambhal, Aligarh, Mau, Ghaziabad and Azamgarh districts, even as Section 144 of the CrPC, which bans assembly of people, was already in force in the entire state for several days.
Section 144 has been imposed in 44 districts of Madhya Pradesh due to the ongoing protests against the new citizenship law. The protests were held in 12 districts - Bhopal, Shajapur, Khandwa, Khargone, Seoni, Gwalior, Betul, Ratlam, Barwani, Sagar, Ujjain and Panna.
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel declined interim protection to students from coercive action including arrest. Lawyers chanted "shame shame" after the high court declined students interim protection
The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan demanded that PM Modi must immediately announce scrapping of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the NRC, and slammed the imposition of Section 144 in Delhi
Giving out orders for the prohibitory orders, Bengaluru police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao told reporters that none should organise protests in the city from 6 AM tomorrow to midnight of December 21. Anyone violating the orders will be dealt with an iron hand, he said.
Bengaluru’s Police Commissioner said that the move was aimed at maintaining peace and harmony in the city. He clarified to media persons that the decision wasn’t meant to discourage protest or was against any organisation
Over 9,000 delegates are likely to attend the 50th edition of the country's largest international film festival jointly organised by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Goa government which is scheduled to be held from November 20-28.
The Uttar Pradesh administration on Sunday imposed Section 144 in Ayodhya till December 10 in anticipation of the simmering tensions, as only four days are left for the Supreme Court to conclude hearings in the case.
Section 144 has been imposed in Ayodhya District by the District Magistrate in anticipation of Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute verdict. Section 144 will be in effect till December 10.
Section 144 has been imposed and internet services suspended in Sawai Madhopur district's Gangapur City in Rajasthan following a communal clash during a VHP rally, police said. The rally was organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on its foundation day on Sunday.
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