Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Akash Markam said two men have been arrested. For weeks now, protesting villages have camped at the Coal Handling Plant (CHP) chowk in Libra village. They have also blocked roads and refused to allow mining-related vehicles to pass.

Amid cold waves and extreme cold conditions in North India, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered closing of all schools, public and private, and all classes from primary levels to Class 12 across boards, like ICSE, CBSE, UP and others until January 5.

The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) restrictions in Delhi-NCR have been lifted by authorities citing improvement in air quality index (AQI) due to rain and strong winds. Meanwhile, GRAP-1 and GRAP-2 curbs will remain in place.