Ayodhya land dispute: SC to pronounce title-suit verdict at 10:30 am today

Security stepped up; schools to remain shut in several states as precaution

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi–Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya at 10.30 am on Saturday. Security has been heightened across the country, especially in the national capital and Uttar Pradesh (UP), with Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing for peace, stressing that the judgment would not be “a matter of victory or loss” for any community.
 
The local administration in UP has warned of severe punishment, including a jail term, for those posting social media posts and WhatsApp messages inciting communal hatred or violence. They will be booked under the state’s Gangster