Dehradun, May 17 -- In view of escalating labour unrest, protests, and recent incidents of stone-pelting, the Dehradun district administration has imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in the Selakui and SIDCUL industrial areas with immediate effect to maintain law and order, officials said here on Sunday.

The prohibitory orders were issued by Additional District Magistrate (Administration) Krishna Kumar Mishra on the directions of Dehradun District Magistrate Savin Bansal.

According to information received by the administration, workers at several industrial establishments in Selakui -- including Lightanium Technology Pvt. Ltd., Dixon Technologies and Global Medicos -- have been staging protests and demon...