Fireworks and cookies, an integral part of Diwali and Kali Puja, all but disappeared on Saturday night from the West Bengal capital as a large majority of residents followed the recent order from the Calcutta high court. Barring a handful of incidents in a few pockets, the festival was marked …
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“We are in a situation where life itself is a danger,” the Supreme Court has said. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today rejected a plea against an order of the Calcutta High Court against the ban on firecrackers, saying that “life itself is in danger.” “We understand that these festivals …
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The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday banned Chhath Puja processions in West Bengal and allowed only two people per family to enter a body of water to offer puja. Furthermore, devotees have been banned from entering two of the largest lakes in the city, Rabindra Sarobar and Subhas Sarobar. Previously, …
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