Indian captain Virat Kohli, who is currently in Australia and under mandatory quarantine, took to Twitter to extend his Diwali greetings to his followers. He also urged them not to pop the cookies to protect the environment. However, the captain was called by his message on social networks and was heavily controlled. The National Green Court had banned the sale and use of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR until the end of November in an effort to curb air pollution that generally increases during festival season and is exacerbated by burning stubble in the states. neighbors. A total ban on the sale of cookies was imposed in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Odisha, while Punjab and Haryana allowed a two-hour window for popping cookies on Diwali. However, despite the bans and regulations, the festival was celebrated with aplomb by setting off firecrackers in various parts of the country.
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