There is a way for you to celebrate Diwali with firecrackers, if you must, and stay a law-abiding citizen. Just burst crackers during the time-slots assigned by the Supreme Court. Check timings for your city here.
TV actor Arjun Bijlani urges fans to celebrate Diwali sans firecrackers.
A bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said firecrackers already produced can be sold in this festival season only in other parts of the country.
The verdict opened the floodgates of memes featuring Supreme Court as the villain to their satisfaction of burning cherry bombs and rockets. Check out hilarious tweets.
The apex court said firecrackers with decibel sound limits will be only be allowed to be sold in the market by licensed traders, and restrained e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Amazon for making any sale of firecrackers.
No ban on sale of firecrackers, but with certain conditions: Supreme Court.
A 15-year-old boy in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district committed suicide after his parents refused to buy more firecrackers for Diwali.
While some people claim to have found different ways to get firecrackers through door step deliveries by traders and also online purchases, some seem to have got the message to celebrate the festival without adding to the already alarming air polluti
Diwali 2017: The Supreme Court on October 9 banned the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and NCR till November 1 to curb rising pollution levels during Diwali
Recently, Shraddha Kapoor was also bashed online for advocating eco-friendly Diwali
HC also issued a number of instructions to authorities on issuing of temporary licences.
Shraddha Kapoor gets trolled on the internet just because she rooted for 'Eco-Friendly Diwali'
The top court was hearing the plea of a group of traders seeking modification of the October 9 order banning sale of crackers for this Diwali which will continue till November 1.
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