The Dubai Police, however, have noted that the practice has largely been curbed as a result of awareness initiatives held among the community, the Khaleej Times said in the report
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.
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.
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
Shraddha Kapoor gets trolled on the internet just because she rooted for 'Eco-Friendly Diwali'
Masaba Gupta, in her earlier post, lauded SC's ban over firecracker sale in Delhi NCR for 22 days.
Chetan Bhagat got engaged in war of words with Shehzad Poonawalla and Shashi Tharoor.
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