Durga Puja

The Allahabad High Court said that no other community can be stopped from conducting its religious event due to the Navratri festival. The reference was to the observance of the death anniversary of a Sufi scholar who has a substantial following in the region around Bareilly, UP. The celebration was banned by the district administration

The Gauhati High Court h...

Supreme Court bench issued notice in a plea challenging the invocation of UAPA act, 1967 by the State of Tripura against member of the Civil Society including Advocates and Journalist who have documented and spoken out against the targeted atrocities in a communal violence in the State.

The PIL in Madhya Pradesh High Court has been filed by the Petitioners Avinash Khatri and others in the year 2009 with the prayer that the respondents be directed to restrain the pollution of the water reservoirs, ponds of Jabalpur city by immersion of effigies, idols, or any kind of hazardious material.

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The Calcutta High Court today eased its order which declared that Durga Puja pandals were "no-entry zones" for visitors in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered that all Durga Puja pandals across the state be declared no-entry zones to prevent the spread of COVID-19. ... For small pandals, barricades will have to be put up five metres from the entrance

In a latest development, today the Calcutta High Court ordered that all Durga Puja pandals in the state be declared no-entry zones. The order further stated that only the organizers can enter pandals, while name of those allowed to enter pandals should be displayed outside it.

The Calcutta High Court has upheld the state government’s notification which provided for disbursement of Rs 50,000 to each of the organising committees for Durga Puja in the state.

With the festival season nearing and cinemas and restaurants opening up, the next cycle of the pandemic could be upon us. Just one super-spreader in a large gathering can trigger an explosion of new cases.