Section 144 imposed, internet services suspended in Haryana's Nuh ahead of 'shobha yatra'

IANS | August 26, 2023 8:27 PM

Gurugram, Aug 26 (IANS) The district administration in Haryana's Nuh on Saturday imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, prohibiting the assembly of four or more people in an area, as Hindu organisations were adamant to take out a Shobha Yatra (religious procession) on August 28 despite the administration denying permission for it.

Durga puja more secular than religious: Calcutta HC

IANS | August 26, 2023 2:26 PM

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Durga Puja as a festival is not just a religious event but has a wider secular connotations being a melting pot of different cultures, the Calcutta High Court has observed.