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Maharashtra govt relaxes loudspeakers' use rule for Navratri festival on Oct 1

| @indiablooms | Sep 28, 2022, at 12:43 am

Mumbai/UNI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday granted permission for revellers to use loudspeakers in this year's Navratri festival till 12 o'clock midnight on Oct 1.

A decision to this effect was taken by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis after discussions.

Due to this decision, apart from Oct 3 and 4, Oct 1 will also be available as an additional day for celebrating the Navratri festival with enthusiasm this year.

Accordingly, the use of loudspeakers has been exempted from 6 AM to midnight for the Navratri festival, an official release said here.

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