{
  "id": 6149906,
  "title": "West Bengal Announces Liquor Ban On Maha Ashtami, DJ Restrictions For Durga Puja Immersions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/west-bengal-announces-liquor-ban-on-maha-ashtami-dj-restrictions-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T16:22:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/west-bengal-announces-liquor-ban-on-maha-ashtami-dj-restrictions-for-durga-puja-immersions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kolkata: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that there will be a complete ban on liquor on the day of Maha Ashtami and also asked the bars not to serve alcoholic drinks on that day. Notably, this is the first time any Bengal government had announced a complete ban on liquor during a day of Durga Puja. Durga Puja restrictions announced In a meeting with the Durga Puja committees,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}