{
  "id": 9438215,
  "title": "High Court bans firecrackers, laser lights and music in festival processions in Maharashtra",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/high-court-bans-firecrackers-laser-lights-and-music-in-festival",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T21:59:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/high-court-bans-firecrackers-laser-lights-and-music-in-festival-processions-in-maharashtra/article71500685.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bombay High Court said organisers and Mandals must deposit ₹1 lakh as a condition for permission under the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000; while for a person, the deposit is ₹50,000",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}