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With state govts and police announcing several restrictions, Indians will face more subdued New Year's eve celebrations this year. Here's a state-by-state guide to what you can and can't do today
The last day of the year is to remember India's doctors, health and frontline Covid warriors, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while saluting people who gave their lives in the line of duty
About 30,000 personnel of the Mumbai Police and several drones will be on duty this New Year to ensure that Mumbaikars follow Covid-19 guidelines
Ahead of the New Year, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority imposed a night curfew in Delhi, disallowing celebrations and the assembly of over five people at public places in light of the pandemic
As people gear up to welcome 2021, the Mumbai police on Wednesday announced a slew of restrictions on gatherings and celebrations on the New Year's eve in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Ahead of New Year's celebrations, Panchkula District Magistrate on Wednesday issued an order banning the sale of crackers till January 2, 2021
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Northwest India is bracing for a chilly New Year eve as the minimum temperatures are likely to fall in the region by three to five degrees Celsius during the next three days
The order will be in force from 6 PM on December 31 to 6 AM on January 1, Police Commissioner Kamal Pant said
The India Meteorological Department said the mercury may drop to three degrees Celsius on New Year's Eve
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While chartered flights were earlier being used for business and repatriating of stranded Indians and foreigners, the leisure segment picked up with the opening up of tourist destinations
This order restraining gathering of people in large numbers was passed to minimise the spread of the pandemic
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The Mizoram government has decided to ban the bursting of firecrackers on Christmas and New Year to curb air pollution