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NEET re-exam 2026: Gatherings barred, curbs imposed around 16 centres in DehradunDehradun authorities have imposed strict restrictions around NEET re-examination centers on June 21 to ensure a peaceful environment. Publi...
HC rejects mosque's plea to use loudspeaker, says no religion mandates prayers with voice amplifiersThe Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court denied a mosque permission to use loudspeakers for prayers. The court stated that using amplifier...
Religious sites in Mumbai now 'loudspeaker-free', says police chief Deven BhartiMumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti announced that Mumbai is now free of directional loudspeakers from religious structures, following ...
No more blasting music without permission: Delhi police cracks down on loudspeakersTo combat rising noise pollution, Delhi Police has issued stricter regulations on the use of loudspeakers and sound systems. The new direct...
Use of loudspeakers not essential part of any religion, says HC; orders action against violationThe Bombay High Court ruled that using loudspeakers is not essential to any religion and directed law enforcement to act against violations...
Azan on loudspeakers does not violate fundamental rights of people belonging to other religions: K'taka HCA public interest litigation (PIL) by Bengaluru resident Manjunath S Halawar was heard by a division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice A...
Loudspeaker row: Karnataka govt submits report to HC, says license valid for 2 yrsAs per directions of the Karnataka High Court, the state government has submitted a report, saying that no permanent license -- allowing us...
Azaan v Bhajan: Karnataka mandates written permission for use of loudspeakersPro-Hindu activists launched a Hanuman Chalisa chanting campaign on Monday to counter use of loudspeakers for Azaan at mosques. Chief Minis...
Asked CM Arvind Kejriwal to remove loudspeakers from places of worship, yet to comply: Delhi BJP"In my survey of many temples and gurudwaras, I found that there was no noise pollution. Bhajan and keertans were taking place only inside ...
UP toning down on a loud problemThe Adityanath government must ensure compliance with noise norms by all stakeholders, and not just loudspeaker users in religious places.
After campaign against halal meat, right wing outfits call for ban on loudspeakers in mosquesAfter the anti-halal meat drive, right wing outfits led by Bajrang Dal and Sriram Sena have now called for a ban on loudspeakers in mosques...
Delhiites to pay Rs 10,000-Rs one lakh for violating noise pollution norms under new rulesPermissible noise level in residential areas is 55 decibel during day time and 45 decibel during night. Similarly, in commercial areas, the...
Noise-free environment part of right to life, its violation criminal offence: NGTNoise-free environment being part of the right to life and binding statutory rules having been framed on the subject, violation of which is...
Shiv Sena asks Centre to stop use of loudspeakers on mosquesThe comments came amid a row over Shiv Sena's Mumbai- South vibhag pramukh (division head) Pandurang Sakpal's suggestion of holding an 'Aza...
Ensure religious places follow noise pollution norms: NGTA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the DPCC to take appropriate action against the places of worship in case a...
Conduct sound mapping in Connaught Place: NGT asks Delhi govtActing on the complaint of a resident of Connaught Place, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the Central Pol...
Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave wants to rope in kidsPitching for an awareness programme, the minister sought to make children ambassadors of such a drive. "Children are our future.
- NGT for strict implementation of laws on air, noise pollution
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed Delhi government to convene a meeting of authorities concerned to mull over the ways ...
Right to freedom from noise pollution is fundamental: Allahabad High CourtRemoval of a loudspeaker from a temple in the village earlier this month had triggered tension which was followed by political turmoil.
- Does God only hear prayers when volume is pitched high?
“Religion is in the heart, not the knees,” the 19th-century English playwright Douglas William Jerrold wrote in The Devil’s Ducat.