Earlier, the administration had announced a 24-hour curfew on May 2 and 3 and asked Khargone residents to celebrate the Eid-al-Fitr and Akshaya Tritiya festivals at home.
A large number of police personnel have been deployed there to prevent any untoward incident in view of the prevailing situation, he said.
The apex court pulled up the state government for giving in to traders' pressure by granting relaxations ahead of Bakrid and said it disclosed a 'sorry state of affairs'.
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Sachin Tendulkar, on Wednesday, wished the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fir.
In view of the possible traffic snarls, as faithful throng roads in large numbers to witness the immersion processions, the city police will create a 'green corridor' for seamless movement of vehicles and connectivity between eastern and western suburbs, he said.
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In northeast Delhi, Eid this year is a celebration of a long-time friendship that even stood the test of communal riots for some, while for many, it is shorn of any festivities.
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Major mosques and idghas, which see tens of thousands of people offering namaz on Eid and then embracing each other, remained mostly empty perhaps for the first time on the festival as the government has prohibited all kinds of religious gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Many faithful preferred offering 'namaaz' at their homes than visiting mosques.
This was the first time that sweets were exchanged between the two forces after the abrogation of Article 370 as the Pakistani side refused to continue with the custom, they said, adding after the developments of August 2019, the offer of exchanging sweets was made by the BSF but the Pakistani side did not reciprocate.
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The mood was subdued with roads deserted across large swathes of the Valley, the silence broken only by police sirens and Indian Air Force helicopters hovering overhead.
The Jodhpur district administration temporarily suspended internet services in the district as a precautionary measure after the clashes on Monday night.
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Afghanistan's players entered the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Friday in traditional attire to celebrate Eid-ul Fatir.
The event was given a miss as the relations between the two countries are strained at present.
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People can make purchases for the festivals on Sunday, when the curfew has been relaxed from 8 am to 5 pm, they said.
After a pious month of fasting and prayers, Muslims across the world celebrated Eid with great fervour.
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No one has any objection to offering of namaz on the occasion of Bakrid outside the temple town in reverence to it, he said.
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