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Bursting of firecrackers permitted only for two hours in Tamil Nadu on Deepavali

Headline via The Hindu · first report 3 Nov, 09:24 IST, latest 4 Nov, 19:36 IST

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3 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Hindu at 3 Nov, 09:24 IST; the latest is from The Hindu at 4 Nov, 19:36 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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