Southern states can pick their 2 hours for firecrackers: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to choose the time for bursting firecrackers during Diwali subject to the limit of two hours. It was submitted that Diwali is celebrated in the morning in southern parts of country and so the states should also be allowed to burst crackers from 4:30 to 6:30 am.