Overview

• Tripura rolled out its festival security plan with 7,750 personnel, 320 new CCTV cameras and 241 assistance booths, with noise limits to be enforced across venues.
• At Kolkata’s Santosh Mitra Square, organisers led by BJP councillor Sajal Ghosh allege police are blocking visitors and trying to halt a three‑to‑four‑minute light‑and‑sound show, with a threat of early immersion if restrictions persist.
• Kolkata Police rejected the allegations and, in a notice to the show’s vendor, sought licences, agreements, GST papers and sound‑limiter documents, citing Calcutta High Court and Pollution Control Board orders as the commissioner stressed crowd‑management imperatives.
• In Bangladesh, the National Puja Celebration Council reported vandalism in 11 districts but said government advisers have assured robust protection for the country’s 33,355 pujas.
• Crowds are packing Santosh Mitra Square for the Operation Sindoor show, while other pandals showcase varied themes including an Indian Army tribute in Guwahati, diplomats visiting North Kolkata’s Chaltabagan, and a Berhampore display casting Donald Trump as Mahishasura.