"streets"

Shop owners and vegetable sellers started closing shop at 9.30 am itself to make time for their return home.

They shall be trained as electricians, guards, beauticians and cooks

The country's law provides a brief window, from December 28 to January 6, when buying and shooting off fireworks is allowed

"All public celebrations are banned on streets like MG Road, Church Street, Brigade Road and Koramangala in Bengaluru where people in large numbers gather on New Year's Eve.