The whole world celebrated the 'festival of lights' Diwali on Nov 14. The streets of India illuminated on the festival. Monuments in Delhi lit up. Locals in lit 'diyas' on the occasion and the sight looked beautiful.
Delhiites celebrated 'festival of lights' Diwali on November 14. To celebrate the festival, locals burst firecrackers despite of the ban.
After National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed blanket ban on use and sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till November 30, firecracker markets in Ludhiana are witnessing surge in demand.
However, cities/towns where air quality is 'moderate' or below, only green crackers be sold and the timings for use and bursting of crackers be restricted to two hours during festivals, like Diwali, Chhath.
TV actor Arjun Bijlani urges fans to celebrate Diwali sans firecrackers.
No ban on sale of firecrackers, but with certain conditions: Supreme Court.
A 15-year-old boy in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district committed suicide after his parents refused to buy more firecrackers for Diwali.
While some people claim to have found different ways to get firecrackers through door step deliveries by traders and also online purchases, some seem to have got the message to celebrate the festival without adding to the already alarming air polluti
HC also issued a number of instructions to authorities on issuing of temporary licences.
The top court was hearing the plea of a group of traders seeking modification of the October 9 order banning sale of crackers for this Diwali which will continue till November 1.
Traders in Delhi have moved Supreme Court seeking modification of order banning firecrackers in Delhi-NCR during Diwali.
Delhi Police said that it will also issue advertisements announcing the cancellation of licenses.
The ban by the Supreme Court has left the shopkeepers in anger and dismay, with many of them threatening to go on strike and insisting that they won’t follow the order
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