A Noida resident was hospitalised after getting shot at during a clash that broke out here over bursting of firecrackers onDiwali, officials said on Friday.
The person who opened fire has been arrested over the incident that took place on Thursday night at Garhi Chaukhandi village, under Phase 3 police station limits, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Harish Chander said.
"The clash had erupted between two sides in the village due to one asking the other to not burst firecrackers outside their shop. First they had heated arguments, then engaged in a physical duel after which one person took out his licensed pistol and opened fire, wounding his relative," the officer said. (PTI)
The air quality turned `very poor' in the state capital Bhopal and `poor' in Indore onDiwaliday, data released by the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) showed.
The air quality was measured from 6 am on Thursday to 6 am on Friday, said a scientist with the MPPCB.
The quality of air in other two major cities of MP -- Gwalior and Jabalpur -- was moderate. (PTI)
Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat on Friday said that the weather outside is not good at all while referring to the spike in air pollution level in the national capital post-Diwali celebrations.
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Even the recently-launched smog tower at Connaught Place could not give breathable air to residents nearby on Diwali night as the air quality across Delhi-NCR nosedived to the "severe" zone following rampant cracker bursting, government data showed.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha markedDiwaliand Bandi Chhor Diwas by paying homage to "more than 653 farmers" who died during the ongoing farmers' protest, it said in a statement on Friday.
The umbrella body of farmer unions said protesters have resolved more strongly that they will not let the sacrifice of these farmers go to waste.
"Protesting farmers resolved more strongly that they will not allow the sacrifice of more than 653 farmers so far to go waste, and that they will end the agitation only after the demands of the farmers' struggle are met fully by the Modi government," the SKM said in the statement. (PTI)
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra celebratedDiwaliwith the Indian Army and Indo Tibetan Border Police personnel at the line of actual control in Anjaw district bordering China on Thursday.
The governor who was posted in the western sector in the Sino-india 1962 War, complimented the troops for their devotion to duty and patriotism and for their grit and elan, a Raj Bhavan communique said here on Friday. (PTI)
Pollution has a huge effect on respiratory health especially on people with lung diseases, asthma as their disease worsens. Pollution can also lead to more severe cases of Covid. Should wear mask as it'll help in protection from both Covid & pollution: Dr Randeep Guleria, AIIMS Director
The BJP on Friday hit back at Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai for blaming the party for bursting of firecrackers by people on Diwali despite a ban, and alleged that the Arvind Kejriwal government has failed to curb air pollution.
Bad air quality was reported at many places in Haryana and Punjab on Friday following rampant bursting of firecrackers onDiwalinight.
Residents in many places, especially in the National Capital Region, woke up to a thick layer of smog.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the air quality index (AQI) of Faridabad (454), Gurugram (473), Sonipat (411), Rohtak (449), Hisar (421), recorded "severe" air quality on Friday morning. (PTI)
The Delhi Police issued over 100 challans for violation of rules, including Covid norms, on the occasion ofDiwali, officials said on Friday.
With this, the total number of challans issued between April 19 last year and November 4 has increased to 3,15,093. Most of them were issued for the violation of masking rules, they said.
A total of 116 challans were issued onDiwalion Thursday. Out of them, 99 were issued for not wearing face masks, two for not maintaining social distancing, 14 for the consumption of liquor, pan, gutkha, tobacco etc. and one for spitting, according to data shared by police. (PTI)
Delhi recorded its poorest air quality in five years the day afterDiwaliwith a deadly cocktail of noxious fumes from firecrackers and stubble burning pushing the 24-average AQI to 462, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Friday.
The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) the day afterDiwaliwas 435 last year, 368 in 2019; 390 in 2018; 403 in 2017 and 445 in 2016. The AQI was 382 onDiwaliday this year, 414 in 2020; 337 in 2019; 281 in 2018; 319 in 2017 and 431 in 2016. (PTI)
At Least 100 cases of burn injuries were reported by various hospitals in the national capital thisDiwali, hospital sources said on Friday.
The Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital, which has the largest burn unit in the country, received 50 burn cases, of which 43 patients suffered minor burns (less than 20 per cent) and were treated as out-patients, while seven with major burns (more than 20 per cent) were admitted.
A total of 36 of these cases were inflicted by crackers and 14 by flames from earthen lamps. (PTI)
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Mumbai recorded a quieter Laxmi Pujan during this year's Diwali as compared to last year although the overall use of firecrackers was more than what it was during the festival in 2020 when several Covid-19 curbs were in place, an organisation said on Friday. It attributed the dip in the noise level to the use of "green firecrackers" that have lower decibel levels as compared to the traditional ones.
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The Delhi Fire Service received 152 fire-related calls on Diwali, which was less than 25 per cent from last year and the lowest in the last 15 years. No major fire incident or casualty was reported, Director of Delhi Fire Service, Atul Garg, said, on Friday.
According to the fire department, fire-related calls go up usually on Diwali mainly due to bursting of firecrackers, not taking adequate precautions when lighting earthen lamps or candles and not checking for loose wires while putting up decoration lights and overloaded extension boards causing short-circuit.
"This is a very positive sign that fire calls have reduced on the day of Dilwali this year. This is the first time that we have recorded only 152 calls on Diwali, which is the lowest in last 15 years on the day of festival," Garg said.
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Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said that Delhi's air quality had deteriorated due to a surge in farm fires and some people bursting firecrackers on purpose on Diwali despite a ban on it.
He alleged that the BJP made people burst firecrackers on Diwali on Thursday.
Rai said Delhi's base pollution has remained the same. Only two factors have been added – firecrackers and stubble burning.
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Two persons were killed and another injured in an explosion of firecrackers during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad, police said on Friday. The three, working at an idol-making unit, dug a pit, stuffed firecrackers inside and lit it on Thursday night, they said.
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US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have sent Diwali greetings to the people across the world, saying the festival of lights, amidst the pandemic, carries a deeper meaning and reminds everyone that from darkness there is knowledge, wisdom and truth.
The Uttar Pradesh government has created a world record by lighting over nine lakh diyas in Ayodhya along the Saryu River on November 3. Apart from this, over three lakh diyas were lit separately at different places in the Hindu holy city.
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The morning after Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, residents of New Delhi woke up under a blanket of toxic smog and breathed in the most dangerously polluted air of the year so far, after revellers, as usual, defied a fireworks ban.
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Indian astrophysicists on Thursday hit the bull's eye with their prediction of a "Diwali Storm" that lit up the polar and high latitude regions in spectacular displays of auroras triggered by a medium intensity solar flare.
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The air in Delhi and surrounding areas hung heavy with acrid smoke as people burst firecrackers on Diwali in a blatant disregard to the government's ban on it amid a sharp increase in fumes from farm fires.
Deepavali shoppers are finally returning to most of Bengaluru's business hubs after a gap of two years.
Commercial Street, Chickpet, Gandhi Bazaar, Jayanagar and Malleswaram have been witnessing a steady flow of festive shoppers with most businesses saying a majority of their customers have come back. The only exception is Brigade Road, where business hasn't moved beyond 20%.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his wife Sunita Kejriwal and Cabinet ministers performed Diwali Puja at Thyagaraj Stadium from a stage modelled on the upcoming Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
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Buildings were decorated with earthen lamps and colourful lights while people, dressed in their finest, exchanged gifts on Diwali which was celebrated across India amid Covid curbs and restrictions on firecrackers in some states.
A slew of political leaders, including US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and other prominent personalities took to social media on Thursday to extend their greetings to Indians celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights.
(Reuters)