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Despite ban, people burst firecrackers in UP's Ghaziabad to celebrate Diwa
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 15 (ANI): Despite a ban imposed by the Uttar Pradesh Government on the sale and use of firecrackers in NCR, people burst firecrackers in Ghaziabad to celebrate Diwali on Saturday evening.
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Air quality worsens in the national capital post-Diwali
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): People in Delhi woke up to a further spike in air pollution as the city continued to remain engulfed in a blanket of smog post-Diwali with the air quality index in 'severe' and 'very poor quality' at several places on Sunday morning.
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Delhi Police Commissioner celebrates Diwali at Ashoka Police Line
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], November 15 (ANI): Delhi Police Commissioner S N Srivastava celebrated Diwali by distributing sweets among young children at Ashoka Police Line near Chanakyapuri on Saturday.
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ITBP personnel celebrate Diwali in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 15 (ANI): The personnel of the 27th Battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Saturday night celebrated Diwali in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh.
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Hindus in Pakistan celebrate Diwali following COVID-19 SOPs
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], November 15 (ANI): The Hindu community in Pakistan's Karachi city celebrated Diwali while following the protocols set to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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North MCD sprinkles water in Sadar Bazaar area to control air pollution
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): The North Delhi Municipal Corporation sprinkled water in Sadar Bazaar area of Delhi on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday as a measure against the sudden rise in the air pollution owing to the bursting of firecrackers during Diwali celebrations
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Kailash Vijayvargiya celebrates Diwali with the elderly, differently-abled
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 15 (ANI): BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya celebrated Diwali with several elderly people and differently-abled children at an old-age home in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Saturday.
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No Hingot War this year amid COVID, Congress MLA targets BJP
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 15 (ANI): The age-old tradition of annual Hingot War, which is observed a day after Diwali by two groups -- Kalangi and Turra -- attacking each other with burning hingots in Gautampur village of Depalpur, is not being celebrated this year for the fir
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Air quality dips to 'severe' in Delhi post Diwali
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): The air quality dipped to "severe" at several places across the national capital on Saturday night owing to a combination of stubble burning and firecrackers burst during the Diwali celebrations in violation of a ban on the same.
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Wishes pour in from across world on Diwali
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): On the occasion of Diwali, greetings have poured in from across the world including UK, Canada and Australia.
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UN Secretary-General extends greetings on Diwali
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 15 (ANI): On the occasion of Diwali, the United Nations extended wishes to people celebrating the festival across the world.
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Look forward to celebrating Diwali at the White House next year -- in pers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 15 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris extended wishes to people on the occasion of Diwali and said that hopefully next year the festival will be celebrated at the White House in person.
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