According to the official release, a total of 2,206 cases were registered against 2,246 people in Tamil Nadu on November 12 and November 13. Chennai recorded the highest number of cases at 568.
According to the order of the Supreme Court, on the pleas of the Government of Tamil Nadu, on the occasion of Deepavali, people were allowed to use firecrackers for 2 hours only, from 6 am to 7 am and from 7 pm to 8 pm.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued an orange alert, indicating the possibility of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal on November 13th and 14th.
A leopard who sought sanctuary inside a house at Coonoor in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district, fearing Diwali crackers, escaped late on Sunday, officials said.
Karnataka BJP State President, BY Vijayendra Yediyurappa, met former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai at his residence on Monday to discuss the party's political situation in the state.
Air quality in Chennai's Arumbakkam was recorded at 260 early Monday morning, it was recorded at 227 at Royapuram, 316 at Manali and 301 at the Velachery area, all in poor and very poor categories.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, AIADMK chief and Leader of Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, were among the leaders who greeted people on the festival occasion.
Six people were injured after a leopard attack, including a journalist who was covering the rescue operation in Brookland near Coonoor in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.