SC ban goes up in smoke as crackers burst past deadlines until sunrise in Noida, Ghaziabad
Diwali in Noida and Ghaziabad saw widespread flouting of SC firecracker time slots, with bursting till sunrise; RWAs cite weak enforcement and open sales.
Monday, November 9, 2026
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Diwali in Noida and Ghaziabad saw widespread flouting of SC firecracker time slots, with bursting till sunrise; RWAs cite weak enforcement and open sales.
Gurgaon fire department received 42 Diwali fire calls; major blazes in Khandsa Road, DLF Phase 4 and Sector 67, with no casualties reported.
Gurgaon’s post-Diwali AQI rose to 345 but stayed “very poor,” not “severe,” making it the third-cleanest post-festival day in 10 years due to wind.
NEW DELHI: Delhi saw its most polluted Diwali day in five years, with AQI touching 376 at 4pm Nov 8, the worst since 2021.
Ghaziabad blast probe at Vasundhara police outpost finds no IED evidence; agencies probe AC fault or stray firecracker as ATS, NIA, STF join.
Noida PM2.5 spiked to 993 in Sector 1 on Diwali night; city average peaked at 714.1 before easing. Missing 10.4% hourly data clouds impact.
Pune recorded 94 fire-related calls and PCMC 76 on Lakshmi Pujan, mostly from firecrackers and diyas; no casualties reported, several major blazes.