Topic: Diwali

A family’s bike was stolen in Chhattisgarh’s Dalli Rajhara while they were shopping for Diwali. The bike disappeared from outside a shop within about half an hour.

Sakri police caught 15 people allegedly gambling near Girdhaurana Muktidham during Diwali and seized Rs 14,000 in cash and a deck of cards.

More than 500 bikes were sold in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district on Diwali as crowds gathered in Ramanujganj, Kusmi and Rajpur markets.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai celebrated Diwali with his family in Jashpur, where public representatives and citizens extended greetings.

Four fire incidents were reported in Bhilai on Diwali night, including one at the Bhilai Municipal Corporation Zone-5 office where files and electrical items were destroyed.

A major fire broke out at a sawmill in Bilaspur on Diwali night, with losses worth lakhs feared. Firefighters worked through the night to control the blaze.

In Chhattisgarh, the Chief Minister celebrated Diwali in Jashpur, while former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel marked the festival in Kurudadih with people and workers.

Two villagers died in an elephant attack on Diwali night in Chhattisgarh. Villagers have demanded the rescue of the Kabra Kaan elephant after 14 deaths in six months.

Diwali firecrackers made Raipur’s air toxic, with AQI reaching 1513. CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News / Agencies...

Security force personnel in Bastar celebrated Diwali and sent the message of a Naxal-free India in areas affected by Naxal activity.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with security forces personnel in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, praising their contribution and warning that ideological Naxalism remains a threat.

A family returning home to celebrate Diwali drowned after their car fell into the Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district. Four people died.

A grand Deepotsav was organised in Ayodhya on Diwali, with around 30 lakh diyas lighting up ghats, temples and roads across the Ramnagari.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath celebrated Diwali in Ayodhya with devotion, offered prayers to Ramlalla and visited a Dalit settlement.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in Ayodhya that lathis and bullets will no longer be used against Ram devotees, and called protecting their dignity a government priority.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath celebrates Diwali every year with Vantangiya families, reflecting a nearly 20-year-old bond with the community.

/ Agencies: During the Diwali festival, incidents of fire were reported from several parts of the country.

Delhi received 214 fire-related calls on Diwali, while 42 burn patients reached AIIMS. Eleven were seriously injured, and a 10-year-old child died in Narela.

Bhopal's TT Nagar AQI rose from 150 to 314 between 10 pm and 3 am on Diwali night; Gwalior hit 363 as nine MP stations turned very poor.

Delhi’s average AQI rose to 376 before Diwali fireworks, with Jahangirpuri recording 463 and several monitoring stations reporting severe air quality.