Diwali firecracker ban: SC to hear traders' woes and top 5 developments

Gurgaon's administration has given some relaxations to those who have already bought crackers in advance

Delhi might celebrate a relatively cracker-free -- and pollution-free -- Diwali this time around, with the Supreme Court banning the sale and stocking of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR until November 1. Traders and shopkeepers have decried the order, while activists and residents in other metros have called for a similar ban. 

The apex court will on Friday hear the plea by a group of traders seeking modifications to its October 9 order. The court had on October 9 imposed a blanket ban on the sale of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR in the run-up of Diwali to check the alarming pollution level.