crackers
- Telangana
Ahead of Deepawali, Telangana fire dept on high alert
Hyderabad: In view of the latest firecracker incident and other mishaps in the city, the Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Department (TSDRFD) has put its officials on high alert. Officials working…
- India
UP issues directives for crackers on Diwali after SC ruling
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has issued directives on bursting firecrackers, limiting the sound level and also the timing for fireworks during Diwali. This comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s…
- India
Bridegroom, four others brutally assaulted for bursting crackers in Bihar
Patna: Bursting crackers during a marriage ceremony turned ugly in Bihar’s Araria district when relatives of the bride brutally assaulted the bridegroom, his father and three others, an official said on Friday.…
- India
Karnataka man held for bursting sky shot crackers from moving car
Udupi: Karnataka police have arrested a youth on charges of endangering public safety by bursting sky shot crackers from a moving car in this district of Karnataka on Saturday. His car was…
- India
Cracker explodes in man’s pocket in Lucknow
Lucknow: In a freak accident here on Tuesday, a man carrying a cracker in his pant pocket was seriously injured when it exploded accidentally. The incident took place in Banthra on the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 30 sustain eye injuries while bursting fire crackers
Hyderabad: At least 30 patients sustained eye injuries while bursting crackers in the city and were taken to the state-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital on Monday night for treatment. Of the total…
- Delhi
Delhi govt bans storage, sale, bursting of crackers; 6 months jail for violation
New Delhi: Amid rising air pollution and ahead of Diwali, the Delhi government on Wednesday announced a ban on the storage, sale, and bursting of crackers in the capital. The bursting of…
- India
More than 4,000 kg of illegal crackers seized in Gurugram
Gurugram: More than four quintals of banned firecrackers were seized in a raid at a warehouse in Farrukhnagar area here, police said on Sunday. The warehouse bearing the title ‘Vashishth and Company’,…