Fire crackers
- Hyderabad
Diwali mishaps: 47 injured, rushed to Hyderabad hospital
Hyderabad: Several people, including children, sustained eye injuries in Hyderabad while bursting firecrackers during Diwali celebrations on Monday night, October 20. A total of 47 individuals, including 20 children, were brought to the…
- Telangana
Firecracker warehouse goes up in flames in Telangana’s Sangareddy
Hyderabad: A firecracker warehouse located in Andole town of Sangareddy district went up in flames on Saturday, October 18. Although major damages of around 5-10 lakhs are being estimated, no injuries or…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police ban firecrackers near military cantonment areas
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad commissioner of police, CV Anand, on Saturday, May 10, prohibited the bursting of crackers in areas near military cantonments in the city. The order prohibiting fireworks in public places…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad faces surge in air pollution amid Diwali celebrations
Hyderabad: The city has recently experienced a significant deterioration in air quality, reaching alarming levels during the Diwali celebrations. Over the past 72 hours, the air quality in the city has deteriorated…
- India
Elderly man beaten to death for objecting to firecrackers in Haryana
Faridabad: An elderly man was allegedly beaten to death in Haryana’s Faridabad after he objected to people bursting firecrackers in his locality, police said on Friday, November 1. A case has been…
- Hyderabad
Ahead of Deepawali, GHMC chief asks firecracker vendors to get trade license
Hyderabad: GHMC commissioner Ilambaridi has emphasized that firecracker vendors must obtain a temporary trade license from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). He warned that setting up shops without this license would…
- India
Eight killed in firecracker blast in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi
Virudhunagar: At least eight workers, including five women, were killed and three others were injured in a blaze at a fireworks-manufacturing unit in Sivakasi on Thursday, police said. Police and fire service…
- Telangana
Firecracker ban: BRS slams BJP over ‘muzzling Hindu fest’ remark
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Saturday, November 11, slammed the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) for ‘playing petty politics’ over the ban on bursting firecrackers after an order to this effect…
- Delhi
Avoid morning walk, don’t burn crackers: Delhi health advisory
New Delhi: From avoiding outdoor walks to saying no to burning firecrackers, the Delhi health department has advised a slew of measures in view of the pollution in the national capital. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Police book case after ‘Quranic verses’ found in firecrackers
Hyderabad: The Musheerabad police on Monday booked a case against a cracker manufacturer for allegedly insulting religious sentiments of a community by allegedly using paper on which ‘Quranic verses’ were printed for…
- Kolkata
Seven feared dead in firecracker factory blast in Bengal’s Duttapukur
Kolkata: At least seven people were killed and several others injured following a massive blast at an illegal firecracker factory at Duttapukur in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Sunday. The…
