firecrackers
- India
Eye specialists urge immediate ban on hazardous carbide firecrackers
Hyderabad: The All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) has raised serious concern over the increasing number of eye injuries caused by dangerous carbide-based firecrackers and has appealed for an immediate nationwide ban on…
- India
2 cars destroyed in blaze triggered by firecrackers in Mumbai
Mumbai: Two cars were gutted in a fire sparked by firecrackers on Diwali night near a hospital in Mumbai, officials said on Tuesday. No person was injured in the blaze reported to…
- India
Delhi CM urges residents to only use green firecrackers on Diwali
New Delhi: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta appealed to the people of Delhi to protect the city from pollution by using only green firecrackers during Diwali. Gupta encouraged people to celebrate the festival…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police seize illegally stored firecrackers worth Rs 18 lakh
Hyderabad: Task force officials, along with Afzalgunj police, raided a godown in Siddamber Bazar, Osman Gunj road on Friday, October 10 and seized 100 boxes of firecrackers worth Rs 18 lakhs and…
- Hyderabad
Cyberabad police direct firecracker sellers to obtain licenses by Oct 16
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police Commissionerate has directed all firecracker shop owners to obtain the mandatory license for sale from the deputy commissioner of police of their concerned zone on or before October…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man injured in Hussain Sagar fire accident dies
Hyderabad: The 35-year-old man who was severely injured in the Hussain Sagar fire accident that took place in Hyderabad during the 76th Republic Day celebrations succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, January…
- Delhi
Delhi govt imposes ban on firecrackers from January 1
New Delhi: The Delhi government, on Thursday, announced a complete ban on all types of firecrackers in the national capital with immediate effect throughout the year, starting from January 1, 2025. According…
- India
Temple firecrackers blast: Kerala cabinet sanctions Rs 4 lakh compensation
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala cabinet, that met here on Wednesday with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the chair, sanctioned Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin of the four people who…
- Hyderabad
Video: Bikers perform stunts with fireworks on roads in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Following a rise in dangerous bike stunts and illegal races, a group of bikers has sparked outrage after videos surfaced of them recklessly riding their motorcycles while setting off fireworks on…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man throws dog off building after son bitten, held
Hyderabad: A shocking incident occurred in Shahinayatganj, Hyderabad, where a man, driven by anger after his son was bitten by a dog, threw the animal off a two-story building, resulting in its…
- Kerala
Fireworks accident at Kerala temple leaves at least 154 people injured
Kasargod: At least 154 people have been injured in a fireworks accident at a temple in Kerala’s Kasaragod district. Of them, eight are seriously hurt. The tragic incident took place at Anjootambalam…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police ban DJs, firecrackers during religious processions
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand has banned DJs and firecrackers during all religious processions in the city. The decision was made after observing an alarming increase in the use of DJ…
- India
Delhi govt bans production, sale of firecrackers till Jan 1
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday banned the production, sale and use of firecrackers in the national capital to control air pollution in the coming winter season. Environment Minister Gopal Rai…
- India
Mamata expresses shock over firecrackers explosion incident in Puri
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed her shock over several people receiving burn injuries after firecrackers exploded during Lord Jagannath’s Chandan Jatra festival in Odisha’s Puri. She prayed…
- India
6 killed, 50 injured in blaze at firecrackers unit in MP’s Harda town
Harda: Six persons were killed and 50 others injured after an explosion leading to a blaze in a firecrackers factory in Harda town of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav…
