firecrackers
- Delhi
Delhi: Woman killed, youth injured in blast while making firecrackers
New Delhi: A 62-year-old woman died while a youth suffered injuries after an explosion at a house in North-East Delhi’s Welcome area. The incident occured on Monday when the youth was making…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s air quality takes huge dip post firecracker celebrations
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s air quality took a drastic dip as the city and the nation celebrated the festival of Diwali by bursting firecrackers throughout the night on Monday. According to data from the…
- Delhi
Despite ban, firecrackers burst in many parts of Delhi on Diwali
New Delhi: Firecrackers were burst by people in many parts of Delhi on Diwali night, flouting the ban imposed on it by the city government. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai last week…
- Andhra Pradesh
One killed in explosion while making firecrackers in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: One person was killed in an explosion in a house where firecrackers were being manufactured in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. The incident occurred in Rajamahendravaram in East Godavari district. The house located…
- Delhi
Over 13,000 kg firecrackers seized in 19 days: Delhi Police
New Delhi: Despite blanket ban on sale of firecrackers, the Delhi Police, in the last 19 days, have seized more than 13,000 kgs of firecrackers being stored and sold across the national…
- India
Delhi Police recover over 1,400 kg of firecrackers, 4 arrested
New Delhi: In separate operations in the national capital, the Delhi Police have recovered more than 1,400 kg of banned firecrackers and arrested four people in connection. Three men were arrested on…
- India
Haryana govt allows sale and use of only green firecrackers
Gurugram: Following the orders of the National Green Tribunal and the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), a blanket ban has been imposed on firecrackers other than green crackers in the entire…
- Business
TN: Firecracker units in Sivakasi anxious as Diwali business dips amid high prices
Chennai: Local firecracker units in Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu that accounts for 90 per cent of firecracker business in the country are anxious as their business has dipped this…
- India
SC to hear on Oct 10 BJP MP Manoj Tiwari’s plea on firecrackers ban
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on October 10 a plea filed by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari against the Delhi government’s decision banning the storage, sale, and use…
- Delhi
Plea in Delhi HC challenges blanket ban on firecrackers
New Delhi: A petition was on Wednesday moved in the Delhi High Court challenging the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) order completely banning the manufacturing, storage, sale, and use of all kinds…