New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday urged residents of the national capital to refrain from bursting firecrackers this Diwali and implored them to join him in Lakshmi pujan, at a set time, on the day.
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal on Monday issued notice to the Environment Ministry, Delhi government, pollution control agencies, and neighboring states seeking their stand on whether the use of firecrackers should be temporarily banned from November 7 to
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Treat as representation the plea seeking a ban on bursting firecrackers and burning of effigies to prevent air pollution amid the COVID-19 pandemic and decide in accordance with the law, the Delhi High Court directed the authorities concerned on Friday.
Latur (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): BJP workers here celebrated the return of Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a second term by bursting firecrackers, shortly after the leader was sworn-in to his post by Governor BS Koshyari on Saturday morning.
Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 21 (ANI): Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration on Wednesday registered FIRs against different individuals for bursting firecrackers and playing loud music in two separate wedding programs in the district.
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): As the country celebrates Diwali festival today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi advised people to ensure their safety while bursting firecrackers saying that sometimes fire is caused due to carelessness.
New Delhi (India), Oct 25 (ANI): Bursting firecrackers might have taken a back seat this Diwali, but people have come up with unique options to hog on to delectable patakas and phuljhadi's which are selling like hot cakes in the market. Yes, you read it right - people are now eating crackers
Panaji (Goa) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that the practice of bursting firecrackers during Gandhi Jayanti celebrations will be discontinued by the state government from next year.
New Delhi [India], Sept 23 (ANI): A case has been registered under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code against a man who was bursting crackers near his house in Chanakyapuri here on the intervening night of 21-22 September, said police.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 8 (ANI): The Hyderabad Police on Thursday said that they have registered 71 cases on persons in various places of the city for bursting firecrackers after 10 pm on the occasion of Diwali yesterday.
New Delhi (India), Nov 7: Indian Medical Association (IMA), on Diwali, has asked people to avoid bursting firecrackers and abstain from consuming alcohol in order to prevent health hazards.
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the state of Tamil Nadu to decide the time slot for bursting firecrackers on Diwali festival with a condition that the period should not exceed two hours.