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Say no to crackers, alcohol on Diwali: IMA
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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Green cracker is still a cracker: Ex-IMA Chief
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Responding to the Supreme Court's decision of allowing only green crackers or crackers causing less pollution to be burnt this festive season, former Indian Medical Association (IMA) president KK Aggarwal opined that such kind of crackers can only mitigate
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Cracks on road to Polavaram, officials deny earthquake rumours
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 04 (ANI): After cracks appeared on the road that leads to Polavaram project site giving way to earthquake rumours, the government officials on Saturday confirmed that it was not an earthquake.
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TN govt sets 2 slots of one-hour each for cracker burning on Diwali
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government on Friday fixed two slots of one-hour each for bursting crackers, between 6 am and 7 am, and between 7 pm and 8 pm, on Diwali.
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LGBT crackdowns: Dar es Salaam Governor vows mass arrests
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], Nov 1 (ANI): In increasing crackdowns on the LGBT community in Tanzania, Paul Makonda, the Governor of Dar es Salaam vowed to arrest citizens belonging to the community by next week.
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SC says only green crackers to be sold in Delhi, NCR
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday reiterated that only green crackers will be sold in New Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) in the run up to Diwali, the festival of lights.
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Cracker shops shut as green fireworks puzzle shop owners, customers
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, October 30 (ANI) The Supreme Court's recent order allowing the sale of "green crackers" ahead of the Diwali has not only angered the shopkeepers and customers but has also left them perplexed.
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SC allows Tamil Nadu to decide 2-hour slot for bursting crackers
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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CSIR develops environment-friendly firecrackers
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): In a bid to promote an environment-friendly Diwali, scientists at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have developed less-polluting firecrackers which are not only environment-friendly but also cheaper than the conventional ones.
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TN govt moves SC seeking extension of cracker bursting time
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 29 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking reconsideration of its order that had put restrictions on burning of firecrackers.
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DRI seizes 100 kg smuggled gold within 48 hours
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): In a major crackdown on organized crime syndicates involved in smuggling of gold into India, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has, in a series of operations in last 48 hours across the country seized more than 100 kgs of smuggled gold.
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UP: 8 dead, 3 injured in cracker factory explosion
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Badaun (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 26 (ANI): Eight people were dead and three injured in an explosion that took place in a firecracker factory in Badaun's Rasalpur Village on Friday.
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