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Kerala: Three including Veerarkavu temple chief arrested in Kasaragod fire
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The incident occurred during the Kaliyattam festival at the Anjootambalam Veerarkavu Temple in the early hours of Tuesday.
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"Prioritise celebrating Diwali with lights to avoid noise and air polluti
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The BMC has advised Mumbai residents to refrain from bursting firecrackers after 10 PM and has urged people to reduce the number of firecrackers they use.
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Delhi air pollution persists in 'Very Poor' category, thick smog engulfs p
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Certain areas of the national capital witnessed a layer of smog engulfing the area as the air quality remained in the 'very poor' category on Monday. Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 328, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). This
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Shelly Oberoi directs MCD to seek appropriate action to make Delhi neat an
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Friday directed the Municipal Corporation Commissioner to pass an order under the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act 2007 seeking appropriate action to make Delhi neat and clean before the Diwali festival.
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"Stop abusing Hindus for your faults": BJP Spox after AAP blames party for
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai accused the BJP-led governments in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana of allowing the burning of firecrackers on Diwali despite the ban.
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Tamil Nadu: Diwali firecracker ban ignored; 147 cases registered in Madura
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to the order of the Supreme Court, on the pleas of the Government of Tamil Nadu, on the occasion of Deepavali, people were allowed to use firecrackers for 2 hours only, from 6 am to 7 am and from 7 pm to 8 pm.
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Delhi safely celebrates Diwali with zero casualties despite 208 fire-relat
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Compared to the previous year, the number of fire-related incidents during Diwali in Delhi saw a slight increase in 2023. Fire Department had received 201 calls of fire-related incidents during Diwali in the year 2022.
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Haze engulfs Taj Mahal a day after Diwali
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Taj Mahal could hardly be seen from its vicinity as a thick blanket of smog engulfed it.
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Odisha: Bhubaneswar's air quality slips to 'poor' category
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The air quality in Bhubaneswar slipped into the 'poor' category on Monday.
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Despite ban, revellers light up, burst crackers in Delhi on Diwali night
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Despite a blanket ban on fireworks in the national capital owing to runaway pollution and worsening air quality, revellers across the city engaged in bursting firecrackers with abandon on Diwali night.
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"Don't burst crackers, light diyas": Delhi Environment Minister urges peop
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"I appeal to people in Delhi and nearby areas of Delhi. Diwali is a festival of diyas. Celebrate Diwali in a grand manner by lighting diyas but don't burst crackers and make it difficult for people to breathe because the festival is to spread happiness," Rai told ANI.
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Uttar Pradesh: Fire breaks out at scrap warehouse in Ghaziabad
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Upon receiving the word, two fire tenders were deployed to the scene and went about dousing the blazes.
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