Sivakasi (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 20 (ANI): Owing to blanket bans on firecrackers in numerous states, 1.5 lakh people in the firecracker manufacturing industry have been left jobless in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu.
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], October 15 (ANI): The Anti-Evasion Branch and CGST Commissionerate of Faridabad conducted simultaneous searches at a firecracker company for alleged purchase and sale of firecrackers without an invoice, according to an official statement.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 9 (ANI): Banganga Police on Tuesday arrested a man who had allegedly set fire to a neighbour's car after not being allowed to burst fire crackers in Indore's Banganga on Diwali night.
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the report of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the use of toxic chemicals such as barium salts in manufacturing firecrackers is "very serious".
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Hospitals in Delhi have witnessed less number of burn cases due to fire-crackers than compared to previous years, doctors said on Monday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced a two-hour window for use of green firecrackers on Diwali and Gurpurab, with a curb for Christmas too across the state, except in Mandi Gobindgarh, where a total ban has been im
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): The firecrackers industry in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district is facing several problems ahead of Diwali this year. The vendors and dealers are clueless about whether to open shops or not. "Around a week is left for the festival, and the lic
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Friday directed for a 'complete ban' on bursting and sale of all kinds of firecrackers from November 7 to 30 in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], November 6 (ANI): The police recovered a huge quantity of firecrackers stored illegally in a residential area in Jalandhar on Thursday.
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 18 (ANI): A blast that occurred at a firecracker unit in Agra's New Azam Pada area claimed the lives of two persons and injured four on Sunday.
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Five people were killed in an explosion at a firecracker factory in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Friday.
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): In view of the increasing air pollution in the NCR, Gautam Buddh Nagar district magistrate BN Singh on Monday said that actions will be taken against those found bursting crackers during the New Year's celebrations.