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"Prioritise celebrating Diwali with lights to avoid noise and air polluti
Updated : 1 year, 4 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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"Deeply disturbed by the tragic firecracker blast in Kasargod": Congress l
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Expressing her distress over the incident, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to social media X and wrote in a post "Deeply disturbed by the tragic firecracker blast in Kasargod, which has left hundreds injured, many in critical condition. My thoughts and prayers are with those wound
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Delhi Minister Gopal Rai launches 'Diya Jalao, Patake Nahi' campaign
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai launched the 'Diya Jalao, Patake Nahi' campaign on Monday and appealed to people to avoid firecrackers to keep pollution 'in-check'.
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Delhi pollution: Environment minister Gopal Rai writes to LG Saxena on enf
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai wrote to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, urging him to take stringent action against violations of the firecracker ban in the national capital.
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Hyderabad: Fire breaks out at illegal cracker shop in Sultan Bazar; woman
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sultan Bazar K Shankar said, "The fire was doused at around 10.30-10.45 pm. It is a restaurant that is completely burnt. Seven to eight cars were gutted in the fire. A lady received minor injuries."
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Potters in Reasi preserve traditional craft, create eco-friendly lamps for
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pottery is one of the oldest crafts in India, and for generations, people have been illuminating their homes with these traditional diyas (oil lamps) during Diwali. The diyas are made from clay and are shaped by pressing a thumb into a ball of clay.
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Illegal firecrackers seized from shops in two separate raids in UP's Ghazi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A large cache of illegal firecrackers was seized in two separate raids in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad ahead of Diwali.
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Shelly Oberoi directs MCD to seek appropriate action to make Delhi neat an
Updated : 1 year, 5 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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Punjab government issues new regulations for firecracker sales and use dur
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Punjab Government has announced new regulations for the sale and use of firecrackers during the festive seasons of Diwali, Gurpurab, Christmas, and New Year's Eve.
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Delhi CM Atishi to chair high-level meeting on air pollution today
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi is going to chair a high-level meeting today regarding the pollution situation, at the Delhi Secretariat, Delhi CMO said.
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Delhi bans firecrackers until January 1 amid efforts to curb pollution lev
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday announced a ban on the production, storage, distribution, and use of firecrackers in the city until January 1. He appealed to everyone to help control pollution sources.
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Delhi: Over 1,300 kg illegal firecrackers seized, 3 nabbed in police opera
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The crime branch of Delhi police busted the supply chain of illegal firecrackers trade in different areas of Delhi and seized 1,323 kg of banned crackers from two godowns.
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