Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India] August 26 (ANI): A worker was killed and many others were injured after a blast in a firecracker factory in Meerut on Friday.
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 23 (ANI): Three people were killed while two others were admitted to a hospital after a fire broke out at the firecrackers production unit in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district, the police informed on Thursday.
Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 22 (ANI): At least one person was killed in the fire that broke out at a shop of firecracker outside the Dindigul Collector's Office in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Stating that the horrific bomb blasts in Bihar are being termed as mere 'firecracker explosions' and no conclusion has been arrived at till date, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) national general secretary Milind Parande on Wednesday demanded an investigation by
Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], March 4 (ANI): At least seven people were killed including a child and several others injured in an explosion in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar on Thursday night.
Una (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 22 (ANI): A fire broke out in a firecracker factory in Bathri Industrial Area of Una on Tuesday killing six persons.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 15 (ANI): One person has been killed in an explosion at an illegal firecracker unit at Nalliveeranpatti in Tamil Nadu today.
Tokyo [Japan], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of about 300 young people rioted in Japan's southwestern city of Okinawa, pelting a police station with raw eggs, firecrackers and stones following reports that an officer hit a teenager in the face with a baton, media reported on Friday.
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of a plea challenging the ban on the sale of firecrackers, observing that there is "no reason to continue the hearing as the festival is over."
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 10 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supporters burst firecrackers and distributed sweets to celebrate the marriage of party leader and former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 27 (ANI): Recently after a video surfaced on the Internet showing moviegoers and fans bursting firecrackers inside a theatre while watching Salman Khan's 'Antim', the actor, on Saturday, shared a note on social media requesting people not to do so.
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to "stop Delhi government from treating Chhath devotees as criminals" and allow them to conduct Chhat Pooja at the Yamuna with COVID-19 protocols in place.