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Indonesia firecracker factory fire: Death toll rises to 47
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 26 (ANI): The death toll in Thursday's fire at a firecracker factory in Indonesia rose to 47. It is expected to rise further.
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Indonesia firecracker factory fire kills 27, injures 35
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 26 (ANI): At least 27 persons on Thursday were killed and 35 were injured in a firecracker factory which caught fire in the western area of Indonesia's capital of Jakarta.
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SC cracker ban impact: 16 percent less fire accidents
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): The fire accidents this Diwali registered a 16 percent decline in New Delhi this year, after the Supreme Court restored ban on the sale of firecrackers from October 9 to November 1, with a view to reduce pollution.
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Roads filled with garbage post Diwali revelry
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): A day after the revelry of Diwali, roads of major cities of India of the country were seen littered with remains of crackers, including the national capital where the sale of crackers has been banned by the Supreme Court.
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AQI recorded 'severe' in Delhi after Diwali celebrations
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 20 (ANI): Even after the Supreme Court's ban on the sale of the firecrackers in New Delhi, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in most of the places of Delhi-NCR was recorded above 400, post Diwali celebration.
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SC's cracker ban has hampered lives of workers, manufacturers: RSS
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday criticised the decision of the Supreme Court to ban firecrackers in the national capital and urged that the court to review its decision.
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Balasore firecracker explosion: Odisha CM announces ex-gratia of Rs two la
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Odisha (Balasor) [India], October 18 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced ex-gratia of Rs two lakh for the kin of deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those injured in Balasore firecracker explosion.
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Eight killed in explosion while making firecrackers in Odisha
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Balasore (Odisha) [India], October 18 (ANI): At least eight people were killed and over 20 injured in an explosion while making crackers at Bahabalpur in Odisha's Balasore district.
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Will burst firecrackers as traditions are important as environment: MP CM
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 18 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday announced that he will burst firecrackers on Diwali because traditions are as important as the environment.
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Better to burst balloon on Diwali, than firecracker: Tej Pratap
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] Oct. 18 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Wednesday suggested people to better blow up balloons and burst them, rather than burning firecracker on the occasion of Diwali.
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Here's how you can have a safe and healthy Diwali
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Deepawali is one of the most celebrated festivals in the country, complete with firecrackers and bright lights this festival is commemorated on a monumental scale.
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Firecracker ban: Tripura Guv asks to prohibit Azaan broadcast
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Oct 17 (ANI): Expressing discontent over firecrackers ban in Diwali in the national capital, Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy on Tuesday questioned as to why there is no ban on the use of loudspeakers to broadcast Azaan to check noise pollution.
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