Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu tomorrow, the district administration banned the sale, purchase, and use of firecrackers, citing security reasons.
The incident took place when the firecrackers brought from Palakkad for Puthiyakavu Temple festival were, according to reports, unloaded from a vehicle to the warehouse located near the temple in Puthiyakavu area.
People across the country celebrated Christmas eve with mass mid-night prayers taking place in different states. The churches were lit up and people even burst firecrackers in Madhya Pradesh to celebrate the winter festival.
As the counting of votes is underway for the assembly election in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, Congress supporters were seen bursting crackers at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi.
As the trapped workers were safely rescued from the Silkyara tunnel on Tuesday evening, their family members and relatives in different parts of the country burst into joy and celebrated the moment like Diwali by bursting crackers.
"Tourists will be able to enjoy a show of firecrackers, lasers and music under the moonlit sky. A show of green fireworks will also cover the sky while tunes and hymns of Shiva play in the background," said the release.
During her campaign in Rajasthan's Sagwara, Dungarpur district, Priyanka Gandhi recounted her visit to Madhya Pradesh, "Women in Madhya Pradesh shared their worries about festival-related expenditures. They highlighted the challenges of cooking, hosting guests, purchasing household items,
Mumbai's Dharavi Police have initiated a case against an unidentified individual under Section 295 of the IPC after Quranic verses were found in firecrackers.
Tiruchirappalli Police on Tuesday arrested 10 persons under various IPC sections and under the Motor Vehicles Act for performing dangerous stunts and bursting firecrackers while riding motorcycles.
On the occasion of Diwali in Gurugram, many videos are going viral on social media where youngsters can be seen flouting the law and performing dangerous stunts by placing firecrackers on the roofs of moving vehicles.