South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], October 31 (ANI): Traders at one of the famous and largest firecracker markets of South 24 Parganas' Champahati in West Bengal are staring at losses this year after the Calcutta High Court banned the bursting and sale of all kinds of firecrackers.
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday made it clear that there is no total ban on the use of firecrackers and only those crackers containing Barium salts, chemical crackers or found to be injurious to health are banned.
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): A Lawyer approached the Delhi High Court's Chief Justice bench on Friday and requested for urgent hearing in a plea sought to modify the Delhi Government's decision to completely ban storage, sale and use of firecrackers in the national capital during Diw
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on a plea seeking to modify the Delhi Government's decision to completely ban storage, sale and use of firecrackers in the national capital during the festival of Diwali.
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested two people from Sadar Bazar area of the national capital for bringing 591.95 kgs of firecrackers from Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 27 (ANI): West Bengal Pollution Control Board permitted the sales and bursting of green firecrackers in the state for a limited time frame during Diwali, Chhath Puja, Christmas and New Years Eve on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag took to Twitter to react to firecrackers burst in some parts of India following Pakistan's 10-wicket win in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Puducherry [India], October 25 (ANI): Residents of Puducherry expressed delight as the Union Territory has allowed the sale of firecrackers at low prices ahead of Diwali, and Papsco, a government agency, has set up shops across the UT to sell the firecrackers at subsidised rates on Monday.
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Delhi Police has seized a total of 11.15 quintals of firecrackers from a warehouse in Rohini area of the national capital.
Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) [India], October 22 (ANI): Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ananthkumar Hegde has taken objection to an advertisement by Ceat Ltd in which Bollywood actor Aamir Khan is shown advising people not to burst firecrackers on the streets.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday urged his Delhi, Rajasthan, and Odisha counterparts to lift the ban on the sale of firecracker sales in their respective states and allow the sale of green crackers.