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  • Delhi govt to kick off “Patakhe nahin, diya jalao” drive on 27 Oct: Gopal Rai

    Delhi govt to kick off “Patakhe nahin, diya jalao” drive on 27 Oct: Gopal Rai

    Gopal Rai said 15 teams comprising 157 members in all would be constituted not only to make people aware of the threat to their health posed by firecrackers but also to monitor the sale, purchase and use of such items.

    October 25, 2021
  • After Diwali, less crackers, Siliguri air quality ‘moderate’

    After Diwali, less crackers, Siliguri air quality ‘moderate’

    According to the air quality index (AQI) of the Central Pollution Control Board (CBCB), the town recorded an AQI of 130 at 11 pm last night. It later went up to 174 at 1 pm today, while the AQI of 171 was measured at 4 pm, and it was 170 at 7 pm. The reading remained the same at 170 at 8 pm and 9 pm.

    November 16, 2020
  • UP cities defy firecracker ban, AQI past 750

    UP cities defy firecracker ban, AQI past 750

    Reports of firecrackers being used despite the ban are also came in from cities like Kanpur where AQI was 750 on Sunday morning.

    November 15, 2020
  • No empirical data on cracker effect on Covid patients: TN CM

    No empirical data on cracker effect on Covid patients: TN CM

    Palaniswami in a letter to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said: "There is no empirical or validated data to demonstrate that the bursting of crackers has any effect on COVID patients."

    November 5, 2020
  • Nickyanka wedding: Twitterati slam Priyanka Chopra for bursting firecrackers

    Nickyanka wedding: Twitterati slam Priyanka Chopra for bursting firecrackers

    Priyanka is being heavily trolled on the social media, with some calling out her "hypocrisy" in the matter.

    December 3, 2018
  • Tamil Nadu seeks SC nod for bursting firecrackers in morning

    Tamil Nadu seeks SC nod for bursting firecrackers in morning

    Diwali in Tamil Nadu this year is on the early morning of November 6.

    October 29, 2018
  • Uttar Pradesh: Explosion in house, man killed

    Uttar Pradesh: Explosion in house, man killed

    A man was killed while three of his family members were seriously injured after an explosion ripped through his house where crackers were being manufactured, police said today. The intensity of the explosion was such that its sound was heard from almost a kilometre away and half of the house was reduced to a rubble....

    November 14, 2017
  • Tamil Nadu celebrates Diwali with traditional fervour

    Tamil Nadu celebrates Diwali with traditional fervour

    Tamil Nadu woke up to the sounds of crackers and the visual treat of diyas on Diwali – the festival of lights – early on Wednesday morning. People had special sesame oil bath and wore new clothes. Relatives and friends asked one another “Ganga Sthanam Aachha? (Is bathing with the water of holy river Ganga...

    October 18, 2017
  • Govt sounds ‘alert’ on illegal import of crackers

    Govt sounds ‘alert’ on illegal import of crackers

    The Customs department has been asked to keep a hawk-eyed vigil on the illegal import of firecrackers from abroad, particularly from China, officials said. The Central Board of Excise and Customs’ (CBEC) recent order to chiefs of customs zones across the country comes ahead of Diwali on October 19. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)...

    October 11, 2017
  • Prepare inventory of crackers in NCR within 6 weeks: SC to CPCB

    Prepare inventory of crackers in NCR within 6 weeks: SC to CPCB

    The Supreme Court has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prepare within six weeks an inventory of the existing firecrackers with traders in Delhi and the National Capital Region. The exercise has been necessitated as the apex court has already banned selling and stockpiling of firecrackers in Delhi and NCR. A bench comprising...

    April 9, 2017