firecrackers

5 buried alive, 34 hurt as 2-storey firecracker factory collapses in blast in Muktsar: Police

May 31, 2025 12:42 pm

Owner arrested; factory was operating ‘without permission’

Debris at site, grief outside post-mortem room: The aftermath of Banaskantha blast

April 02, 2025 10:22 am

Rescue operation on, bodies in plastic bags await relatives

SC asks UP and Haryana to consider imposing perpetual ban on sale & bursting of crackers in NCR districts

January 18, 2025 2:46 am

The two states had already imposed until Friday (January 17) a ban on crackers in the districts falling in the NCR. The bench extended this ban till further orders on Friday.

Man held in Gurgaon for throwing banned ‘sutli bombs’ outside night club

December 11, 2024 3:21 am

A ‘sutli bomb’ is a firecracker made of jute twine wrapped around an explosive component. The gunpowder inside it produces gases when heated, which then tears through the twine and creates a powerful sound.

No religion encourages any activity that creates pollution, says Supreme Court

November 12, 2024 1:16 am

The court was also of the view that the police had not taken the ban order seriously.

Pune: 60 fires due to crackers this Diwali

November 05, 2024 9:37 am

These numbers were significantly higher than those from previous three years when 21, 19 and 35 fires due to fire crackers were reported

Four injured in explosion in Howrah Mail coach in Punjab

November 04, 2024 8:59 am

Preliminary investigation suggests that the explosion took place in a plastic bucket, which contained some firecrackers.

Bengal: 600 arrested for bursting banned firecrackers; over 700 kg of crackers seized

November 02, 2024 5:51 am

Last year, a total of 800 people were arrested for disorderly conduct and bursting firecrackers in Kolkata.

Delhi min Gopal Rai thanks people who gave firecrackers a miss; BJP claims AAP ‘defamed’ Sanatan community

November 02, 2024 12:19 pm

South Delhi BJP MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri blamed both the AAP government and MCD.

Diwali Festivities: Boom in sale of firecrackers, industry aims to double last year’s turnover of Rs 8,000 crore

October 30, 2024 3:46 am

WBPCB officials along with the administration and police, are visiting the fairs daily to ensure that only green fireworks are sold.

Did you know how firecrackers affect your health?

October 13, 2017 3:06 pm

A 2007 study, ‘Recreational Atmospheric Pollution Episodes: Inhalable Metalliferous Particles from Firework Displays’, published in Atmospheric Environment, had found that children are particular susceptible to pollution caused by firecrackers.

Mapping Delhi’s air quality, the week after Diwali: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

A look at the Air Quality Index during the week after Diwali in Delhi shows the amount of damage firecrackers have done with a little input from stubble burning in Punjab.

Supreme Court puts a partial ban on firecrackers just before Diwali

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

The Supreme Court has put a partial ban on firecrackers and asked central and state pollution boards to monitor air quality a week before and after Diwali. Here’s what the court said.

No More Sale Of Firecrackers In Delhi-NCR: Find Out More

June 22, 2020 7:19 pm