The incident has raised alarm in the state’s industries department as Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri draws a parallel between Delhi’s 'Uphaar Cinema' fire of 1997 asking for an independent probe.
The petition said that the collectors of the four districts did not ensure compliance with the NGT's order issued in October and firecrackers were burst even...
Actor Salman Khan posted a video of a screening of his latest movie, 'Antim,' and asked his fans to avoid bursting crackers inside movie theatres as it could...
A Delhi Sessions Court has upheld an order convicting a man for causing permanent damage to a person's eye by negligently lighting a firecracker on Diwali in...
The Supreme Court said: ‘everybody has the passion of blaming farmers. Have you seen how crackers are being burnt in Delhi for the last seven days? It is an...
Delhi AQI: Dr BS Murthy, Project Director at SAFAR, tells Outlook that bursting crackers during Diwali had led to a significant increase in air pollution in...
The explosion killed a father and his 7-year-old son who were heading to Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district to celebrate Diwali after procuring country-made...
According to Environment Minister Gopal Rai, Delhi's base pollution has remained the same. Only two factors have been added, firecrackers and stubble burning.
The firecrackers were burst in the national capital in violation of the ban imposed by the government.
The two groups clashed and attacked each other with stones, following which two people were left injured, police said.
Electronic firecrackers are devices that can be operated through remote controls once plugged into an electricity source.
The Environment Minister of Delhi, Gopal Rai on Tuesday said to prevent the purchase, sale and burning of firecrackers, especially in the border areas, Delhi...
The apex Court’s ruling has come, following Calcutta High Court’s order to ban firecrackers during the festivals.
The apex court said: ‘all firecrackers were not banned. It was in larger public interest. There is a particular impression being created. It should not be...
The district administration has restricted assembly of more than four people in public place, carrying of firearms and other weapons, celebratory firing, and...
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With one more injured worker in UP’s Shamli firecracker factory explosion succumbing to his injuries, the death toll has mounted to five.
The government has banned the storage, sale and use of firecrackers during Diwali in the national capital
Chief Minister E.K. Palaniswami announced Rs 3 lakh for the families of the deceased.
Green crackers can be used on Christmas and New Year only for 35 minutes at midnight in NCR and neighbouring areas with decent air quality.
Bahugana's six-year-old granddaughter died around 2 am on Tuesday after receiving severe burns.
Twitter was abuzz with hashtags against the cricketer as well as Anushka Sharma for asking people to refrain from bursting firecrackers.
A layer of haze lingered over Delhi-NCR at night as people continued bursting firecrackers despite a ban.
High levels of PM10 and PM2.5 particles are expected to be present in the atmosphere between 1 am and 6 am, officials said.
The specified time period for bursting of crackers is between 8 PM and 10 PM on Deepavali day
'We are in a situation where at this time, preservation of life is more important and the high court knows what is required at the ground level: SC