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.
October 29, 2024 10:50 pm
High Court directs Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to enforce firecracker restrictions ordered by the SC to curb pollution
October 09, 2023 6:56 am
A fire officer said, “The last body was recovered around 1.30 am Sunday. Safety measures were not put in place at the store, which resulted in more damages.”
October 19, 2022 8:00 am
As per the information available on the district administration’s website, only one temporary licenses were issued for the sale of firecrackers in Kurali.
October 05, 2022 8:05 am
Restrictions have been set for Diwali as well; crackers can only be burst from 8 to 10 pm on October 24.
November 06, 2021 9:54 am
The maximum number of cases against the sale of firecrackers were registered in Rohini and West districts.
November 09, 2020 7:09 pm
The NGT has imposed a complete ban on sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR. The ban shall come into effect from the midnight of November 9 and stay till November 30.
November 11, 2018 3:15 am
“Between Wednesday and Friday, police stations across the city have booked more than 100 people for flouting the SC order on bursting crackers,” said DCP Manjunath Singe, Mumbai Police spokesperson.
October 23, 2018 10:33 pm
Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district in southern Tamil Nadu is known for its large concentration of fireworks manufacturing units which meet demand for crackers from across the country.
October 06, 2017 2:52 pm
Addressing the Supreme Court, the government announced that they have a detailed plan of action in place in order to sensitise school-going children about the negative effects of firecracker pollution in order to develop a sense of responsibility among students and school staff.