Tag: firecracker

The National Green Tribunal on Monday ordered imposition of a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital region or any other city or town across the country where the average ambient air quality from November 9-10 to the midnight of November 30-December 1 falls under the 'poor' and above category. ....

The Delhi High Court on Monday "dismissed as withdrawn" a plea challenging Delhi Pollution Control Committee's decision of a complete ban on storage and sale of any kind of firecrackers within the national capital during Diwali. ....

The National Green Tribunal on Monday issued notice to the Environment Ministry, the Central Pollution Control Board and others on whether the use of fire crackers should be banned from November 7 to 30 in the interest of public health and environment. ....

In a move to fight pollution, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced a complete ban on the storage, sale and usage of firecrackers for the third year in a row. ....

Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), the economic wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on Saturday strongly opposed a complete ban on firecrackers in the national capital during Diwali, terming it "inappropriate" and "hurtful" to Hindus. ....

The Delhi government on Monday imposed a complete ban on the production, storage, sale and use of firecrackers till January 1, 2025. ....

After eight people died in a blast at an illegal firecracker factory at Patharpratima in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, the role of the local panchayat has come under the scanner of investigating officials. ....

A large number of Muslims in Madhya Pradesh's capital, Bhopal, burst firecrackers on Wednesday to express their support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which was presented in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day. ....

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to lift its order banning the sale and stocking of firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) as it was told that cracker fumes can have serious consequences on people's health.....

The Himachal Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested a person for causing injuries to a cow by feeding her a wheat flour ball laced with firecrackers.....