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Delhi Police have been instructed to not give licence related to fire-crackers in national capital

Delhi government on Monday banned sales, storage and use of firecrackers in the city. The ban can be attributed to governments plan of action to curb pollution during winters. Environment Minister Gopal Rai asserted that police will be taking strict actions to implement the ban.

The Delhi government has been following the practice of banning all kinds of firecrackers for the last three years.

Delhi government re-imposes ban on firecrackers ahead of festive season to reduce pollution levels.

To combat high pollution levels, Gopal Rai announced a comprehensive ban on the manufacture, storage, sale and bursting of firecrackers

A Norwegian tourist, Noe Finn Vetle, jumped from a hotel balcony in Jaipur during Janmashtami celebrations. He mistook the firecrackers for gunfire due to being under the influence of bhang. The police received reports of a foreign national screaming incoherent words and quickly arrived at the scene. However, after reviewing CCTV footage, they found no evidence of gunfire. Vetle was taken to the hospital with a fractured hand, and the Norway embassy has been informed. He had been in India for yo...

There are attendant queries that must be answered. Do the patrons of this nefarious trade enjoy political heft? Are there loopholes in the law that need to be tightened to nip the evil in the bud?

Ludhiana: Police arrested a man for storing firecrackers in a residential area and seized 19 cartons of fire crackers from him.

Chairman of the apex body of fireworks manufacturers said the incident in North 24 Parganas was an eye-opener as 'materials such as potassium chloride and nitroglycerin' were found in the wreckage

The situation at Nilgunj's Moshpole within Duttapukur police station limits was calm on Monday