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A suspect was shot dead and two others were arrested during a shootout with police when they attempted to bomb an ATM at a filling station in Tweefontein on Thursday morning.
Steven Miles’ government claims to have legal advice from Crown Law and solicitor general that amendments will not violate Human Rights Act or international law
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The government is planning to replace the existing Explosives Act of 1884 with a new law to further promote ease of doing business in the sector. India News | Govt Proposes New Explosives Law, to Repeal Old Act.
In a note for public consultation, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has sought to increase fines for violation of provisions and further streamline the process of grant of licences. Explosives include gunpowder, nitoglycerine, nitroglycol, di-nitro-toluene, and picricacid. As per the proposed Explosive Bill 2024 bill, the Central Government shall prescribe the authority competent to grant, suspend or revoke a licence and to perform certain other functions under the new Act.
"It has come to notice that some crackers and other flammable material were kept on the first floor," said Joy Tirkey, DCP (Northeast).