The increased demand for firecrackers can sometimes lead to unscrupulous individuals taking advantage of unsuspecting buyers, the police said. File photograph | Photo Credit: KARUNAKARAN M Over 25 cases of fake websites selling fireworks and crackers have been reported in a month, the Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police said on Saturday, while … Read more
West Bengal Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya. File | Photo Credit: Twitter/@ManasB_Official A cluster of fireworks units will soon come up in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district where green fireworks will be made conforming to all Central guidelines, State Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya said. The move comes against the backdrop of the death of three … Read more
Permission was denied for fireworks at the Anthimahakalankavu festival at Chelakkara in Thrissur district. The fireworks display was scheduled in the early hours of Sunday. The permission was denied after PESO (Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation) officials allegedly found that banned fireworks like ‘gundu’ and ‘Kuzhiminnal’ had been prepared for the fireworks. Earlier the police … Read more
Reuters — At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, suffocated to death as crowds rushing to see a New Year’s firework display got stuck in a narrow corridor in a shopping mall near Uganda’s capital, police said. People started pushing through a passage in the Freedom City Mall just after clocks struck midnight, the … Read more
June 29, 2022 – Kendall Johnson, of Sioux Falls, SD, was a teenager when he had surgery to try to restore his hearing. While he and his friends lighted up fireworks on the Fourth of July one summer, one exploded right in front of his face. Johnson says he lost nearly all his hearing that … Read more
The Rajasthan government has decided to ban the sale of firecrackers during the festive season in the state in the wake of the crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic. Protecting the lives of people is paramount for the government in this challenging time, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said while reviewing the coronavirus situation on Sunday. … Read more
At one point, when they were reeling at 122 for 6 in the 14th over of their 229-run chase, it looked like Kolkata Knight Riders would be the only team to not cross the 200-run in Sharjah, which has been a nightmare for even the best bowlers so far at IPL 2020. However, a Rahul … Read more