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"Diwali Incomplete Without Fireworks": Delhi Chief Minister's Supreme Court Appeal
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta made an 'allow green firecrackers or Diwali will feel incomplete' appeal to the Supreme Court Monday ahead of a formal hearing Wednesday.
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"Sincere Solidarity": UAE's Sharjah Bans New Year's Eve Fireworks Over Gaza War
An emirate in the United Arab Emirates, one of few Arab states that has official ties with Israel, has banned New Year's Eve fireworks this year as an expression of solidarity with the people of Gaza.
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Two Hit-And-Run Cases In Noida On Diwali Night, Both Drivers Arrested
Despite a blanket ban on fireworks in Delhi and nearby cities in NCR due to pollution and worsening air quality, people engaged in bursting firecrackers on Diwali night.
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Delhi Air Crisis Worsens As Diwali Fireworks Wipe Out Rain Relief
The air quality in Delhi and nearby cities reached hazardous levels a day after Diwali with the widespread violation of the firecracker ban across the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday raising pollution concerns.
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No Fireworks In Delhi, Mumbai Cricket World Cup Matches. BCCI Takes Environmental Stand
Owing to worsening levels of air pollution in Delhi and Mumbai, the BCCI has decided to ban the display of fireworks in the two cities for the remainder of the Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign.
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Firecracker Ban Back In Delhi To Check Pollution During Winter
The Delhi government has decided to reimpose the ban on the manufacturing, sale, storage and use of all kinds of firecrackers in the capital as part of an action plan to reduce pollution levels in winter, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Monday
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France Bans Fireworks Sales Amid Fears Of Renewed Violence Ahead Of Bastille Day
However, the ban does not extend to professionals or municipalities that are organising traditional fireworks for the Bastille Day celebrations.
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Watch How Chinese Responded To Fireworks Ban On New Year
The video documenting Chinese residents' defiance has received a tonne of attention. More than 12,000 people have liked it and it has received over 3 million views.
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Watch: A Delhi Family's Home Was Destroyed On Diwali, Likely By Fireworks
Vandana Verma had gone out with her husband and son to a relative's home on Diwali evening when a stray firecracker - a rocket - likely entered her home through the balcony and a fire started.
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Diwali Fireworks Despite Ban, Toxic Smog, Delhi Residents Pay The Price
The morning after Diwali, residents of New Delhi woke up under a blanket of toxic smog and breathed in the most dangerously polluted air of the year so far, after revellers, as usual, defied a fireworks ban.
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Over 6,000 Kg Firecrackers Seized In Delhi Since Ban, 55 Arrested
The Delhi police has arrested 55 people and seized over 6,000 kilograms of firecrackers since the ban on fireworks in the national capital, officials said on Wednesday.
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Odisha High Court Allows "Green" Crackers During Diwali
The Orissa High Court on Monday allowed sale and use of "green" fireworks during this year's Diwali festival, citing the Supreme Court's order that only those firecrackers containing barium salts were prohibited.
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Kolkata Police To Take Strict Action Against Violators Of Firecracker Ban
Kolkata Police will take strict action against anybody found bursting firecrackers in violation of the Calcutta High Court's ban on sale and use of all kinds of fireworks during Diwali and Chhath Puja, a senior official said on Saturday.
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Bengal Pollution Control Board Bans All Firecrackers During Diwali, Other Festivals
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) today issued a notification banning sale and use of all kinds of fireworks during Kali Puja, Diwali and other festivals this year following an order of the Calcutta High Court.
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On Cracker Ban, Supreme Court Says Celebration Cannot Be At Cost Of Health
Celebration cannot be at the cost of others' health, the Supreme Court said on Friday and clarified that while there is no total ban on use of firecrackers, those fireworks which contain Barium salts are prohibited.
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"Diwali Incomplete Without Fireworks": Delhi Chief Minister's Supreme Court Appeal
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta made an 'allow green firecrackers or Diwali will feel incomplete' appeal to the Supreme Court Monday ahead of a formal hearing Wednesday.
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"Sincere Solidarity": UAE's Sharjah Bans New Year's Eve Fireworks Over Gaza War
An emirate in the United Arab Emirates, one of few Arab states that has official ties with Israel, has banned New Year's Eve fireworks this year as an expression of solidarity with the people of Gaza.
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Two Hit-And-Run Cases In Noida On Diwali Night, Both Drivers Arrested
Despite a blanket ban on fireworks in Delhi and nearby cities in NCR due to pollution and worsening air quality, people engaged in bursting firecrackers on Diwali night.
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Delhi Air Crisis Worsens As Diwali Fireworks Wipe Out Rain Relief
The air quality in Delhi and nearby cities reached hazardous levels a day after Diwali with the widespread violation of the firecracker ban across the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday raising pollution concerns.
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No Fireworks In Delhi, Mumbai Cricket World Cup Matches. BCCI Takes Environmental Stand
Owing to worsening levels of air pollution in Delhi and Mumbai, the BCCI has decided to ban the display of fireworks in the two cities for the remainder of the Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign.
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Firecracker Ban Back In Delhi To Check Pollution During Winter
The Delhi government has decided to reimpose the ban on the manufacturing, sale, storage and use of all kinds of firecrackers in the capital as part of an action plan to reduce pollution levels in winter, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Monday
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France Bans Fireworks Sales Amid Fears Of Renewed Violence Ahead Of Bastille Day
However, the ban does not extend to professionals or municipalities that are organising traditional fireworks for the Bastille Day celebrations.
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Watch How Chinese Responded To Fireworks Ban On New Year
The video documenting Chinese residents' defiance has received a tonne of attention. More than 12,000 people have liked it and it has received over 3 million views.
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Watch: A Delhi Family's Home Was Destroyed On Diwali, Likely By Fireworks
Vandana Verma had gone out with her husband and son to a relative's home on Diwali evening when a stray firecracker - a rocket - likely entered her home through the balcony and a fire started.
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Diwali Fireworks Despite Ban, Toxic Smog, Delhi Residents Pay The Price
The morning after Diwali, residents of New Delhi woke up under a blanket of toxic smog and breathed in the most dangerously polluted air of the year so far, after revellers, as usual, defied a fireworks ban.
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Over 6,000 Kg Firecrackers Seized In Delhi Since Ban, 55 Arrested
The Delhi police has arrested 55 people and seized over 6,000 kilograms of firecrackers since the ban on fireworks in the national capital, officials said on Wednesday.
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Odisha High Court Allows "Green" Crackers During Diwali
The Orissa High Court on Monday allowed sale and use of "green" fireworks during this year's Diwali festival, citing the Supreme Court's order that only those firecrackers containing barium salts were prohibited.
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Kolkata Police To Take Strict Action Against Violators Of Firecracker Ban
Kolkata Police will take strict action against anybody found bursting firecrackers in violation of the Calcutta High Court's ban on sale and use of all kinds of fireworks during Diwali and Chhath Puja, a senior official said on Saturday.
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Bengal Pollution Control Board Bans All Firecrackers During Diwali, Other Festivals
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) today issued a notification banning sale and use of all kinds of fireworks during Kali Puja, Diwali and other festivals this year following an order of the Calcutta High Court.
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On Cracker Ban, Supreme Court Says Celebration Cannot Be At Cost Of Health
Celebration cannot be at the cost of others' health, the Supreme Court said on Friday and clarified that while there is no total ban on use of firecrackers, those fireworks which contain Barium salts are prohibited.
