Rajasthan Firecracker

The video, which has angered internet users, shows the man lighting up black snake fireworks in pellet form in the middle of the railway track.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said the livelihood of about 8 lakh workers involved in the firecracker industry in the state was at stake and urged his counterparts in Delhi, Odisha, Rajasthan and Haryana to reconsider the cracker ban.

The Rajasthan government on Thursday banned the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the state from October 1 contending that smoke emanating from them affects the health of the people as the threat of a possible third wave of COVID-19 looms.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said that he has issued directions to ban the sale of firecrackers and restrict their use to protect COVID-19 patients and the public from their ill-effects.

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.

Two minor sisters were killed and three family members injured in an explosion that took place while they were making firecrackers in their house at Khandela town here, police said.

Diwali was celebrated with fervor and gaiety across Rajasthan today, with elders exchanging greetings and children bursting firecrackers.

At least seven people were killed early on Thursday after a fire broke out at a firecracker shop in Rajasthan's Barmer district, police said.

As many as 27 passengers received burn injuries after a packet of firecrackers caught fire in a moving bus in Rajasthan's Sawaimadhopur district.The private bus was on its way to Indergarh town from Sawaimadhopur city last evening when a packet containing firecrackers caught fire in the bus near Ravajana Doonger, injuring 27 people, police said.

The video, which has angered internet users, shows the man lighting up black snake fireworks in pellet form in the middle of the railway track.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said the livelihood of about 8 lakh workers involved in the firecracker industry in the state was at stake and urged his counterparts in Delhi, Odisha, Rajasthan and Haryana to reconsider the cracker ban.

The Rajasthan government on Thursday banned the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the state from October 1 contending that smoke emanating from them affects the health of the people as the threat of a possible third wave of COVID-19 looms.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said that he has issued directions to ban the sale of firecrackers and restrict their use to protect COVID-19 patients and the public from their ill-effects.

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.

Two minor sisters were killed and three family members injured in an explosion that took place while they were making firecrackers in their house at Khandela town here, police said.

Diwali was celebrated with fervor and gaiety across Rajasthan today, with elders exchanging greetings and children bursting firecrackers.

At least seven people were killed early on Thursday after a fire broke out at a firecracker shop in Rajasthan's Barmer district, police said.

As many as 27 passengers received burn injuries after a packet of firecrackers caught fire in a moving bus in Rajasthan's Sawaimadhopur district.The private bus was on its way to Indergarh town from Sawaimadhopur city last evening when a packet containing firecrackers caught fire in the bus near Ravajana Doonger, injuring 27 people, police said.