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Bihar: Seven killed in explosion in Bhagalpur
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], March 4 (ANI): At least seven people were killed including a child and several others injured in an explosion in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar on Thursday night.
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About 300 people riot outside police station in southwestern Japan: Report
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of about 300 young people rioted in Japan's southwestern city of Okinawa, pelting a police station with raw eggs, firecrackers and stones following reports that an officer hit a teenager in the face with a baton, media reported on Friday.
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Delhi HC disposes of plea challenging ban on firecrackers observing 'Diwal
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of a plea challenging the ban on the sale of firecrackers, observing that there is "no reason to continue the hearing as the festival is over."
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Patna: RJD supporters celebrate Tejashwi Yadav's marriage
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 10 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supporters burst firecrackers and distributed sweets to celebrate the marriage of party leader and former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday.
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Salman Khan shares note requesting fans to not burst firecrackers in theat
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 27 (ANI): Recently after a video surfaced on the Internet showing moviegoers and fans bursting firecrackers inside a theatre while watching Salman Khan's 'Antim', the actor, on Saturday, shared a note on social media requesting people not to do so.
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Plea in SC to stop Delhi govt from treating "Chhath devotees as criminals"
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to "stop Delhi government from treating Chhath devotees as criminals" and allow them to conduct Chhat Pooja at the Yamuna with COVID-19 protocols in place.
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Post-Diwali air pollution in Chennai less this year compared to last year:
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 6 (ANI): Air pollution in Chennai due to the bursting of firecrackers during Diwali this year was less than last year, said Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Saturday.
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As Delhi's AQI reaches 'hazardous' level, environment experts lash out at
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): As the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi touched 530, with air in Delhi becoming "hazardous" to breathe, health experts, and environment activists lashed out at people for their "irresponsible" behaviour.
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Madurai: 246 held for bursting firecrackers
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 5 (ANI): As many as 233 cases were filed for bursting firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali in Madurai and 246 people were arrested, said police on Friday.
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Stubble burning, firecrackers responsible for heavy pollution in Delhi, sa
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said that the sudden increase in the number of stubble burning incidents and firecrackers are the two major reasons for heavy pollution in the Delhi region.
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Delhi air quality in 'severe' category, says IMD DGM
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): The overall air quality in Delhi is in the 'severe' category on Friday after bursting for firecrackers on Diwali and the presence of bio-mass pollutants in the national capital, said RK Jenamani, deputy general manager (DGM), India Meteorological Departme
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Delhi Fire Services received around 152 calls on Diwali, 25 pc less than l
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): A total 152 calls for reporting fire were received by Fire Service Department in the national capital on the occasion of Diwali, yesterday, which is 25 per cent less compared to last year, said Atul Garg, Director of Delhi Fire Services on Friday.
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