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Vijay's TVK emerges giant slayer, delivers shock defeat to Stalin, EPSActor-politician Vijay's TVK has made history in Tamil Nadu, emerging as the single largest party. The party delivered a shock defeat to th...
Kolkata Police restricts firecracker use between 8-10 pm on Kali Puja, DiwaliKolkata residents can burst eco-friendly green firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm on Kali Puja and Diwali, October 20. Fireworks are also perm...
Firecracker factory blast in West Bengal kills 8, including childrenA blast in a firecracker factory in West Bengal’s Patharpratima resulted in the death of eight individuals, including children and women. P...
BJP may go for LS polls in December 2023, has booked all choppers for campaigning: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the BJP might conduct the Lok Sabha polls in December itself, claiming that ...
West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari demands resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee over law & order situation in North 24 Parganas districtSuvendu Adhikari has moved Calcutta High Court demanding an NIA probe into the incident. “We have moved Calcutta High Court and filed a PIL...
Firecrackers ban: Things to know about green crackers, air pollution & states which have banned firecrackersOn October 10, the apex court had refused to stay the Delhi government's order banning storage, sale, and use of all varieties of firecrack...
SC sets aside HC order banning firecrackers in WB, says can't be complete ban on firecrackers"There cannot be a complete ban on firecrackers. Strengthen the mechanism to supervise and see that misuse is stopped," the bench observed,...
SC sets aside HC order banning firecrackers in West Bengal during upcoming festivalsA special bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi also asked the West Bengal government to explore the possibility to ensure that...
Calcutta HC's ban on firecrackers: SC says WB govt, pollution board need to be heardThe high court on October 29 had banned sale, use and purchase of all types of firecrackers in the state.
Cal HC orders ban on sale and use of firecrackersThis order thus nullifies a recent notification by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board that allowed the use of "green" fire crackers fo...
West Bengal govt allows sale of green crackers but with restricted timingsWest Bengal government has banned the sale & bursting of all firecrackers except green crackers & has put in place specific time slots for ...
Police to track firecracker ban violators with GPS-fitted sound monitoring devices in West BengalThe GPS-fitted devices, developed by a state-run IT undertaking, are being used by the police and the WBPCB since Kali Puja last year. Earl...
SC refuses to interfere with Calcutta HC order banning crackers use, saleA vacation bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee said though festivals were important, but "life itself has been in imperil...
Cracker ban: CAIT demands compensation for traders' lossesCAIT in a statement demanded that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and chief ministers of other states should "compensate the firecrack...
NGT widens ambit of firecracker pollution cases beyond NCR, notices to 18 states, UTsA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted that it has already issued notice to Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and...
West Bengal government not to allow bursting of firecrackers during Kali puja, Diwali in COVID time"With everybody's cooperation, we want to hold the Kali Puja and Diwali festivals avoiding firecrackers," Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadh...
Green crackers: Manufacturers say there's no such thing; Jokes galore on social mediaAs per the court order, SHOs will be held liable if banned firecrackers are sold in their area.
To ban or not to ban: Metros react to prohibition on crackersMumbaikars also welcomed the ban, with some activists suggesting a calibrated approach towards Diwali celebrations in the metropolis that h...
No ban on firecrackers in Bengal, but noise cap at 90 decibelWBPCB chairman Kalyan Rudra said the board was working in tandem with law enforcing agencies in the state to prevent illegal firecrackers f...
To ban or not to ban: Metros react to prohibition on crackersEvery year Maharashtra Pollution Control Board carries out a test of firecrackers at an open ground in the presence of environment activist...