Kolkata residents can burst eco-friendly green firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm on Kali Puja and Diwali, October 20. Fireworks are also perm...

A blast in a firecracker factory in West Bengal’s Patharpratima resulted in the death of eight individuals, including children and women. P...

Four people have been arrested and remanded to judicial custody following a massive blast that killed two people and injured around 15 at a...

Two individuals named Saurabh and Ramprakash have been apprehended for storing illegal firecrackers in Delhi. A raid led to the seizure of ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the BJP might conduct the Lok Sabha polls in December itself, claiming that ...

The impact of the blast was such that not only did the house where the factory was operating turn into a heap of rubble, but some neighbour...

The two back-to-back blasts followed a huge explosion that claimed 12 lives in another illegal firecracker factory in Purba Medinipur distr...

The Calcutta High Court asked the Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to continue its investigation in the Egra blast in the ill...

The police seized 13,767.719 kg firecrackers for storage or sale and registered 75 cases in this connection. It has also registered six cas...

The house of Mandal besides two adjoining buildings were reduced to rubble by the impact of the explosion, the sound of which was heard far...

The blast took place around 7 AM in the house of one Jawed located in a narrow lane in a densely populated part of the district's Kaptangan...

Mumbaikars also welcomed the ban, with some activists suggesting a calibrated approach towards Diwali celebrations in the metropolis that h...

WBPCB chairman Kalyan Rudra said the board was working in tandem with law enforcing agencies in the state to prevent illegal firecrackers f...

Around 2,000 containers of Chinese crackers worth Rs 1,500 crore are said to be operating in the Rs 4,000-crore Indian market.

Kapil Mishra said teams will be formed to check Chinese firecrackers illegal trade and keep a tab. The teams will also conduct raids.

Acute labour shortage to the tune of about 20 per cent was another significant issue being faced by the firecracker industry in Sivakasi.

DIG, Midnapore Range, Vishal Garg, said that CID ADG Rajiv Kumar will be visiting the area during the day.