SC rejects plea on manufacturing, use of firecrackers containing bariumThe Supreme Court has rejected a plea to allow the manufacture and use of firecrackers containing barium. The court upheld the Delhi govern...
22 Sep, 2023, 02.11 PM IST
Diwali bust: 13,700 kg crackers seized, 75 cases registered in Delhi this October, data showsThe police seized 13,767.719 kg firecrackers for storage or sale and registered 75 cases in this connection. It has also registered six cas...
20 Oct, 2022, 07.47 PM IST
Use of firecrackers on Diwali to be punishable offence: Delhi environment ministerAddressing a press conference in Delhi, he said production, storage and sale of firecrackers in the capital will be punishable with a fine ...
19 Oct, 2022, 03.41 PM IST
Firecracker ban: Sivakasi firecracker manufacturing association moves SC seeking intervention"The existing respondent associations due to their internal policies, are not able to bring certain vital information to the kind attention...
16 Jun, 2022, 09.20 PM IST
Puducherry govt allows sale of firecrackers ahead of DiwaliDiwali in Puducherry was muted and low-key affairs last year due to COVID-19-induced lockdown and the earlier Congress government did not a...
25 Oct, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Rajasthan bans sale, bursting of crackers from October 1 to January 31The Home Department has asked licensing authorities to not issue licenses for the sale of firecrackers from October 1 to January 31 in view...
30 Sep, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
Firecrackers: Cannot infringe right to life of other citizens under guise of employment, says SCThe apex court had earlier refused to impose complete ban on sale of firecrackers and said that sale can happen through only licensed trade...
28 Sep, 2021, 01.36 PM IST
Telangana govt imposes ban on sale and use of firecrackers following HC directionsThe state DGP,DG of Fire Services and all district Collectors, Commissioners of Police, Superintendents of Police in the state should take ...
13 Nov, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
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...
08 Nov, 2020, 04.29 PM IST
Sale of firecrackers banned in Rajasthan"In order to protect the health of COVID-19 infected patients and general public due to poisonous smoke emanating from firecrackers, strict...
02 Nov, 2020, 08.25 AM IST
Sale of firecrackers other than green crackers banned in Delhi-NCR: SCA bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said firecrackers already produced can be sold in this festival season only in other parts ...
31 Oct, 2018, 03.33 PM IST
Firecrackers and reluctant authorities: Indian capital's smog set to worsenIndia, which has the world's 14 most polluted cities, has made little effort this year to curb the sale of ear-splitting, firecrackers that...
19 Oct, 2018, 10.00 AM IST
NGT dismisses plea against ban on sale of firecrackersA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar rejected the plea to reopen firecracker shops and release the licences to sell to...
17 Oct, 2017, 07.14 PM IST
Traders ‘gift’, sell firecrackers online to get rid of stockWith the Supreme Court banning the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, vendors have devised innovative ways to get rid of their stock.
12 Oct, 2017, 10.04 AM IST
Traders move Supreme Court for modification of order banning sale of firecrackersThe traders told the apex court that their licences were revived in pursuance of the apex court's order passed in September 12 and they pro...
11 Oct, 2017, 01.43 PM IST
5 reasons why ban on sale of firecrackers won't curb pollution in DelhiThe Supreme Court ordered ban on sale of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR) nine days before Diwali to keep pollution levels...
10 Oct, 2017, 11.07 AM IST
Supreme Court verdict tomorrow on plea to restore ban on firecracker saleThe top court, through its November 11 order last year, had suspended all licences which "permit sale of fireworks, wholesale and retail wi...
08 Oct, 2017, 09.43 AM IST