Tag: crackers

New Delhi: On this Diwali, comedian Vir Das expressed his concern over the hazardous impact of bursting firecrackers to celebrate the festival of lights. He further highlighted that when people ...

New Delhi: Health experts have urged people to stay away from firecrackers this Diwali as it can not only increase air pollution, but also accelerate the spread of COVID-19 infection. ...

Mumbai: A fan of Parineeti Chopra recently took to social media to share a photo of firecrackers on whose box the actress’ face is printed.   Along with the pic, the ...

Bhubaneswar/Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday requested his Odisha and Rajasthan counterparts to lift the ban on the sale and bursting of crackers during Diwali this ...

Dhenkanal: A forest staff was seriously injured when a stack of crackers kept in a house in the Forest Colony in Dhenkanal town went off on Wednesday morning. The incident ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Monday set the time limit for bursting crackers during the X-Mas and New Year celebrations in the state. The Commission said that ...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy showers coupled with strict guidelines have played spoilsport for the business prospects of cracker sellers on the eve of Diwali in the Odisha capital. The rains in the ...

Bhubaneswar: The commissionerate police on Wednesday issued an advisory that the denizens of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will be allowed to burst crackers only for two hours, from 8 pm to ...

Rayagada: A man reportedly lost his palms in an explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit in Raniguda of Rayagada district on Thursday. The victim, identified as Santosh Behera, was admitted ...

The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has advised the three Divisions, Khurda Road, Sambalpur and Waltair, to launch a special safety drive to keep a strict vigil on carrying inflammable items ...