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Delhi Police arrests 261 people for possessing crackers on Diwali, two arrested for having two ‘sutli bombs’

Delhi Police arrested two people in East Delhi for possessing two sutli bombs on Diwali

Uttarakhand: Anuj and Ishu injured in clash over Diwali firecrackers, Mehruddin, Shahnawaz, Bhura and Salim arrested

Argument over Diwali firecrackers resulted in massive stone-pelting between the two communities

Deoband: Maulana Abdul Waqeel Qasmi issues fatwa: Bursting firecrackers ‘un-Islamic’, profit earned from firecracker business ‘haram’

Maulana Abdul Waqeel Qasmi has issued a fatwa saying bursting firecrackers in un-Islamic and any profit earned from the business of firecrackers is 'haram'.

Do you fly pollution-free planes? Fireworks company ‘thrashes’ SpiceJet’s ‘No-crackers Diwali’ banner

The festival of lights, Diwali, will be celebrated in India on 27th October this year.

A year after Supreme Court judgement, union government launches eco-friendly green crackers ahead of Diwali

The Union Minister announced that Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) labs have been successful in developing various environment-friendly fireworks such as sound-emitting crackers, flowerpots, pencils, chakkar and sparklers.

In a first, a Delhi court convicts a man for bursting crackers on Diwali

The Delhi police had booked him under Section 188 CrPC for disobeying their orders by continuing to burst crackers despite issuing a warning.

After banning firecrackers, SC asks why are people seeking a ban on them when automobiles appear to cause more pollution

The Supreme Court directed the government to submit a comparative study on the pollution caused by firecrackers and automobiles.

Firecrackers at Priyanka Chopra’s wedding, Twitter users point out the hypocrisy

A few weeks back, Priyanka and campaigned for a crackerless Diwali

Sabarimala: Consent of the Governed vs Divine Right

In both Sabarimala and firecrackers ban, there has been widespread disobedience and if the state wants to implement these policies against the will of people, a disproportionate amount of force will have to be used.

Firecracker ban would impact 800,000 families, lead to Rs. 16 billion loss for banks, claims association

TANFAMA had also submitted in the Court that a firecracker ban would have terrible consequences for the lakhs of people dependent on the industry for employment.

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