UP: 200 kg guncotton powder seized, one arrested in crackdown on illegal explosives

Jan 20, 2026

During a house search conducted by Babugarh police station on Tuesday, they recovered approximately 200 kg of gun cotton powder, about 2,000 candles made...

Firecracker factories shut after series of explosions reopen in Virudhunagar district after 9 days

Jul 23, 2025

Over 200 firecracker factories that had remained shut for the past nine days in Virudhunagar district due to the ongoing inspections in the wake...

Jharkhand: Fire breaks out in multiple firecracker shops in Bokaro

Oct 31, 2024

Fire broke out in multiple firecracker shops in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand.

More than 28 people injured in firecracker-related mishaps across Bengaluru on Diwali

Nov 13, 2023

More than 28 people were injured in firecracker-related incidents in Bengaluru on Sunday.

A constable of Mahim gets injured while extinguishing firecracker

Dec 19, 2022

A constable of Mahim police station got injured on Sunday while extinguishing a firecracker.

Five killed in firecracker factory explosion in Tamil Nadu's Madurai

Nov 10, 2022

An explosion occurred in a private firecracker factory near Usilambatti in the Madurai district.