A blast occurred at Trinamool Congress panchayat member Sheikh Shafiq's house on Monday in West Bengal's Birbhum district. According to preliminary reports, there was a sudden blast in the TMC panchayat member's house due to which the roof and staircase had been completely destroyed. The TMC panchayat member's house where the blast took place on Monday. This blast came a …
West Bengal Police raided multiple firecracker manufacturing units and houses in the South 24 Parganas Chingripota area after two women and a 10-year-old child were killed in a blast in a house on Sunday evening. Additional Superintendent of Police Arka Banerjee told India Today, "After the incidents, police conducted raids and found firecrackers in huge quantities in the area. Following …
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo-moto cognizance of the fire that took place at an illegal firecracker factory in East Midnapore district, leading to an explosion that killed nine people. The human rights body has also sought details of the status of the FIR registered by police, medical records of victims and details of compensation granted by the …
Expanding the ambit of hearing cases on pollution by use of firecrackers beyond the National Capital Region, the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday issued notices to 18 states and Union Territories where air quality is beyond norms. The NGT has already issued notice to Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted, …