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  Fire likely to cast shadow over Thrissur Pooram festivities

  India | April 10, 2016 20:33 IST

  Kochi: The fire tragedy at the Puttingal Devi Complex in Kollam district is likely to cast a shadow over Kerala’s famous Thrissur Pooram festival in which display of fireworks is a major attraction. The Thrissur

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  India celebrated Diwali with traditional fervour

  India | October 24, 2014 8:12 IST

  New Delhi: Diwali, the festival of lights, was celebrated with traditional fervour across the country with people exchanging sweets and gifts with friends and relatives, decking up their houses with earthen diyas and tiny lights

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  Is Diwali turning us into hypocrites?

  India | November 06, 2015 17:40 IST

  Most of us have come across numerous heartening messages and videos giving sermons on how to celebrate our festivals.During such occasions esp. around Diwali & Holi, social media is flooded with endless posts & photographs

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  Denied licence to sell crackers, Delhi shopkeepers move HC

  India | October 06, 2013 11:57 IST

  New Delhi: With Diwali just a month away, four vendors have moved the Delhi High Court seeking directions to civic agencies, fire services and Delhi Police, to grant them licence for selling firecrackers.  In a

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  Nightlong Diwali crackers create huge smog over Delhi

  India | November 14, 2012 16:27 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 14: India TV reporters went to different locations of the national capital on Diwali night to check the level of pollution due to Diwali crackers that went throughout the night. Till 9

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  60 year old man dies as crackers explode

  India | June 24, 2012 20:49 IST

  Salem (Tamil Nadu),Jun 24:  A 60-year-old man died and one person seriously injured when some crackers stored in a pump-set room here exploded,  police said today.The crackers' unit owner Govindaswamy, who was arrested, had stored

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  Four Killed In Explosion In Kanpur

  India | October 28, 2010 20:18 IST

  Kanpur, Oct 28: At least four persons were killed when a two-storey residential building on premises of a government primary health centre collapsed here today following an explosion which police suspect was caused by illegally