Sivakasi, which manufactures about 90% of the fire crackers sold in the country, shifted to green crackers, a fairly new concept, to reduce noise and air pollution after the Supreme Court in 2018 ...

Chennai: Urging the people to celebrate a noiseless and smoke-free Deepavali on October 20, the State government has fixed the timing for lighting fire crackers between 6 am and 7 am and between 7 pm ...

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has said that, as per the Supreme Court’s order, bursting of crackers will be permitted only between 6 am and 7 am and between 7 pm and 8 pm during Deepavali. It ...

The Tamil Nadu government has announced that firecrackers may be burst only between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., and 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. during this year’s Deepavali celebrations. These timings, which have been ...

At least five workers, including two women, were killed in a sudden blast at a firecracker manufacturing factory in Sivakasi in the district on Tuesday, as per PTI report. Five policemen booked in for ...

CHENNAI: The Chennai Seaport Customs on Monday seized Rs 1.5-crore worth illegal Chinese firecrackers smuggled in from China in a container at the Chennai Port and arrested the Maharashtra-based ...