Carbide guns should be viewed as “chemical bombs, not conventional firecrackers”, the All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) said. The statement urged authorities to disrupt the supply chain for ...

Diwali celebrations are incomplete without firecrackers, but a Mumbai woman’s festival turned frightening when a firecracker burst too close, setting her hair on ...

Bengaluru: As many as 186 firecracker-related eye injuries, including 103 involving children, were reported between Sunday and Wednesday in the city.Hospitals across Bengaluru treated patients for ...

In the last three days, more than 100 children across Madhya Pradesh have been admitted to hospitals with severe eye injuries, and many even lost eyesight due to bursting crackers – specifically ...

This Diwali, a troubling trend turned festive joy into anguish for many families across Madhya Pradesh. Over 122 children were hospitalised with severe eye injuries within just three days of the ...

Advocate Hitendra Gandhi, in a detailed representation to the NHRC, urged urgent intervention to curb the environmental, health, and animal-welfare harms caused by indiscriminate bursting of ...

New Delhi: Across the country, a dangerous new trend of “carbide guns” is robbing innocent children of their eyesight. Called “desi firecracker guns” or “jugaadi bombs,” they are proving to be a ...

Over 122 children lost their eyesight during the Diwali festival in Madhya Pradesh while using the Instagram viral 'Carbide Gun', which is famously known as 'Desi Firecracker Gun'. Teenagers with eye ...

NORZAGARAY, BULACAN — A 50-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy died while five others were injured and at least 13 houses were destroyed after a makeshift firecracker factory in Barangay Partida here ...

For many, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear “Diwali" is bursting firecrackers. The bright lights, loud bangs, and festive excitement have become synonymous with the celebration.

CUDDALORE: A 26-year-old man who was injured in a quarrel over bursting firecrackers near Panruti in Cuddalore district died on Monday, while undergoing treatment at the Cuddalore Government ...

Delhi firecrackers sale: In a significant update from this Diwali season, the national capital witnessed a massive surge in firecracker sales this. With most shopkeepers running out of stock well ...