In a move to enhance public safety and maintain law and order, the Commissioner of Police, Dhanpreet Kaur, has issued a series of strict orders under Section 163 of the Indian Civil Protection Code, 2023.

Jalandhar Police Issues Strict Orders: New Rules for Hotels, Weddings, Tenants, and Weapons

Amid the worsening AQI and multiple states turning into gas chambers, the Apex court questioned the Delhi Police why there was not a permanent, nationwide ban on firecrackers

Will firecrackers be banned permanently? SC gives deadline to Delhi Government amid worsening AQI

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called upon residents of the national Capital to avoid bursting firecrackers during Diwali, pointing to the severe air pollution it causes in the city. 

Kejriwal urges people to light diyas, avoid firecrackers on Diwali

A massive fire erupted at a firecrackers market in Mathura on Sunday, injuring at least 15 people, nine of them seriously.

Blaze in Mathura firecracker market leaves 15 injured

No firecrackers burst allowed around silence zone and oil terminals 

Time table for bursting firecrackers in Jalandhar on Dussehra, Diwali, Gurpurab 2023 announced

Two other passersby have also suffered severe injuries.

Watch: Father-son charred to death as bike carrying firecrackers explodes

The state government has imposed a blanket ban in Jalandhar and Mandi Gobindgarh from Wednesday midnight onwards.

Fire Crackers Guidelines in Punjab: Only green crackers allowed for two hours, blanket ban in Jalandhar

The Supreme Court on Wednesday emphasised its earlier orders pertaining to the regulation of firecrackers must be complied by every state, as it noted that under the cover of green crackers, banned articles are being used by firecracker manufacturers.

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