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Lights out: 179 cracker injuries, 49 fire calls mar Hyderabad Diwali

Lights out: 179 cracker injuries, 49 fire calls mar Hyderabad Diwali

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A dispute over bursting firecrackers during Diwali celebrations in Badoli village in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district escalated when a man allegedly drove his Thar into his neighbours, killing a couple and injuring two others, police said on Monday.

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  • left · 1 outlet

    Hyderabad: It took just two hours on Diwali night for Hyderabad’s air to go from unhealthy to hazardous. At around 9:30 pm on Sunday, November 8, the city’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) touched 509, a hazardous level that amounts to a major public health emergency. The reading held steady until 3…

    — The Siasat Daily

  • center · 3 outlets

    State minister Jitu Vaghani was among those who reported about fire incidents, officials said.

    — Deccan Chronicle

  • right · 1 outlet

    Among the patients reporting Diwali-related injuries, there were 35 children who sustained firecracker-related injuries and were treated in the OPD, while one child required hospital admission.

    — NDTV

RSS excerpt

Hyderabad: At least 179 people suffered firecracker-related injuries in Hyderabad between Saturday night and Monday afternoon (November 7 to 9), most of them to the eyes, according to figures from four hospitals in the city. The LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) treated 92 firecracker injury cases…

Coverage arrived over 11 hours — first from The Indian Express, latest from Deccan Chronicle.

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  3. Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    Diwali firecrackers can help cure several diseases, claims Bengal BJP MLA Papia Adhikari

    BJP MLA Papia Adhikari has triggered a controversy for claiming that bursting firecrackers can cure several diseases while inaugurating a Kali Puja celebration in her constituency. Speaking at a Kali Puja pandal inauguration, Adhikari said, "You will see, bursting firecrackers also helps in curing…

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  8. The Siasat Daily Center-Left Siasat Daily Current article

    Lights out: 179 cracker injuries, 49 fire calls mar Hyderabad Diwali

    Hyderabad: At least 179 people suffered firecracker-related injuries in Hyderabad between Saturday night and Monday afternoon (November 7 to 9), most of them to the eyes, according to figures from four hospitals in the city. The LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) treated 92 firecracker injury cases…

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  10. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Gujarat sees 366 fire incidents on Diwali, 62 burn cases reported

    Gujarat recorded 366 fire-related incidents on Diwali, a sharp increase from the usual 55 cases reported on normal days, according to data from the 108 emergency medical services (EMS). Surat, Ahmedabad and Rajkot together accounted for 182 of these incidents, officials said on Monday. The state…

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