New Delhi: In these high-tech times, Indian Railways continues to rely on the age-old practice of bursting fire crackers on tracks to alert train drivers during dense fog. "Fire crackers continue to help us deal with fog. New technology supplements the decades old practice," said Y S Rajput, senior PRO, Northern Railway. According to Rajput, the Delhi division buys around 1.5 lakh fire crackers every year for use during periods...
04:08 PM, Jan 09, 2012
![]()
Diwali is that time of the year when India celebrates itself. It's that time of the year when Indians across the world, irrespective of gender ...
02:47 PM, Oct 25, 2011
This Diwali, some school children are showing the way on how to celebrate the festival of lights in an environment friendly way. ...
11:03 AM, Nov 03, 2010
Bursting crackers is part of Diwali festivities. And this year ‘Harry Potter’ crackers are the flavour of the season. Followed by Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif crackers, in that order. It is interesting to note that a firang film character is generating better sales of crackers than desi stars. Nimesh Mehta of Essabhai Fireworks in Mumbai says, “Harry Potter is a kids’ hero and hence...
05:55 PM, Oct 29, 2010
Bursting crackers is part of Diwali festivities. And this year ‘Harry Potter’ crackers are the flavour of the season. Followed by Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif crackers, in that order. It is interesting to note that a firang film character is generating better sales of crackers than desi stars. Nimesh Mehta of Essabhai Fireworks in Mumbai says, “Harry Potter is a kids’ hero and hence...
05:55 PM, Oct 29, 2010
In 2005, the Supreme Court had banned the use of firecrackers post 10:00 pm. ...
01:57 AM, Oct 20, 2009
Supreme Court has banned the use of firecrackers from 2100 hrs IST to 0600 hrs IST. But this rule is openly flouted in most parts of the countries. Citizen Journalist Devashish Bhattacharya takes a look at how people in the Capital are busy busting crackers post 2100 hrs IST. ...
01:26 PM, Oct 18, 2009
The actual cause of the fire is not known yet. ...
12:59 PM, Oct 18, 2009
The Pallipattu police are investigating the cause of the accident. ...
07:39 AM, Oct 17, 2009
Crackers named after politicians and actors are very popular. ...
02:55 PM, Oct 16, 2009
Many countries use GPS and lasers to combat fog, but not Indian Railways. ...
01:55 PM, Dec 24, 2008
Major metros crossed the RSPM of 100 micrograms per millicube. ...
03:01 AM, Oct 30, 2008
CJ Debashish Bhattacharya found nobody respecting the SC rule on Diwali night. ...
12:42 AM, Oct 30, 2008
SC rule banning the use of firecrackers after 10 pm in Delhi was widely ignored. ...
10:52 AM, Oct 29, 2008
Inevitable pollution can cause breathing trouble to many. ...
11:55 AM, Oct 28, 2008
displayed with permission. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of CNN-IBN does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them.
