CM Siddaramaiah urges people to use green crackers to check pollution, avoid fire accidents
Bengaluru, Nov 12: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday appealed to people of the state to use only green crackers to avoid fire accidents, and check pollution that can complicate the health of patients with respiratory and cardio-related ailments.
Greeting people on the occasion of Deepavali, he said the festival symoblises the journey from darkness of ignorance to the light of knowledge.
The CM, however, advised people to be cautious while handling crackers in order to avoid any untoward incident due to carelessness.
Siddaramaiah reminded people to use only green crackers.
"The state government has given permission to use green crackers to check air and sound pollution, and fire accidents. Various chemicals used in the crackers lead to many health complications," Siddaramaiah said in a video message.
"The air and sound pollution cause severe health hazard to those suffering from asthma, lung and heart diseases. Birds and animals undergo silent pain. Hence, I appeal to the citizens that they must use only green crackers," he added.
Siddaramaiah's message on crackers came against the backdrop of a major fire in a cracker godown-cum-shop at Attibele, the border town of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on the outskirts of Bengaluru on October 8, which killed 14 people.
Every year, many people, especially children get eye injuries while bursting crackers.
ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಹಬ್ಬ ದೀಪಾವಳಿ ಅಜ್ಞಾನದ ಅಂಧಕಾರ ತೊಡೆದು ಸುಜ್ಞಾನದ ಬೆಳಕು ಹರಿಸಲಿ ಎಂದು ಹಾರೈಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) November 12, 2023
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- ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @siddaramaiah#ದೀಪಾವಳಿ #Deepavali pic.twitter.com/ZaeN6JmW9s
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Kolkata: Aliah University student found dead in hostel
Kolkata (PTI): A student of the state-run Aliah University in New Town near Kolkata was found dead in his hostel room, police said on Tuesday.
The body of Abdul Rahman (24), a resident of Malda, was found hanging from the ceiling in his hostel room around 7 pm on Monday, they said.
Rahman's classmates found the body when they entered his room after getting no response to repeated knocks on the doors. They then informed the police.
Officers of the Techno City police station went to the spot and sent the body to hospital for post-mortem examination, an official said.
An investigation has been started, they said, adding that the exact cause of the death will be known after the post-morterm examination.
