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Firecracker Shops Raise Safety Concerns Ahead Of Diwali

Headline via Deccan Chronicle · first report 6 Nov, 15:02 IST, latest 6 Nov, 23:17 IST

The Taj Mahal, Agra
Representational image · The Taj Mahal, Agra · Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Hindu at 6 Nov, 15:02 IST; the latest is from Deccan Chronicle at 6 Nov, 23:17 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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