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Bangalore: Festival of lights turns dark for over 100 injured persons

  •   Tue, Nov 05 2013 10:23:02 AM

Bangalore: Festival of lights turns dark for over 100 injured persons

Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore

Bangalore, Nov 5: Diwali, the festivals of lights and joy has also caused grief and suffering to some, especially to children.

So far, over a hundred persons are said to have been injured in various places in Bangalore alone during the lighting of crackers and other fireworks.

Most of them are injured in the eyes.  Two of them have permanently lost vision.  Kushal Kumar(13) and Satish (31), residents of Magadi, are the ones who have become blind. 

As many as 46 of the injured are being treated in Narayana Netralaya, 20 in Shekar Hospital, 21 in Modi Hospital and 30 are undergoing treatment at Minto hospital.

Failure to adhere to adequate precautions is said to be the reason for the injuries. With celebrations still going on in some parts, people are requested to be careful when bursting crackers.
  

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  • Scott W. Morin, Singapore

    Wed, Jun 08 2022

    Well written articles like yours renew my faith in today's writers. After reading this article, i get to know about the festivals of light turns dark held in Banglore.

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  • Simon, Bombay /Mlore

    Wed, Nov 06 2013

    Crackers should ban busted them at home. Government should give permission to one of the organization bust them at open ground or in a the stadium.so all people can watch and enjoy Deepavali.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Wed, Nov 06 2013

    Very sad to hear mostly children are affected with this tragedy.we can't make them responsible because they are children.parents should take care that they stay far from dangerous places.other side some Crackers are mostly coming from China explode before the time.That we experience here many times.it should be controlled by officials before giving free to sell.but in India many People prepare themselves to have a loud effect.and in unprofessional Hand can come to a tragedy.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Wed, Nov 06 2013

    As long as stupid/careless parents and also children exist, nobody can stop this....!!!!???

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  • JNB, Bejai

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    100 or 1000 government will not have any control.
    They issue license to sell firearms like anything.
    I seen pictures of many losing eyes,hands,palms etc.
    Now losing any arms and limbs become like a joke of the day for officials concerned.

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    At least wear sun glass when you play with crackers..Even Nela Chakra and Dursu suddenly act as Aane or Lakshmi Pataki nowadays..Everything is FAKE..

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    Bursting crackers it is a kind of joy for the youngsters but sometime the incidents turns towards sad and the festival of lights goes dark to their life.

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  • Rizwan, Indian/UAE

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    A pack of 3D glasses sold with 3D TV's, similarly Plain and cheap spectacles to be sold bundled with the crackers ....

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  • Ahmed, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    Deepawali or Diwali is the celebration of lights NOT crackers. Must BAN the production and sales of these crackers. Every year number of people get injured and loose eye sight. So many incidents of fire and property loss.

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    Dr. Bhujanga Shetty of Narayana Nethralaya gets more work during Deepawali every year.

    It is same old story. Fed up reading every year. Parents should not give heavy burstable crackers to children.

    Last 3 days Bangalore City was very danger after 5:30 PM. Walking on roads was too scary. May be we will have to wear HELMET during deepawali to protect ourseleves from crackers.

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  • kumar, mudiegre

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    Sad... But keep the template of this article ... U need this God knows Until when ... we don't realize even after so many facts ...no one can help us

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  • mohan, mangalore/bangalore

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    Scientists in USA and Europe work hard to make the blind see through the medical and technological theories. Our festival of light make the seeing eyes blind. After all it is our culture and birth right, excuse me, I Am sorry.

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  • Lalitha, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    celebrations damaged the feature of the children for life. Collect this money from devotees from burning crackers and make a good use of it by making marriages of poor hindu gurls, poor hindu children education, children health and old age houses. There are many essential steps to be taken to safe guard woman from rape, children education, unemployment etc.

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  • For Justice, Abu Dhabi / Ubar

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    Man made accidents..

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  • Anand, karkala

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    Vehicle accidents do happen - does not mean we should ban the vehicles. Same way Deepavali is called festival of lights and banning crackers won't serve our purpose. Adult observation is must before giving anything in the hands of children.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, BAHRAIN

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    After reading this news I am thinking, are crackers really necessary? Child labour, polluting the environment, risk of injuries, health risk coz of exposure to chemicals....

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  • McQueen, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    we will never learn.... we indians will never ever learn!!
    use of explosives should be regulated by the government.
    a similar situation, albeit different, exists in the USA - they will never learn. they expect all citizens to be safe, by providing guns to all their people, and never expect them to shoot!!!
    the result is for all to see!!
    we have noise pollution, air pollution and to top it all - loss of limbs, eyes and dreams!
    i suppose explosives(crackers)are almost banned, or else regulated in the gulf.
    Besides, we are literally burning are money with these fire crackers! the huge loss of life at sivakasi last year, nor the child labour employed , does not bother us one bit.
    the fire cracker industry should be provided with suitable alternatives to earn their daily bread
    we should educated our children on the ill effects of fire crackers.
    i was reading an article in the newspaper yesterday - a village or a district somewhere in tamilnadu, celebrates diwali by not bursting crackers for the last 14 years, lest they destroy a bird sanctuary in the vicinity! what a wonderful thought! they celebrate by feeding the birds!

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  • Ayes P., Mangalore/KSA

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    No regrets everybody knows that it is harm for eyes, parents should aware such things that their children may lose their eyes.

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  • C K DAYANANDA, MANGALURU

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    No where in our scriptures it is said that the Deepavali should be celebrated by bursting crackers.

    All our religious heads should issue messages to the above effect.

    The Tulasi Puja and the Deepavali in future, should celebrated by lighting oil / ghee lamps and performing Puja at home.

    The government should also ban bursting of crackers in political rallies and other functions.

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  • akash salian, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 05 2013

    Well said.

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