Blast at Bengal fireworks factory kills at least 9, triggers political firestormhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/blast-at-bengal-fireworks-factory-kills-at-least-9-triggers-political-firestorm/May 17, 2023, 4:03 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/16bengal-firecracker-unit.jpgOthersA massive blast ripped through a cracker factory at Egra in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district leaving at least nine persons dead and several others injured. The blast occurred at about 11am at Khadikul village under Egra police station and th...Grand puja festivities fail to lift Mamata’s spiritshttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/blast-at-bengal-fireworks-factory-kills-at-least-9-triggers-political-firestorm/May 17, 2023, 4:03 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/16bengal-firecracker-unit-300x169.jpgOthersIt is a stage that Mamata Banerjee thrives on: a huge spectacle, masses of people, song and dance, lights and colour in a unique combination that only the Durga pujas can bring to the City of Joy. And its grand finale is the Carnival which is orga...