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- Indian Foreign Ministry blamed Chinese patrolling deviations for border disruptions
- India said both sides are using diplomatic and military mechanisms to resolve outstanding issues
- Three children among five killed in firecracker workshop explosions in Bihar
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Skip next section Three children among five killed in firecracker workshop explosions in Bihar10/24/2026October 24, 2026
Three children among five killed in firecracker workshop explosions in Bihar
Three children were among the five killed on Friday when a series of explosions ripped through a firecracker workshop operating from a private home in the eastern state of Bihar, police said.
According to the police residents fear more people may be buried under the rubble.
The workshop’s owner and four relatives were among those killed in the incident in Siwan district.
According to the Hindustan Times newspaper, a witness said that body parts of some of those killed in the blast were “strewn all over.”
Industrial accidents, especially in firework factories, are common in India, where safety standards are often poorly enforced.
In recent past:
- In August, 11 people, including eight children, were killed by an explosion in a firecracker workshop operating from a residential area in northern Uttar Pradesh state
- In March, a fire at a fireworks factory in Maharashtra state India killed 17 people and injured 18 people
- In April, eight people were killed and 15 injured when a firecracker warehouse in Kerala in south India caught fire
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India blames Chinese patrolling deviations for border disruptions
India’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday the situation along the India-China border was periodically disrupted when Chinese forces deviated from established patrolling patterns.
“Both sides continue to use existing diplomatic and military mechanisms to resolve outstanding issues and avoid misunderstandings and miscalculations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC),” the ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said while addressing the media.
The two countries have also agreed to discuss ways to improve their understanding of the LAC in certain areas to strengthen border management, he added.
“I would also like to emphasize that maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas is essential for the overall development of bilateral relations,” Jaiswal said.
‘Face-offs between Indian and Chinese troops continuing’
This development comes a day after India’s China border police chief, Shatrujeet Singh Kapur, said on Thursday that face-offs between Indian and Chinese troops are continuing at multiple locations along the border in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, despite ongoing talks between the two countries, according to Indian media.
The face-offs in Arunachal Pradesh underscore the challenges of maintaining peace along the border even as the two countries have held several rounds of military and diplomatic talks this year.
The issue was also taken up by the opposition Congress party with Member of Parliament and senior party leader Jairam Ramesh criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and and the government for “remain silent on this grave issue.”
“The nation is asking: Amid ongoing tensions on the border, what kind of nationalism is this softness toward China and the growing economic dependence?” Ramesh posted on X.
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Hello! This is Shakeel from DW’s New Delhi Studio bringing you the top updates from across India.
The issue of India-China border tensions has its made its way back into focus as India on Friday said Chinese forces deviating from established patrolling patterns continue to disrupt the border situation.
Meanwhile, in the eastern state of Bihar, three children were among the five killed when a series of powerful explosions tore through a firecracker workshop at a private house, where the manufacturing was taking place.
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