Three more arrested in Kerala temple fire tragedy case
Three more persons were arrested today by Crime Branch officials in connection with the Puttingal Devi temple fireworks tragedy that claimed 108 lives.
Apr 18, 2016, 00:40 AM IST
A week after fire tragedy, Kerala's Puttingal temple reopens for devotees
The Puttingal Devi temple here where a fireworks disaster killed 114 people opened on Sunday to devotees for the first time after a week. With devotees looking on, temple priest Unnikrishnan Nampoothiri opened the temple and offered the customary prayers, residents said.
Apr 17, 2016, 13:46 PM IST
Kerala High Court allows low-decibel fireworks in Pooram festival
The Kerala High Court on Thursday allowed low-decibel fireworks display during the ongoing Pooram festival in Thrissur.
Apr 14, 2016, 19:11 PM IST
Kerala temple tragedy: Man believed dead is alive; wrong body cremated
A 29-year-old man, believed to have died in the Puttingal fire tragedy, turned out be alive after a body cremated by his family was actually that of someone else.
Apr 14, 2016, 00:28 AM IST
Kerala fire: Wells near Puttingal Temple may have chemicals, human body parts; locals asked to stay away
People living near the Puttingal Devi temple in Puruvoor have been asked not to drink water from the wells in the area, as per a media report.
Apr 13, 2016, 19:03 PM IST
Union Cabinet pays homage to victims of Kerala temple tragedy
The Union Cabinet which met here on Wednesday paid homage to those killed in the temple fire tragedy in Kollam on Sunday.
Apr 13, 2016, 14:47 PM IST
Dalai Lama donates Rs.10 lakh for Kerala temple fire victims
The Dalai Lama on Tuesday donated Rs.10 lakh to be used for relef and rehabilitation of those affected by the devastating fire at a temple in Kollam, in which at least 112 people were killed.
Apr 12, 2016, 22:14 PM IST
Kerala fire tragedy: Death toll rises to 110, condition of 26 critical
The toll in the Puttingal Devi temple fireworks mishap rose to 110 today with a 55-year old man succumbing to injuries at a hospital here.
Apr 12, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
Kollam temple fire tragedy: Kerala HC bans fireworks display in all places of worship between sunset and sunrise
The state government told the Kerala High Court that no permission was granted for Puttingal temple fireworks display.
Apr 12, 2016, 14:43 PM IST
Nepalese PM offers condolences to Kollam inferno victims
At least 109 people were charred to death while 383 others injured in a fire accident at Puttingal temple during a festival at Paravur in Kollam district early on Sunday morning.
Apr 12, 2016, 12:31 PM IST
Kerala temple tragedy: Seven absconding officials surrender, HC to hear ban on fireworks display
The Kerala High Court is due to hear on Tuesday a PIL seeking a ban on display of high decibel firecrackers during religious events across the state, days after at least 109 people died in a firecracker tragedy at a temple in Kollam.
Apr 12, 2016, 09:02 AM IST
Kerala temple tragedy: Five officials Puttingal Trust surrender
Thetragedy occurred at the 100-year-old Puttingal Devi Temple complex during an unauthorised display of fireworks early on Sunday morning.
Apr 12, 2016, 07:39 AM IST
DNA: Analysis of Kollam's Puttingal temple blast
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Kerala temple tragedy: Toll rises to 109, six booked; at least 100 kg explosives seized in crackdown
Gross violation of norms and use of banned chemicals led to the Puttingal tragedy, a top explosives official said on Monday.
Apr 11, 2016, 23:33 PM IST
Banned potassium chlorate used in fireworks at Putttingal Devi temple: Report
It has been reported that banned chemical potassium chlorate was used in making the firecrackers which caused tragedy in Putttingal Devi temple.
Apr 11, 2016, 22:55 PM IST
Kerala temple tragedy leaves 15 houses ruined
Around 15 houses in the immediate vicinity of the Puttingal Devi temple were damaged beyond repair in Sunday's deadly fireworks tragedy -- in a pointer to the powerful explosive material that caught fire accidentally in the firecracker display.
Apr 11, 2016, 22:12 PM IST
Over 100 killed in Kerala but Travancore Devaswom Board still opposes ban on fireworks
Police has said that all aspects of the fire tragedy in a Kerala temple due to fireworks that left more than 100 people dead will be probed.
Apr 11, 2016, 19:28 PM IST
Kerala temple tragedy: Quintals of explosives recovered in crackdown on illegal storehouses
A day after the worst fire tragedy in the country claimed over 100 lives in Puttingal temple in Kollam district of Kerala, the police swung into action and recovered explosives from the several illegal storehouses in the neighbouring areas of the temple.
Apr 11, 2016, 18:05 PM IST
Kollam temple fire: RSS volunteers throng hospital to donate blood for victims; pictures go viral
The pictures of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteers waiting outside hospital to donate blood for Kollam's Puttingal temple fire victims have gone viral on various social media platforms.
Apr 11, 2016, 09:27 AM IST
Kerala temple tragedy: Five people detained in connection with Kollam inferno
Five people have been detained in connection with the deadly inferno at the Puttingal temple in Kollam district in Kerala killing at least 106 people.
Apr 11, 2016, 08:56 AM IST
