Sivakasi to restart production after state assurance to cut GST rateSivakasi had announced an indefinite shutdown ahead of the midnight transition on June 30 but the strike has lasted only for six days.
Sivakasi cluster in Tamil Nadu to protest against levy of a flat 28% GSTThe industry, particularly small manufacturers, fears the tax reform will decimate the business even as Indian firecracker makers face comp...
28% GST levy; fireworks units to begin indefinite stir on June 30A Asaithambi, President,The Tamilnadu Fireworks and Amorces Manufacturers' Association, said the 'exorbitant' GST would affect eight lakh w...
- More units apply for production licences in Sivakasi despite various issues
In the Diwali season that gives Sivakasi’s cracker-makers almost their entire year’s business, at least 40 new units have applied for licen...
- Chinese threat looms large over Sivakasi
As the nation readies itself for Diwali, fireworks manufacturers at the dry and dusty town of Sivakasi, face a question that's not too diff...
- Bomb-making unit raided
A bomb-making unit allegedly functioning at a farm house owned by a PMK leader has been raided and two persons were arrested, police said o...