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Not in favour of banning firecrackers in temples: Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar"This is my pen. We use it for writing. One naughty boy uses it to injure the eye. Are we going to ban the pen?" he argued to emphasise his...
Narendra Modi's Kollam visit 'big relief' for people of Kerala: Oommen ChandyHours after the tragedy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited the temple premises and taken stock of the situation arising out of the m...
Election campaign picks up momentum in KeralaV S Achuthanandan, the 93-year old CPI(M) veteran and star campaigner for party headed LDF, will tour the northern districts till the end o...
Toll in temple tragedy rises to 114More then 300 persons were still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Thiruvananhpuram and Kollam for the injuries they sustained in the Ap...
Not Tragedy But Crime: Spare us the red herrings, fix responsibility for Kollam temple disasterIt is no surprise that chief minister Oommen Chandy too has suggested a ban on crackers, in the frantic hope that no one talks about local ...
Kollam temple tragedy: Explosives could have been smuggled via sea route from ChinaWith firecrackers from Sivakasi not allowed into Kollam for the annual event, the suspicion is that the organisers may have sourced them fr...
Fireworks not to be part of any temple festival, says AP govtJ S V Prasad issued an order to this effect and directed executive officers of all temples in the state to take necessary precautionary mea...
DNA testing to identify those killed in fire tragedy"The testing procedures has started. Samples will start arriving this afternoon", Institute Director, Prof M Radhakrishna Pillai, told PTI.
Demand for ban on fireworks display: Government calls all-party meetThe Kerala government today called an All-Party Meeting on April 14 to discuss whether or not to ban fireworks display during festivities i...
Kerala temple fire: Army, air force, navy pitch in with aidFollowing a request from the state government, Indian Air Force sent six helicopters, two AN32 transport aircraft and two business jets to ...
Kollam fire: Rahul Gandhi visits fire accident site in KeralaRahul Gandhi today visited the site of the fire tragedy at the Puttingal Devi temple near here in which 100 persons were killed and over 38...
Country mourns Kerala temple tragedy, fireworks safety in focusA large number of people died when concrete chunks and iron grills from the structures fell on those who had gathered to watch the festivit...
Temple fire: PM Narendra Modi reaches Kolkam to see injuredPrime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today to take stock of the situation in the wake of the fire tragedy at Puttingal Devi Temple nea...
A sad Sunday for country as it mourns Kerala temple tragedy"Fire at temple in Kollam is heartrending and shocking beyond words. My thoughts are with families of the deceased and prayers with injured...
Kollam temple fire: Prime Minister, Chief Minister announce compensationThe Prime Minister announced Rs 50,000 each for the injured in the tragedy that occurred early this morning in Puttingal Devi Temple near K...
Sonia expresses grief over temple fire tragedyCongress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed grief over the loss of lives in the temple fire tragedy in Kerala that has left over 90 dea...
Fire mishap at Kollam temple: PM Modi rushing to Kerala"Fire at temple in Kollam is heart-rending & shocking beyond words. My thoughts are with families of the deceased & prayers with the injure...