Eight killed in crackers factory blast in TN's Sivakasi, CM announces solatiumA blast at a firecracker factory in Sivakasi killed eight workers. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced compensation for the vict...
01 Jul, 2025, 11.47 PM IST
At least 5 workers killed in Sivakasi firecracker factory blast in Tamil NaduA devastating explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Chinnakamanpatti, near Sivakasi, has resulted in the tragic loss of four liv...
01 Jul, 2025, 02.22 PM IST
West Bengal to allow only green crackers during Kali Puja: MinisterThe environment minister said the court had directed that the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri) and Petroleum a...
13 Oct, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
4 workers killed in mishap at TN fireworks unitFour workers were killed and eight others injured in an explosion at a fireworks unit on Saturday at a village near here, police said. The ...
01 Jan, 2022, 04.52 PM IST
Green crackers ready for production, SC informed06 Mar, 2019, 04.07 AM IST
No ban on firecrackers in Bengal, but noise cap at 90 decibelWBPCB chairman Kalyan Rudra said the board was working in tandem with law enforcing agencies in the state to prevent illegal firecrackers f...
12 Oct, 2017, 12.56 PM IST
Fireworks hub loses 35 per cent of market share to Chinese imports, defuse Sivakasi cracker businessAround 2,000 containers of Chinese crackers worth Rs 1,500 crore are said to be operating in the Rs 4,000-crore Indian market.
25 Oct, 2016, 10.27 AM IST
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...
14 Apr, 2016, 01.25 AM IST
Cracker manufacturers to promote 'Made in India' fireworksAsked how the association planned to address the matter, he said representatives recently met Commerce and Industries Minister Nirmala Sith...
25 Oct, 2015, 12.19 PM IST
Fireworks manufacturers wary of influx of Chinese crackersWith less than 10 days to go for Diwali, TN fireworks manufacturers are gearing up for festival with new varieties of crackers to compete a...
13 Oct, 2014, 12.33 PM IST
Smuggled Chinese fireworks may impact Sivakasi product sales"The wholesale merchants in the north may prefer branded Indian fireworks and substitute the rest of demand with Chinese fireworks,"
26 Aug, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
Sivakasi manufacturers worried over smuggled Chinese fireworksAMSG Ashokan of 'We Two' brand estimates that roughly 500 containers full of Chinese fireworks may be smuggled in for diwali this year, ess...
26 Aug, 2014, 09.57 AM IST
- 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...
10 Nov, 2012, 05.09 AM IST
54 burnt to death at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi54 burnt to death with atleast 50 injured in devastating blaze at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi.
06 Sep, 2012, 07.03 AM IST
52 charred to death in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi factory fireIn a major fire accident, at least 52 people were dead, while 50 more injured in an explosion in a fireworks manufacturing unit in Sivakasi...
05 Sep, 2012, 06.37 PM IST
- 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...
14 Oct, 2009, 08.17 PM IST
- Diwali all set to b environment-savvy
From now, the fancy fireworks that used to create big noise and air pollution will be available in less noise and in reduced smoke variants.
20 Oct, 2008, 06.56 AM IST