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 temple fireworks mishap: 13 persons arrested
Thirteen persons, including members of the managing committee of the Puttingal Devi Temple, were on Tuesday arrested in connection with the fireworks mishap there in which 110 people have died, police said.
Apr 12, 2016, 17:27 PM IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping condoles Kerala temple deaths
At least 109 people were killed and nearly 400 others were injured in the fire caused by festive fireworks at the Puttingal Devi temple on Sunday.
Apr 12, 2016, 16:18 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
After Kollam temple tragedy, Lucknow bans use of firecrackers
The Lucknow DM has banned the use of firecrackers at all public events in the state capital.
Apr 12, 2016, 15:38 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 fire tragedy: CM Chandy calls all-party meet on April 14 to discuss ban on fireworks
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has called for an all-party meet scheduled to take place on April 14 in the backdrop of demand for banning fireworks at temples.
Apr 12, 2016, 10:48 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
Puttingal temple tragedy: NHRC notice to top Kerala officials
A day after a devastating fire swept through the Puttingal Devi Temple complex in Kollam killing over 100 people, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to the Kerala Chief Secretary and top officials of Kollam district seeking their reports in four weeks.
Apr 11, 2016, 20:14 PM IST
Kerala temple fire tragedy, Day 2: Events as they unfolded
In one of the worst tragedies to hit Kerala, at least 109 people were killed and over 380 injured when an illegal fireworks show set off massive explosions and caused a huge blaze at the Puttingal temple in Kollam district on early Sunday.
Apr 11, 2016, 19:52 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
Kerala fire tragedy: Devaswom Board says no ban on fireworks in temple festivals
Amid growing clamour for ban on temple fireworks display in Kerala in wake of Kollam temple tragedy, the Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages about 1,255 temples in the state, on Monday said it was not for a complete ban on such displays.
Apr 11, 2016, 12:31 PM IST
Kerala temple fire: Five people detained, Crime Branch begins probe; death toll at 107
Kerala CM Oommen Chandy has ordered a judicial probe by a retired High Court Judge along with an investigation by Crime Branch into the tragedy.
Apr 11, 2016, 09:37 AM 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