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15 Jun 2019

Kerala policewoman burnt alive; traffic cop heldKerala policewoman burnt alive

The victim, Soumya Pushpakaran,was posted as the Civil Police Officer at Vallikkunnam station here.

17 Apr 2016

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.

Kerala High court

14 Apr 2016

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.

Kerala temple tragedy

13 Apr 2016

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.

Puttingal temple

13 Apr 2016

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.

13 Apr 2016

Kerala temple fire tragedy: Death toll at 112; Kollam DC submits report

An apparently illegal fireworks display set off huge explosions and a massive fire at the Puttingal Devi temple just before dawn before dawn on Sunday, raining death and destruction in the area.

12 Apr 2016

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.

11 Apr 2016

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.

potassium chlorate

14 Apr 2016

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.

Kerala temple tragedy

11 Apr 2016

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.

Travancore Devaswom Board

11 Apr 2016

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.

Puttingal temple

11 Apr 2016

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.

11 Apr 2016

Kerala fire: Woman to fight for ban on fireworks show in temples

Sunday’s tragedy at the Puttingal Devi temple in Kollam is the reason why Pankajakshi Amma, an NRI living close to the temple, has been constantly asking temple authorities for a ban on fireworks display.

Kerala temple tragedy

10 Apr 2016

Kerala temple tragedy: At least 106 killed, CM Chandy orders judicial probe; PM Modi meets victims

In one of the worst tragedies to hit Kerala, at least 106 people were killed and 383 injured in a devastating fire that engulfed the 100-year-old Puttingal Devi Temple complex near here on Sunday.

10 Apr 2016

Tamil Nadu leaders condole Kerala fire deaths

Tamil Nadu Governor K.Rosaiah, Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa and other leaders on Sunday expressed their shock over the death of around 110 people in the Kerala temple blaze and extended their condolences.

Puttingal temple

10 Apr 2016

Puttingal Temple fire: Centre fully stands by Kerala government and its people, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that Centre was fully with Kerala government and its people.

Kerala temple fire

10 Apr 2016

Kerala temple fire: Was it another man-made tragedy?

A massive fire broke out into Puttingal temple at Paravaur in Kollam district of Kerala early Sunday that left at least 100 people charred to death while over 350 were injured.

Puttingal temple

10 Apr 2016

Puttingal temple fire tragedy: As it happened

At least 102 people are feared dead and over 280 injured after firecrackers caused a massive fire at the Puttingal temple in the coastal town of Paravur.

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