Stop spending money on festivities; focus on education, healthcare: RSS to temples
A huge stock of fireworks exploded before dawn on April 10 at the Puttingal Devi temple at Paravur town near Kollam, killing 114 people and injuring some 350 others.
May 02, 2016, 10:06 AM IST
Seven days after tragic fire that killed over 100, Puttingal Devi temple opened for darshan
A week after the fire tragedy at the 100-year-old Puttingal Devi temple at Paravoor left 108 dead, the temple opened for darshan early this morning.
Apr 17, 2016, 12:18 PM IST
Kerala Police Chief had objected to PM Modi, Rahul's visit to Puttingal Devi Temple
At least 113 people have been killed and scores injured after a huge stock of firecrackers went up in flames in Puttingal Devi Temple premises.
Apr 15, 2016, 09:06 AM IST
Kerala temple tragedy: Death toll rises to 108, dozens still undergoing treatment at hospitals
Kerala government on Thursday put the toll in the Puttingal Devi Temple fireworks tragedy at 108, saying the higher number of dead announced earlier was due to "duplication" in counting.
Apr 14, 2016, 21:24 PM IST
Kollam temple fire: Team to assess damage caused by Kerala tragedy today
At least 113 people were killed and scores injured after a huge stock of firecrackers went up in flames in Puttingal Devi temple premises.
Apr 14, 2016, 09:07 AM IST
Kollam temple fire: Declare tragedy as national calamity, demands Oommen Chandy
The Kerala government on Wednesday requested the Centre to immediately declare the Puttingal Devi temple tragedy that claimed 113 lives and left several injured as a national calamity.
Apr 13, 2016, 14:50 PM IST
Team to assess damage caused by Kerala temple tragedy
Three Kerala ministers will head a team of experts to study the destruction caused to civilian property due to the deadly fireworks show at a temple in Kollam.
Apr 13, 2016, 14:40 PM IST
Kerala CM Chandy attacks Left for 'playing politics' after Kollam temple tragedy
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday attacked the Left for trying to score brownie points following the horrific tragedy in a Kerala temple.
Apr 13, 2016, 14:39 PM IST
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.
Apr 13, 2016, 10:22 AM IST
Puttingal Devi temple fire accused, 14-year-old boy succumb to injuries; toll rises to 112
The condition of around 300 other people, undergoing treatment in about a dozen hospitals at Kollam, has improved.
Apr 12, 2016, 20:18 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
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
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 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
Rahul Gandhi visits Puttingal Devi temple fire tragedy site in Kollam
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday visited the site of the deadly inferno at the Puttingal temple in Kerala`s Kollam district where at least 105 people were killed in the fire.
Apr 10, 2016, 19:34 PM IST
