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150 Injured In Kerala Cracker Tragedy, Eyewitnesses Recall "Ball Of Fire"
More than 150 people were injured, eight of them seriously, in a fireworks accident at a temple in Kerala's Kasaragod district late last night
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4 Years On, Crime Branch Files Chargesheet In Kerala Temple Fire Tragedy
More than four years after a massive explosion and fire killing over 100 people during Puttingal temple festival in Kerala's Kollam district, the state crime branch on Friday filed a chargesheet against 59 accused, including 15 temple officials. More than 600 people were injured in the tragedy.
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Amit Shah In Kerala Highlights: Don't Misuse Sabarimala Verdict, BJP Chief Warns Left Government
An ashram of Swami Sandeepananda Giri who supported the Supreme Court verdict allowing entry of women of all ages to Sabarimala temple was attacked early Saturday.Two cars and one scooter at the Swami Sandeepananda Giri's School of Bhagavad Gita on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram were set on fire at around 2:30 am. The attackers also put a wrea...
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Kerala Ashram Run By Preacher Who Backed Sabarimala Verdict Attacked
An ashram in Kerala, founded by a preacher who supported the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women of menstruating age to the famous Sabarimala temple, was attacked by unidentified persons early this morning.
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Kerala Man In Saudi Fired For "Derogatory" Remarks On Sabarimala Row
An Indian man in Saudi Arabia has been fired from his job for posting "derogatory comments" on women, amid the Sabarimala temple row, a media report said Wednesday.
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Fire Near Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple In Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, Godown Gutted
A fire today broke out in a godown belonging to a post office near the famous Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram. The fire triggered panic in the area, a high-security zone in the city in view of its proximity to the shrine besides being a thickly populated area.
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Kerala Temple Fire: All 41 Accused Get Bail As Cops Fail To File Chargesheet In 90-Days
The Kerala High Court has today given bail to all 41 accused in Kerala's Kollam temple fire tragedy that claimed over 100 lives because police failed to file the chargesheet within 90-day deadline.
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Kerala Temple Fire: High Court Declines Bail To 39 Accused
The Kerala High Court today declined bail to 39 accused in the Kollam Puttingal temple fireworks tragedy that claimed 109 lives in April.
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Steps Needed To Address Psychological Impact Of Kollam Tragedy: Activist
Weeks after the fire tragedy at the Puttingal Devi temple at Paravoor in Kollam left over 100 dead and several injured, a senior political activist today said urgent steps are required to address the "psychological impact" of the tragedy on the people living in the area.
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Kollam Temple Fire: Kerala To Seek Rs 117 Crore Aid From Centre
The Kerala government today said it would seek Rs 117 crore aid from the Centre for rehabilitating victims who suffered losses in the April 10 Puttingal Devi Temple fire tragedy at Kollam that killed 108 people.
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Elephants Keep Up Thrissur Pooram Tradition, Black Paint Masking Injuries
A famous festival in Kerala's Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur saw lakhs of people participating in the pomp and show on Sunday, prepping for a show of fireworks, days after over 100 people were killed in a fire 200 km away in Kollam.
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Fire-Hit Puttingal Temple In Kerala Reopens For Devotees
A week after the fire tragedy at the 100-year-old Puttingal Devi temple at Paravoor left 108 dead, the temple reopened early this morning. The Tantri (Chief priest) Unnikrishnan Namboothiri opened the sanctum sanctorum at 4.00 am.
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Kerala BJP Seeks CBI, NIA Probe Into Temple Disaster
The Kerala BJP on Saturday sought a probe by the CBI and the NIA into the temple disaster that left 114 people dead and over 350 injured late last Saturday night during an illegal fireworks display at the Puttingal Devi temple.
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Kollam Fire: Kerala Police Blames District Administration For 'Delayed Action'
Kerala police today slammed the district administration for delayed action during the Puttingal temple fire in which over 100 people died.
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150 Injured In Kerala Cracker Tragedy, Eyewitnesses Recall "Ball Of Fire"
More than 150 people were injured, eight of them seriously, in a fireworks accident at a temple in Kerala's Kasaragod district late last night
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4 Years On, Crime Branch Files Chargesheet In Kerala Temple Fire Tragedy
More than four years after a massive explosion and fire killing over 100 people during Puttingal temple festival in Kerala's Kollam district, the state crime branch on Friday filed a chargesheet against 59 accused, including 15 temple officials. More than 600 people were injured in the tragedy.
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Amit Shah In Kerala Highlights: Don't Misuse Sabarimala Verdict, BJP Chief Warns Left Government
An ashram of Swami Sandeepananda Giri who supported the Supreme Court verdict allowing entry of women of all ages to Sabarimala temple was attacked early Saturday.Two cars and one scooter at the Swami Sandeepananda Giri's School of Bhagavad Gita on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram were set on fire at around 2:30 am. The attackers also put a wrea...
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Kerala Ashram Run By Preacher Who Backed Sabarimala Verdict Attacked
An ashram in Kerala, founded by a preacher who supported the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women of menstruating age to the famous Sabarimala temple, was attacked by unidentified persons early this morning.
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Kerala Man In Saudi Fired For "Derogatory" Remarks On Sabarimala Row
An Indian man in Saudi Arabia has been fired from his job for posting "derogatory comments" on women, amid the Sabarimala temple row, a media report said Wednesday.
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Fire Near Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple In Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, Godown Gutted
A fire today broke out in a godown belonging to a post office near the famous Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram. The fire triggered panic in the area, a high-security zone in the city in view of its proximity to the shrine besides being a thickly populated area.
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Kerala Temple Fire: All 41 Accused Get Bail As Cops Fail To File Chargesheet In 90-Days
The Kerala High Court has today given bail to all 41 accused in Kerala's Kollam temple fire tragedy that claimed over 100 lives because police failed to file the chargesheet within 90-day deadline.
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Kerala Temple Fire: High Court Declines Bail To 39 Accused
The Kerala High Court today declined bail to 39 accused in the Kollam Puttingal temple fireworks tragedy that claimed 109 lives in April.
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Steps Needed To Address Psychological Impact Of Kollam Tragedy: Activist
Weeks after the fire tragedy at the Puttingal Devi temple at Paravoor in Kollam left over 100 dead and several injured, a senior political activist today said urgent steps are required to address the "psychological impact" of the tragedy on the people living in the area.
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Kollam Temple Fire: Kerala To Seek Rs 117 Crore Aid From Centre
The Kerala government today said it would seek Rs 117 crore aid from the Centre for rehabilitating victims who suffered losses in the April 10 Puttingal Devi Temple fire tragedy at Kollam that killed 108 people.
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Elephants Keep Up Thrissur Pooram Tradition, Black Paint Masking Injuries
A famous festival in Kerala's Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur saw lakhs of people participating in the pomp and show on Sunday, prepping for a show of fireworks, days after over 100 people were killed in a fire 200 km away in Kollam.
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Fire-Hit Puttingal Temple In Kerala Reopens For Devotees
A week after the fire tragedy at the 100-year-old Puttingal Devi temple at Paravoor left 108 dead, the temple reopened early this morning. The Tantri (Chief priest) Unnikrishnan Namboothiri opened the sanctum sanctorum at 4.00 am.
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Kerala BJP Seeks CBI, NIA Probe Into Temple Disaster
The Kerala BJP on Saturday sought a probe by the CBI and the NIA into the temple disaster that left 114 people dead and over 350 injured late last Saturday night during an illegal fireworks display at the Puttingal Devi temple.
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Kollam Fire: Kerala Police Blames District Administration For 'Delayed Action'
Kerala police today slammed the district administration for delayed action during the Puttingal temple fire in which over 100 people died.