Kollam Temple Fire
- All
- News
- Videos
-
4 Years On, Crime Branch Files Chargesheet In Kerala Temple Fire Tragedy
- Saturday October 17, 2020
- Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kerala Temple Fire: All 41 Accused Get Bail As Cops Fail To File Chargesheet In 90-Days
- Monday July 11, 2016
- Kerala News | Agencies
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kerala Temple Fire: High Court Declines Bail To 39 Accused
- Friday May 27, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala High Court today declined bail to 39 accused in the Kollam Puttingal temple fireworks tragedy that claimed 109 lives in April.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Steps Needed To Address Psychological Impact Of Kollam Tragedy: Activist
- Friday April 29, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kollam Temple Fire: Kerala To Seek Rs 117 Crore Aid From Centre
- Monday April 18, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kerala BJP Seeks CBI, NIA Probe Into Temple Disaster
- Saturday April 16, 2016
- Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kollam Fire: Kerala Police Blames District Administration For 'Delayed Action'
- Saturday April 16, 2016
- Kerala News | Edited by Neha Mahajan
Kerala police today slammed the district administration for delayed action during the Puttingal temple fire in which over 100 people died.
- www.ndtv.com
-
After Top Cop's Criticism, Chief Minister Says PM's Kollam Visit A Relief
- Friday April 15, 2016
- Kerala News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kollam on the day 100 people died in a temple fire was a "big relief" - disagreeing with the state's top police officer who has been quoted saying that a "tired" force had to prep security for high profile visits.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Favour Effective Control Of Fireworks At Temple Fests, Not Ban: Kerala Chief Minister
- Thursday April 14, 2016
- Kerala News |
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kerala Temple Tragedy: Man Believed Dead Is Alive; Wrong Body Cremated
- Thursday April 14, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
A 29-year-old man, believed to have died in the Puttingal fire tragedy, turned out be alive after a wrong body was cremated by his family at Attingal in Kollam.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Life Will Never Be The Same Again Says Kollam Temple Fire Victim's Family
- Thursday April 14, 2016
- Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy
Days after the disastrous temple fire in Kerala, dozens of families in Kollam are struggling to return to normal life. The state government has asked the Centre to declare the tragedy a national disaster.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Fireworks Not To Be Part Of Any Temple Festival, Says Andhra Government
- Wednesday April 13, 2016
- Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India
The Endowments Department of Andhra Pradesh government today issued an order banning use of fireworks as part of any temple festival in the state, days after the tragic Kollam temple fire in Kerala claimed 113 lives.
- www.ndtv.com
-
'Declare Kollam Temple Fire Tragedy As National Calamity', Says Oommen Chandy
- Wednesday April 13, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala government today requested the Centre to immediately declare the Puttingal Devi temple tragedy that claimed 113 lives and left several injured as a national calamity.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kollam Fire: DNA Testing To Identify Those Killed In Puttingal Temple Tragedy
- Wednesday April 13, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
DNA testing procedures to identify bodies of 13 persons charred beyond recognition in the Puttingal Devi temple tragedy at Kollam will be carried out at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Bio Technology (RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kollam Temple Fire: 500 Grams Of Concrete Pellets Removed From Man's Body
- Wednesday April 13, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
About 500 grams of concrete stones and pellets were removed from the body of a 35-year-old man, who was injured when fireworks landed on a stockpile of crackers triggering a huge blast at the Puttingal Temple complex in Kollam.
- www.ndtv.com
-
4 Years On, Crime Branch Files Chargesheet In Kerala Temple Fire Tragedy
- Saturday October 17, 2020
- Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kerala Temple Fire: All 41 Accused Get Bail As Cops Fail To File Chargesheet In 90-Days
- Monday July 11, 2016
- Kerala News | Agencies
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kerala Temple Fire: High Court Declines Bail To 39 Accused
- Friday May 27, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala High Court today declined bail to 39 accused in the Kollam Puttingal temple fireworks tragedy that claimed 109 lives in April.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Steps Needed To Address Psychological Impact Of Kollam Tragedy: Activist
- Friday April 29, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kollam Temple Fire: Kerala To Seek Rs 117 Crore Aid From Centre
- Monday April 18, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kerala BJP Seeks CBI, NIA Probe Into Temple Disaster
- Saturday April 16, 2016
- Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kollam Fire: Kerala Police Blames District Administration For 'Delayed Action'
- Saturday April 16, 2016
- Kerala News | Edited by Neha Mahajan
Kerala police today slammed the district administration for delayed action during the Puttingal temple fire in which over 100 people died.
- www.ndtv.com
-
After Top Cop's Criticism, Chief Minister Says PM's Kollam Visit A Relief
- Friday April 15, 2016
- Kerala News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kollam on the day 100 people died in a temple fire was a "big relief" - disagreeing with the state's top police officer who has been quoted saying that a "tired" force had to prep security for high profile visits.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Favour Effective Control Of Fireworks At Temple Fests, Not Ban: Kerala Chief Minister
- Thursday April 14, 2016
- Kerala News |
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kerala Temple Tragedy: Man Believed Dead Is Alive; Wrong Body Cremated
- Thursday April 14, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
A 29-year-old man, believed to have died in the Puttingal fire tragedy, turned out be alive after a wrong body was cremated by his family at Attingal in Kollam.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Life Will Never Be The Same Again Says Kollam Temple Fire Victim's Family
- Thursday April 14, 2016
- Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy
Days after the disastrous temple fire in Kerala, dozens of families in Kollam are struggling to return to normal life. The state government has asked the Centre to declare the tragedy a national disaster.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Fireworks Not To Be Part Of Any Temple Festival, Says Andhra Government
- Wednesday April 13, 2016
- Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India
The Endowments Department of Andhra Pradesh government today issued an order banning use of fireworks as part of any temple festival in the state, days after the tragic Kollam temple fire in Kerala claimed 113 lives.
- www.ndtv.com
-
'Declare Kollam Temple Fire Tragedy As National Calamity', Says Oommen Chandy
- Wednesday April 13, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala government today requested the Centre to immediately declare the Puttingal Devi temple tragedy that claimed 113 lives and left several injured as a national calamity.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kollam Fire: DNA Testing To Identify Those Killed In Puttingal Temple Tragedy
- Wednesday April 13, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
DNA testing procedures to identify bodies of 13 persons charred beyond recognition in the Puttingal Devi temple tragedy at Kollam will be carried out at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Bio Technology (RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kollam Temple Fire: 500 Grams Of Concrete Pellets Removed From Man's Body
- Wednesday April 13, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
About 500 grams of concrete stones and pellets were removed from the body of a 35-year-old man, who was injured when fireworks landed on a stockpile of crackers triggering a huge blast at the Puttingal Temple complex in Kollam.
- www.ndtv.com