Vellore Fire

Over 18 years ago, three Tamil Nadu students were burnt alive in Dharmapuri by AIADMK men protesting the conviction of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in a corruption case. Three of the protesters, who were found guilty of setting their bus on fire and sentenced to life, have been set free from the Vellore Central Prison following an approval ...

A girl studying in class VI today died after she set herself ablaze in the toilet of her school, police said.

Karthik Raja sits in a chair, quietly weeping. He is waiting to collect his wife's dead body. Mr Raja is the only passenger who has survived the fire that killed 22 people as they were driving through Tamil Nadu's Vellore District last night.  The driver of the bus allegedly lost control when he swerved to avoid hitting two trucks which had co...

Over 18 years ago, three Tamil Nadu students were burnt alive in Dharmapuri by AIADMK men protesting the conviction of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in a corruption case. Three of the protesters, who were found guilty of setting their bus on fire and sentenced to life, have been set free from the Vellore Central Prison following an approval ...

A girl studying in class VI today died after she set herself ablaze in the toilet of her school, police said.

Karthik Raja sits in a chair, quietly weeping. He is waiting to collect his wife's dead body. Mr Raja is the only passenger who has survived the fire that killed 22 people as they were driving through Tamil Nadu's Vellore District last night.  The driver of the bus allegedly lost control when he swerved to avoid hitting two trucks which had co...