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1 dead as lightning strikes Sivakasi
The incident happened at around 6.30 pm at Poovanathapuram and the victims were waiting at a bus stop.
Six cracker shops sealed in Sivakasi for violating norms
Most of the manufacturing units in the district would remain shut after the Saraswathi puja, according to sources.
Playing with fire for a livelihood
The incident, one of the worst fireworks tragedies in recent times, does little to disguise the fact that such episodes are par for the course in...
OPS holds govt responsible for cracker blasts
He demanded the government to announce Rs 10 lakh solatium to the families of the victims and Rs 3 lakh for injured.
Reckless cracker demo chars 13 to death
Fire and Rescue Service personnel cleared the debris and removed the charred bodies from the accident site, adding that two women, Ponnuthai of...
Sivakasi gears up for cracker production during festival season
The upcoming Diwali celebrations are anticipated to mark an extraordinary increase in Diwali cracker production as the city's firecracker industry...
Counter sale in Sivakasi hit as online commerce booms
The consumers too. Many consumers were coaxed into purchasing boxes of assorted crackers through social media websites after they get attracted by...
Sivakasi units to witness drop in cracker production
The fireworks industry is facing a 40 to 50 per cent decline in production year after year and is still unable to reverse the trend.
