Currently the actor is busy shooting for his next upcoming film 'Thalaivaa' and 'Jilla'. ...
02:29 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Both the actors have already given great Tamil hits like 'Pokkiri', 'Sivakasi'. ...
02:19 PM, Feb 22, 2013
One of the first things that we would be looking in a yearly calendar is the day Diwali would be celebrated. The Indians living in ...
06:02 PM, Nov 12, 2012
Sivakasi: In yet another case of fire in the cracker-making hub of Sivakasi, at least three people died on Friday. The fire broke out on Friday morning in a house resulting in the tragedy. Even though the fire was put out quickly, three people had already died. Earlier, on September 5 as many as 39 persons were killed and 49 injured when fire broke out in a private cracker factory...
12:03 PM, Sep 28, 2012
New Delhi: Murugesan, the owner of the Sivakasi cracker factory, in which 37 people died and over 60 got injured in a massive fire, has been arrested on Sunday in Madurai. Investigations have confirmed that the factory was operating illegally and had been inspected less than 24 hours earlier and ordered to close temporarily due to violations. It had been inspected less than 24 hours earlier and ordered to close...
07:51 PM, Sep 09, 2012
Sivakasi: Images of the recent accident in Sivakasi are still fresh. But locals here seem to have resigned themselves to a fate of playing with fire. Rajeshwari lost here husband and son in a similar accident three years ago. Her elder son still works at one of the fireworks factories and has no choice. Rajeshwari says, "It's a necessity to do the job. He didn't know anything else but this....
09:10 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Madurai: As many as 33 per cent of all crackers units in Virudhunagar district function illegally, especially ahead of Diwali, sources said on Wednesday. These firecracker units engage unskilled workers through the contract system and sell crackers through brokers, who supply it to other parts of the country. These companies operating illegally produce sub-standard crackers, but they are packed under brand names of big companies. It is later transported to...
10:41 AM, Sep 07, 2012
Almost 300 people were inside the Sivakasi cracker factory when the tragedy occured, 37 died and several others were injured in the blaze. ...
11:27 PM, Sep 06, 2012
It is now clear that the Sivakasi cracker factory fire accident that led to loss of lives was due to violation of norms. ...
11:19 PM, Sep 06, 2012
Sivakasi: A day after 37 people lost their lives in a fire at a cracker factory in Sivakasi, serious questions are being raised about fire safety in a town the produces 98 per cent of India's Diwali fire works. The Tamil Nadu government has ordered a probe, but is too little and too late. There have been at least 10 such incidents in the last decade and over 100 people...
09:05 PM, Sep 06, 2012
Sivakasi: Six more people were arrested in the Sivakasi cracker factory fire that left 37 people dead on Wednesday, taking the total number of people arrested so far to 12 which also includes the factory owner. Investigations had confirmed that the factory was operating illegally and had been inspected less than 24 hours earlier and ordered to close temporarily due to violations. It had been inspected less than 24 hours...
04:57 PM, Sep 06, 2012
New Delhi: Parliament on Thursday mourned the loss of lives in a devastating fire at a crackers factory in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu. "The House expresses its profound sorrow on this tragedy which has brought immense pain and sufferings to the affected families," Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said. In the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Hamid Ansari termed the loss of lives in the Sivakasi fire incident as unfortunate and sad....
02:02 PM, Sep 06, 2012
Chennai: The owner of the cracker factory in Sivakasi that was gutted in a fire on Wednesday has been arrested. Five others have also been arrested. This came after the investigations into the cause of the fire threw up some startling facts. The police confirmed that the plant was operating illegally when the fatal fire broke out. It had been inspected less than 24 hours earlier and ordered to close...
09:25 AM, Sep 06, 2012
Chennai: The investigations into the cause of the fire that gutted a fire cracker factory in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday have thrown up some startling facts. The police have confirmed that the plant was operating illegally when the fatal fire broke out. It had been inspected less than 24 hours earlier and ordered to close temporarily due to violations. But the factory owners did not comply, a decision...
07:33 AM, Sep 06, 2012
MPs from the BSP and the SP come to blows in Rajya Sabha. At least 37 people killed and several injured in fire at a cracker factory in Sivakasi. ...
11:56 PM, Sep 05, 2012
Chennai: In a tragic incident in Tamil Nadu, as many as 37 people were killed and over 60 got injured in a massive fire at a cracker factory in Sivakasi. Around 300 people were also believed to be trapped inside the factory when the fire broke out. A total of 19 bodies were brought to the Sivakasi government hospital while 18 were taken to the Saatur government hospital. Around 45...
05:30 PM, Sep 05, 2012
As fireworks lit up the sky, what gets lost in the din is the fact that they are manufactured by child labours. ...
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