Kollam: Toll in temple tragedy put as 108

Kerala government on Thursday put the toll in the Puttingal Devi Temple fireworks tragedy at 108, saying the higher number of dead announced earlier was due to "duplication" in counting. As of......

Temple fireworks mishap: 13 persons arrested; death toll up to 110

Thirteen persons, including members of the managing committee of the Puttingal Devi Temple, were on Tuesday arrested in connection with the fireworks mishap in which 110 people have died, police......

109 dead in Kollam fire, but Kerala temple board officials want fireworks

Amid growing clamour for ban on temple fireworks display in Kerala in wake of Kollam temple tragedy, the Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages about 1,255 temples in Kerala, said it was not for......

PHOTOS: 5 worst major temple tragedies in past 10 years

In one of the worst tragedies to hit Kerala, at least 106 people were killed and 383 injured in a devastating fire that engulfed the 100-year-old Puttingal Devi Temple complex near Kollam during an......