8 years, 11 months ago
No lessons learnt: After Kollam tragedy, Thrissur temple gives go ahead for another fireworks fest
The fireworks display at Thrissur Pooram will be staged this year too, but with increased restrictions in view of the fireworks tragedy at Paravoor near Kollam on Sunday. Thiruvananthapuram: The fireworks display at Thrissur Pooram will be staged this year too, but with increased restrictions in view of the fireworks tragedy at Paravoor near Kollam on Sunday. Thrissur District Collector V Ratheesan held discussion with members of Pooram Coordination Committee on Monday before granting permission to hold the fireworks display. President of Kerala Catholic Bishops Council Baselios Cleemis Cardinal Thottunkal announced – “Fireworks in connection with feasts, if being conducted in any area, should be discontinued”.























8 years, 11 months ago
Kollam fire tragedy: Kerala HC bans noisy firecrackers at night in places of worship

8 years, 11 months ago
Kerala all-party meet to discuss ban on fireworks display in places of worship









Discover Related

1 week, 4 days ago
Kerala will exert pressure on Centre to ease new firework norms, says CM

Trending
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Political songs have no place in temple festivals: Kerala High Court hauls board

2 weeks, 6 days ago
DYFI flags at temple festival in Kollam: TDB orders vigilance probe

3 weeks, 1 day ago
Kerala temple authorities booked for illegal fireworks near elephant

1 month, 1 week ago
AP celebrates Maha Shivaratri as state festival at Kotappakonda

1 month, 2 weeks ago
Fireworks accident at temple in Kerala’s Kannur injures five

1 month, 4 weeks ago
Maha Kumbh 2025: Massive fire breaks out at Shankaracharya Marg

Trending
2 months ago
Arrests in the deadly Honolulu fireworks explosion grow to 10

2 months, 2 weeks ago
Fire burns through multiple tents at Maha Kumbh festival but causes no injuries

2 months, 2 weeks ago
Safety and piety: on safety and religious pilgrimage sites

2 months, 2 weeks ago
Safety and piety: On safety and religious pilgrimage sites

2 months, 3 weeks ago
Devotees throng Perumal temples for ‘Vaikunta Ekadasi’

2 months, 3 weeks ago
Illegal fireworks unit sealed near Manamadurai

2 months, 3 weeks ago
Heavy turn out of devotees on Vaikunda Ekadasi day at Srirangam temple

2 months, 3 weeks ago
Vaikunda Ekadasi festival: Srirangam to come under thick security blanket on January 10

2 months, 4 weeks ago
Srirangam residents seek street lights beneath outer gopurams in the temple town

3 months, 2 weeks ago
SC order on elephants in fests turns focus on decades-old tussle in Kerala

3 months, 2 weeks ago
Kerala High Court raises concerns over Sunburn festival in landslide-hit Wayanad

3 months, 2 weeks ago
Supreme Court halts Kerala HC's 'impractical' rules on elephant in temple fests

3 months, 2 weeks ago
Thrissur Pooram will come to 'grinding halt', temple boards tell Supreme Court

4 months, 1 week ago
Police disrupted Thrissur Pooram, Thiruvambady Devaswom tells Kerala HC

4 months, 2 weeks ago