Local officials have been unable to confirm the exact number of casualties or their identities, but have said that at least 11 of the deceased are women.
At least 19 dead in Virudhunagar firecracker factory blast, more than 30 injured
Local officials have been unable to confirm the exact number of casualties or their identities, but have said that at least 11 of the deceased are women.
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A view of the working sheds seen damaged following the blast that was triggered at a cracker unit at Achankulam village near Sattur in Virudhunagar district. (Photo | EPS)
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VIRUDHUNAGAR: At least 19 people, including a pregnant woman and a college student, were killed and more than 30 injured in a fire accident triggered by an explosion at a firecracker factory at Achankulam village in Virudhunagar district on Friday.
Local officials have been unable to confirm the exact number of casualties or their identities, but have said that at least 11 of the deceased are women.
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VIRUDHUNAGAR: Alleging that the panchayat vice-president, a caste Hindu, has been making her sit on the floor of the panchayat office because of her caste, the Dalit president of the Gurumurthy Naickenpatti panchayat, M Muthulakshmi submitted a petition to the district collector R Kannan on Wednesday.
Speaking to
The New Indian Express, the 37-year-old woman she alleged that the vice-president P Varadharaj (51) had been harassing her because of her caste and work seated on the floor of the panchayat office. He is also forcing me to sign documents and is stopping me from doing my duty. He is also an ex-police personnel and so the four other ward members are taking his side,” she charged.
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VIRUDHNAGAR: Bubbling over controversial remarks made by DMK MP A Raja a week ago, state minister for milk and dairy development KT Rajenthra Bhalaji was probably left exhausted giving interviews to defend his party leaders.
Post-Burevi, a mini cyclone of its own has been brewing in the district after the Minister retorted to A Raja s comments about the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and CM Edappadi K Palaniswami. Following this, both the DMK and AIADMK cadres attacked each other. This mini cyclone soon spread to a few other districts.
Bubbling over controversial remarks made by #DMK MP A Raja, TN Minister for milk & dairy development KT Rajenthra Bhalaji was probably exhausted. So while inaugurating #ammaminiclinic in Sivakasi, he popped some balloons.@xpresstn