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New Indian Express
06-07-2025
- New Indian Express
Chinnakamanpatti cracker unit blast devastates families, kids lose parents
VIRUDHUNAGAR: A Karuppasamy (27) and his wife K Lakshmi (25), like any other day, hopped onto their two-wheeler on Tuesday morning to leave for work at Gokulesh Fireworks in Chinnakamanpatti. The couple had left their two children — K Karuppan (4) and K Iniya Sree (1) — in the care of Karuppasamy's 65-year-old mother. But neither the couple nor their family members were aware of how the following few hours were going to gravely affect them. Around 8.30 am on Tuesday (July 1), an explosion occurred at the cracker unit, allegedly due to the mishandling of pellets by workers, killing 10 individuals, including Lakshmi, and injuring three others, including Karuppasamy. I had been working just a few rooms away from my wife when I heard the explosion, said Karuppasamy. 'In a few seconds, before I could even understand what was going on, everything was over,' he said. Karuppasamy, who has been working in cracker units for 10 years since his father's demise, told TNIE, 'Due to our financial situation, I asked Lakshmi to work, which is how she ended up taking the job.' The couple, married five years ago, was earning a total of Rs 4,500 a week. While Karuppasamy is hospitalised, his two children still remain at home, in the care of their grandmother. Meanwhile, N Alaguchithra (26) from Srevaikaranpatti is still struggling to come to terms with the sudden death of her husband — Nagapandi (28), another victim of the blast. One of her relatives said, 'Five years ago, the couple fell in love and got married. Just 45 days ago, they celebrated the birth of their child at the government hospital, the very place where Nagapandi's autopsy has been carried out.' The relative added that Alaguchithra has been receiving treatment for heart ailments for years.
Time of India
05-07-2025
- Time of India
Safety plan rolled out for Aadi Amavasai trek to Sathuragiri
1 2 3 Madurai: With lakhs of pilgrims expected to converge on Sathuragiri Hills in Madurai district for Aadi Amavasai on July 24, the district administration has issued an exhaustive safety plan to keep the annual trek safe and plastic-free. Chairing a multi-department meeting on Friday, collector K J Praveen Kumar directed police, forest, revenue, health, and transport officials to turn the narrow Western Ghats trail into a one-way circuit and to admit pilgrims only between 6am and 3pm from July 19 to 25. Police will erect checkpoints at Thaniparai and other base points to bar liquor, fireworks, and single-use plastic, while forest guards will patrol to prevent devotees from straying into the core wildlife zone that shelters the endangered grizzled giant squirrel. The Hindu religious and charitable endowments department will install 750 solar and generator-backed lights and place 100 garbage bins. Fifty prefabricated toilets, drinking-water tanks, and rest sheds will dot both the Thaniparai and Vazhathoppu approaches; 10 dolis will be kept ready for elderly or injured trekkers. Ambulances will be stationed and 30 medical teams will be fielded with antivenom, oxygen cylinders, and ice boxes at seven points, including Sathuragiri summit, Thaniparai, and Sangilipaarai. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Laku keras kat Guardian! Umur 40-an pun tak perlu kolagen dah URUHIME MOMOKO Undo The fire and rescue services will establish a temporary control room near Karuppasamy temple. TNSTC will operate special buses from Madurai, Rajapalayam, Srivilliputhur, Sivakasi, and T Kallupatti to Thaniparai, but services will halt after dark to curb night-time trekking. Highways' engineers have been told to patch potholes, install speed breakers, and warning boards, while Tangedco will vet all temporary electrical hook-ups at food stalls and annadhanam counters. Revenue officials, supported by executive magistrates, will clear encroachments around the Thaniparai bus stand and oversee crowd discipline. The collector asked every department to complete its assigned tasks well before the first batch of pilgrims arrives.
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Time of India
8 killed in explosion at cracker making unit
Virudhunagar: Eight workers were killed and five others injured in an explosion at a fireworks unit at Chinnakamanpatti village in Virudhunagar district on Tuesday. The incident happened at Gokulesh Fireworks near Sattur, a unit licensed by Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation. Around 8.20am, workers were handling chemicals required for the manufacture of aerial crackers in the chemical mixing room when the blast occurred, triggered by friction. Eight workers, Mahalingam, 55, Ramamoorthy, 45, Ramajeyam, 27, Lakshmi, 22, Vairamani, 32, Chellapandi, Nagapandi, and Punniamoorthy, died on the spot. Five others, Alaguraja, Lingasamy, Karuppasamy, Manikandan, and Murugalakshmi, 48, sustained injuries. The injured were admitted to Sivakasi govt hospital while Karuppasamy was referred to Virudhunagar govt medical college hospital, Alaguraja was referred to Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai district for treatment. Police arrested the unit's foreman Ravi and are conducting further investigations . The unit owned by Kamalkumar and Selvam of Sivakasi had nearly 48 working sheds and 80 employees. Fire and rescue services personnel rushed in and doused the flames. Seven working sheds collapsed in the blast. Based on the complaint of the village administrative officer, Sattur town police registered a case against Kamalkumar, Selvam, and Mayakannan, who is the owner of the land where the fireworks unit is situated. Cases were also registered against foremen Ravi and Natarajan. Virudhunagar district collector N O Sukhaputra visited the fireworks unit and conducted an inquiry. He said officials from industrial safety and health are conducting an inspection to ascertain whether there were any violations in the unit. Steps are being taken by the officials to cancel the licence of the unit. While expressing sadness at the tragedy, chief minister M K Stalin announced a compensation of Rs4 lakh each to the family members of the deceased workers. He also announced Rs1 lakh each to the workers who sustained severe injuries and Rs50,000 each to those who sustained minor injuries. He said he had instructed doctors to provide proper treatment to the injured workers. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
The Hindu
11-06-2025
- The Hindu
Tension near Srivilliputtur due to stone-pelting incident
Two persons, including Special Sub-Inspector of Police Karuppasamy, were injured in a stone-pelting incident between two groups at Achamthavizhthan near here on Tuesday night. The police said that the SSI suffered bleeding injury on his nose and the woman Shenbagavalli, 35, sustained head injuries. They have been admitted to different private hospitals. Police picketing has been posted in the area to prevent any further untoward incident. The police said that a group of people belonging to a Scheduled Caste community had gone to offer worship at a local Kaliamman temple on Tuesday night. People belonging to a caste Hindu community had objected to it. A wordy quarrel erupted between the two groups and it suddenly turned worse with both sides pelting stones at a each other in which the duo were injured. Vanniyampatti police have booked cases against 17 persons each on both sides. They have been booked for rioting, wrongful restraint, attempt to murder and using foul language. While the police have booked the caste Hindus under the provisions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), the people from other group have been booked under the provisions of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (Amendment) Act, 2025.
Time of India
06-06-2025
- Time of India
Man run over by road roller in Madurai
M adurai: A 23-year-old construction supervisor who took refuge under a road roller to escape the heat was run over by it after the driver failed to notice him and moved the vehicle. The tragedy happened at the construction site of Melamadai grade separator in Madurai city on Friday. Police said the victim, Karuppasamy, a resident of Thulukkankulam village near Kariapatti, was site supervisor for a contractor of the grade separator work. The incident happened in the morning when Karuppasamy was browsing his phone while sitting under the road roller parked at the site. Meanwhile, Raghuram from Assam, who operates the road roller, got into the vehicle and began moving it without noticing the man sitting under it. People attending a marriage hall near the site, who saw it, raised an alarm and shouted at Raghuram not to move the vehicle. However, Raghuram did not hear it, and the machine ran over Karuppasamy's head, crushing him to death on the spot. Police sent Karuppasamy's body to Government Rajaji Hospital for postmortem. Raghuram surrendered to the police. Mattuthavani police registered a case, and further investigation is underway. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
