Eerie silence engulfs Sivakasi as fireworks manufacturers shut shop
16-04-2014
16th April 2014
Courtesy: The Hindu
Eerie silence engulfs Sivakasi as fireworks manufacturers shut shop
The country-s bustling cracker capital, Sivakasi, went into silent mode on Tuesday as hundreds of fireworks units observed bandh protesting against the...more
24-hour general strike impacts normal life in Sivakasi
16-04-2014
16th April 2014
Courtesy: The Times of India
24-hour general strike impacts normal life in Sivakasi
The buzzing Sivakasi town in Virudhunagar district came to a standstill on Tuesday as the 24-hour general strike called by the associations came into force...more
33 Associations stage hunger strike at Sivakasi TANFAMA
15-04-2014
15th April 2014
33 Associations stage hunger strike at Sivakasi TANFAMA
Today, 33 assocations from Sivakasi & Thiruthangal staged a one day hunger strike at TANFAMA Centre, to protest against the steep hike in the fireworks licence fee for manufacturing explosives and t...more
Sivakasi Industrial units & shops down shutters
15-04-2014
15th April 2014
Sivakasi Industrial units & shops down shutters
Protesting against the steep hike in the fireworks licence fee for manufacturing explosives and to stop importing cheap Chinese fireworks to India, members of 33 associations in Sivakasi downed their shutte...more
Flower prices skyrocket
14-04-2014
14th April 2014
Flower prices skyrocket
Due to Chithirai Vishu Festival, flower prices were skyrocketed in Sivakasi. As per the Sivakasi Flower Market rates, Sevanthi — that would cost Rs.180 on a normal day — now goes for Rs.300 a kg. Meanwhile the rates of roses h...more
Sivakasians to go on one day strike
14-04-2014
14th April 2014
Sivakasians to go on one day strike
Protesting an order of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry that “unilaterally revised” various fees for the industry, Sivakasi Fireworks units has been down shuttered and to go on an indefinite strike from 5th Ap...more
தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்&
14-04-2014
அன்புடையீர்,
இனிய தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்து&...more
Tamil Puthaandu Special at Sivakasi
13-04-2014
13th April 2014
Tamil Puthaandu Special at Sivakasi
Chithirai Visukani Special
Date: 14-04-2014, Monday
Annadhanam will be held at 11:30 a.m.
1008 Thiruvilakku poojai
Time: 05:30 p.m. onwards
Venue: Arulmighu Sri Ayyappan Kovil, Sivaka...more
Sivakasians take part in Palm Sunday
13-04-2014
13th April 2014
Sivakasians take part in Palm Sunday
Today, marking the beginning of the Holy Week, hundreds of Sivakasi Roman Catholic Christians participated in a "Palm Sunday" procession (Kurutholai Bavani) taken out from Velangannni Matha Higher Secondary School to ...more
A reunion after 40 years at SHNG
12-04-2014
12th April 2014
A reunion after 40 years at SHNG
An annual alumnae meeting of the Former Students of Sivakasi Hindu Nadar Girls Higher Secondary School was held at the SHNG School on 6th April 2014, Sunday. Belonging to the 1971-1975 SSLC batch students of SHNG they met...more
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