Kochi: Left government’s decision to appoint K Jayakumar, 73, as President and member of the Board was legally challenged by a fellow IAS officer Ashok, Manorama reported.Moving the Thiruvananthapuram District Court, Ashok argued that the appointment violates Section 7(iii) of the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act.The act disqualifies any person holding an office of profit …
Kochi: Five thousand women of Pakistan terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) are reportedly getting trained to carry out suicide missions as claimed by JeM chief Masood Azhar, India Today reported.The women’s Jamaat-ul-Mominat, headed by Masood Azhar’s sister Saeeda, is aimed at reinforcing the terrorist group’s presence.Masood Azhar revealed it in a recent social media post detailing …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya for the ‘Dwaj Arohan’ or flag hoisting ceremony at the Ram temple tomorrow.The event is organised to mark the completion of all the construction in the temple.The ceremony will be attended by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.The event aims to underscore …
Kochi: In an environment-friendly move, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea to modify its order banning the sale of chemical kumkum and shampoo sachets in Sabarimala temple.A division bench observed that it is concerned about the devotees and ecology of the hill shrine located in the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Western …
Kochi: Reliance Industries Ltd chief Mukesh Ambani has donated ₹15 crore to Sree Krishna temple at Guruvayur in Kerala’s Thrissur district.Mukesh made the offering during his visit to the temple the other day, media reports said.The amount will be used for the construction of the proposed Devaswom Multi-Speciality Hospital in Thrissur district.
Kochi: Third arrest was recorded in connection with the gold robbery from Sabarimala temple today, media reports said.Former Executive officer of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) Sudheesh Kumar was arrested for allegedly concealing information about gold-plated artefacts in the temple records.Kumar was being questioned by the SIT for the last few days. He was produced …
Kochi: A US fighter jet and a helicopter crashed into the disputed South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other taking off from aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on Sunday afternoon, media reports quoting US Navy’s Pacific Fleet, said.The crew members of MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter were rescued.The F/A-18 is …
Kochi: Fr Antony Kattiparambil, 55, is the new Bishop of Kochi by Pope Leo XIV.m, the Hindu reported.Fr Kattiparambil, 55, is serving as the Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Cochin.The position was vacant since March 2, 2024, when Bishop Joseph Kariyil resigned on turning 75 which is the retirement age for Catholic prelates. Born …
Kochi: President Droupadi Murmu offered prayers at the hillshrine of Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Wednesday.After performing preliminary rituals in the foothills at Pamba, she reached the sanctum by road.She walked the Holly 18 steps to reach before the lord Ayyappa to offer prayers.The President will return to Thiruvananthapuram by evening.President Murmu became the second …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed a thorough probe into the larger conspiracy behind the gold scam in Sabarimala temple to spot the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) officials involved, media reports said.The Devaswom division bench observed that the probe should be done in a fair, transparent and expeditious manner, the reports said.During the …
Kochi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing gold robbery in the Sabarimala temple will file its report in Kerala High Court on Tuesday, media reports said.A division bench of the High Court, which had set up the SIT, had set a six-week deadline for the SIT to complete its investigation.The SIT is said to have …
Kochi: Prime accused in Sabarimala gold loot case, Unnikrishnan Potti, has been sent to 14 days police custody by a Pathanamthitta court on Friday, media reports said.Potti, who was arrested in the wee hours, was produced before the Court where the police submitted an arrest report which said that the accused had removed two kg …
Kochi: Prime accused in Sabarimala gold scam Unnikrishnan Potti was arrested in the wee hours of Friday.The Special Investigation Team arrested him after 10 hours of interrogation in connection with the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple gold missing case on Thursday, media reports said.The SIT headed by ADGP H Venkatesh headed the interrogating near Thiruvananthapuram.He was arrested …
Kochi: The Special Investigation Team took Unnikrishnan Potty into custody in connection with the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple gold missing case on Thursday, media reports said.The SIT headed by ADGP H Venkatesh is interrogating Potty at a secret location.Potty, who is the prime accused in the case, was picked from his residence at Pulimathu in Thiruvananthapuram.His …
Kochi: Actor Jayaram has said that he had attended a puja organised by Sabarimala sponsor Unnikrishnan Potty displaying the door of the temple at Ambattur in Chennai in 2019 at the invitation of Potty.Singer Veeramani was also there,Jayaram said adding that he has known Potty since 2018. The actor said that Potty used to call …
Kochi: A Rs 1,000 crore plan for the development of Hill shrine of Sabarimala was announced by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today, media reports said.The projects would be executed to make the shrine safe and convenient for the devotees, he said opening the Global Ayyappa Sangamam atthe foothills on Saturday.Vijayan said that development work …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ordered an inquiry into the drop in quantity of gold by over four kilograms in the gilted plates of Dwarapalakas at the Sabarimala temple, according to Live Law.A division bench suo motu ordered TDB Chief Vigilance and Security Officer, a Superintendent of Police, to conduct a probe and file …
Kochi: Archbishop of the Chaldean Syrian Church of the East, Mar Aprem Metropolitan, 85, passed away at Thrissur today, media reports said. He was not keeping well and was undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Thrissur. A multifaceted personality, a Church history researcher among others, he led the Indian Church for 56 years.An author, …
Kochi:After a comprehensive review,the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday gave a clean chit to Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet. The DGCA confirmed that Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet meets current safety standards. After scrutinizing 24 wide-body aircraft for enhanced safety checks, the DGCA found the aircraft compliant in both aircraft condition and …
New Pope takes chargeKochi: The new Pope Leo XIV became the first American-born of the Global Catholic Church to take charge as Pope with a Mass in St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Sunday.Thousands of people, including dozens of world leaders and European royalty were present on the occasion.Speaking in Italian, the Pope Leo XIV …
