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 …
Kochi: The spectacular display of sample Vedikettu (fireworks) was held ay 7.30 pm by Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu temples on the eve of Thrissur Pooram on Sunday.Thiruvambadi temple lit the first round of sample fireworks, followed by Paramekkavu which are the stakeholders of the festival organised to get the blessings of Lord Shiva, the presiding deity …
Kochi: Hoisting of flags (Kodiyettu) in two main temples were carried out on Wednesday kicking off festivities for Kerala’s flagship festival Thrissur Pooram scheduled for May 6.The flags were hoisted at Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu and eight smaller temples which are associated with the festival on Wednesday.The celebrity elephant Thechikottukaavu Ramachandran, will not open the southern …
Kochi: Hoisting of flags (Kodiyettu) in two main temples were carried out on Wednesday kicking off festivities for Kerala’s flagship festival Thrissur Pooram scheduled for May 6.The flags were hoisted at Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu and eight smaller temples which are associated with the festival on Wednesday.The celebrity elephant Thechikottukaavu Ramachandran, will not open the southern …
Kochi: Thirty persons were killed and over 60 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Wednesday, media reports said.DIG Mahakumbh, Vaibhav Krishna, told reporters that mishap occurred as thousands of devotees rushed past security barriers at Triveni Sangam to take a sacred dip on Mauni Amavasya.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath …
Kochi: Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh flayed Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi of Congress for mentioning the death of legendary Freedom Fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on the X.Paying tributes to the founder of INA on Thursday, Rahul had mentioned his birth date and death date in the picture of Bose.“…The Congress has covered …
Kochi: World’s largest religious congregation, Maha Kumbh Mela,began at Prayagraj in Uttar PradeshPrayagraj on Monday.Thousands of faithful took a dip in Triveni Sangam, the meeting point of rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythological Saraswati to wash away their sins and attain salvation.At least 45 crore devotees from across the globe are expected to visit the …
Kochi: The much awaited Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla temple was conducted in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.With this the Sree Ram temple has officially come into existence.Flowers were showered over the temple premises by army helicopters during the consecration.RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, UP Chief …
Kochi: Actor abused case accused, Dileep, offered prayers at the hill shrine of Sabarimala on Friday morning. Dileep was accompanied by those including a co accused and businessman Sharat during the visit, media reports said. The actor and friends reached the temple on Thursday night and camped at Devaswom Guest house. Dileep offered special prayers and …
