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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 17 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday arrested Sreekumar, a former Administrative Officer (AO) of the Travancore Devaswom Board, in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case, Kerala police said on Wednesday. According to officials, Sreekumar was the Administrative Officer in 2019 when the gold plating from the Dwarapalaka sculptures at the Sabarimala temple was removed. He was arrested today after being summoned to the Cri ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The SIT probing the Sabarimala gold loss cases on Wednesday arrested former TDB administrative officer S Sreekumar, sources said. Sreekumar's arrest comes barely two weeks after the Kerala High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea, saying that the allegations against him were made out. Along with him, the anticipatory bail plea of former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) secretary S Jayasree was also rejected. The court had said that if the two accused were granted pre-ar ...Read More >
Sabarimala (Kerala), Dec 17 (PTI) The TDB said it has disbursed emergency financial assistance to Ayyappa devotees injured in a recent tractor accident at Sabarimala. The aid was provided to devotees currently undergoing treatment at various medical colleges across the state. An amount of Rs 25,000 each was granted to Lekavu Sunitha, a native of Andhra Pradesh, and Radhakrishnan of Pampadumpara in Idukki district, who are undergoing treatment at Kottayam Medical College, a statement issued by ...Read More >
The outcome of the local self-govt elections was not as expected for the LDF and the reasons for this will be examined in detail. Necessary corrections will be made moving forward, said chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.Although a significant victory was anticipated across the state, such progress was not achieved, he said in a statement. "The fact that the NDA gained an advantage in the capital city and the influence of communalism in the election campaign are concerning to those who believe in s ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], November 20 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team on Thursday arrested former Travancore Devaswom Board president A Padmakumar in the Sabarimala gold theft case, officials said. He was the Devaswom Board president in 2019, when the gold theft took place. The arrest came after the SIT questioned him for several hours at the State Police Headquarters since this morning. Also Read | 5G Network Expansion: India Set To Cross 1 Million 5G Subscription by End of 2031, ...Read More >
The sanctum sanctorum of the temple would be opened in the evening under the aegis of the current temple 'tantri' (head priest) and the 'melshanthi' (chief priest) would lead the rituals. With just a day left for the commencement of the annual pilgrimage season, arrangements are in full swing in Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple to welcome lakhs of devotees from across the world. The 41-day-long Mandala pilgrimage season will begin on Monday, the first day of Malayalam month of Vrichikam and the ...Read More >
Kochi: At least two persons have been arrested so far by the Kerala high court-constituted special investigation team (SIT), which has been probing the misappropriation of gold from the gold-plated copper sheets covering the 'Dwarapalaka' sculptures and the side frames of the sanctum sanctorum at the Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa temple - a case that has escalated into a major political controversy in the state ahead of crucial local body polls. The temple on the hill of Sabarimala, where the presidi ...Read More >
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) recovered over 400 grams of gold from Govardhan's jewellery store. Thiruvananthapuram: In a major breakthrough in the Sabarimala gold theft case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has recovered a substantial quantity of the stolen gold from a jewellery outlet in Bellari, Karnataka. The gold, allegedly handed over by key accused Unnikrishnan Potti to his associate Govardhan, was seized during a raid led by Superintendent of Police Sasidharan. The team r ...Read More >
The Kerala Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday conducted a raid at the Bengaluru residence of Potti Unnikrishnan as part of the ongoing probe. Unnikrishnan, the prime accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, was taken to Bengaluru on Friday for evidence collection, has been remanded to police custody until October 30. The SIT is examining his involvement in the 2019 theft of the gold-plated panels from the Sabarimala temple's Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) panels. Meanwhile, on Thursd ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 26 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team (SIT), appointed by the Kerala High Court has questioned Pankaj Bhandari, CEO of Smart Creation in Chennai, over the alleged disappearance of gold linked to the Sabarimala temple's restoration work. The company had undertaken the electroplating of gold-clad copper coverings for the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols at the Sabarimala Ayyappan Temple. The SIT brought the accused, Unnikrishnan Potti, to Chennai after ...Read More >
Bengaluru/T'puram: The special investigation team (SIT) probing the alleged gold theft at Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, raided a house at Nagappa Block, Srirampura, in northern Bengaluru on Saturday and recovered materials and documents in connection with the case.A senior officer from Bengaluru said a Kerala police inspector and sub-inspector led the search. A source said the house belongs to Unnikrishnan Potti, the prime accused in the case. Meanwhile, the SIT has recovered the gold Potti handed ...Read More >
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the loss of gold from Sabarimala temple conducted searches at the prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty's Bengaluru apartment and a jewellery shop in Ballari. Gold bars were seized from the shop, owned by Govardhan, who reportedly funded the temple's Sreekovil door frame gold-plating work sponsored by Potty. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the loss of gold from the Sabarimala temple conducted searches at the apartment of prime accused Unnikri ...Read More >
Anoop Antony Joseph slams Minister Vasavan for "disrespectful conduct" at Sabarimala during President Droupadi Murmu's visit. (PTI image) BJP Kerala General Secretary Anoop Antony Joseph in a post on X criticised State Devaswom Minister VN Vasavan over his conduct during President Droupadi Murmu's visit to the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday. In his post, Joseph said that while the President and others stood with folded hands before Lord Ayyappa, Minister Vasavan "stood right behind her, head h ...Read More >
He expressed satisfaction with the ongoing probe into the issue by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and said that he was confident they will recover the lost gold. Regarding the allegations against the current Board from various quarters, including the Congress-led opposition, he said, "We have nothing to hide." Prasanth said that efforts were being made to connect him to Bengaluru-based businessman Unnikrishnan Potty, who had sponsored the gold-plating work, "but there is no connection betwe ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday declared that the party would continue its day-and-night protest over the Sabarimala gold scam until V Vasavan resigns as Devaswom Minister. He also demanded that the state government dissolve the Travancore Devaswom Board. The saffron party launched the protest outside the state secretariat on Friday, with BJP leaders and workers, including Chandrasekhar, staging a sit-in on the road and raising slogans against the gover ...Read More >
PATHANAMTHITTA: TDB president P S Prasanth on Saturday claimed that it was due to the Board's failure in informing the High Court about taking 'Dwarapalaka' (guardian deity) idols' claddings for renovation that the loss of gold was revealed. Speaking to reporters here, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president also said, "not a grain of Lord Ayyappa's gold should be lost'. "There was a failure on the part of the TDB officials to inform the court and special Devaswom Commissioner about taki ...Read More >
GURUVAYUR: Alleging large-scale corruption and discrepancies in temple administration, the BJP on Thursday announced that it will launch a massive protest against irregularities in Kerala's Devaswom Boards and demanded a CBI investigation. BJP state general secretary M T Ramesh, addressing a press conference in Guruvayur, said the party would begin a direct agitation against what he described as "rampant corruption" in the Devaswom Boards, which, he alleged, are functioning as "cash cows" under ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 (PTI) The BJP has intensified its agitation against the alleged irregularities in gold-plating of 'Dwarapalaka' idols in Sabarimala temple by starting a day-night protest outside the Kerala state secretariat. BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, other leaders and cadres of the party protested by sitting on the road in front of secretariat and shouting slogans against the government on Friday night. Chandrasekhar, in a Facebook post, said that the party's day and ...Read More >
President Droupadi Murmu's helicopter wheels got stuck in a newly concreted helipad at Pramadam, Kerala, due to the concrete not having fully set. The helipad was prepared last minute after a change in landing plans due to weather. The President proceeded to Pamba by road. The wheels of helicopter which carried President Droupadi Murmu to Sabarimala got stuck in a depression in the newly concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Pramadam when it landed in Kerala's Pathanamthitta o ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The police higher-ups in Palakkad district have reportedly issued a show cause notice to Alathur Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) R Manoj Kumar over a controversial WhatsApp status criticising President Draupadi Murmu's visit to Sabarimala temple on Wednesday. The Palakkad SP has reportedly sought a detailed explanation from the DySP on the issue. DySP Manoj Kumar had posted a WhatsApp status in the late hours of Wednesday, alleging that President Murmu's Sabarimala pi ...Read More >
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu offeres prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala. Photograph: Courtesy @BJMM4Kerala/X President Murmu is the first woman head of state to visit the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala for offering prayers. She is also the second president to visit the shrine as before her, former President V V Giri had visited Sabarimala in the 1970s and had t ...Read More >
During her four-day journey through Kerala, President Droupadi Murmu engaged deeply with the community, starting with a heartfelt prayer at the historic Sabarimala temple. Her schedule was packed with significant actions, including the unveiling of a bust and launching key events, alongside attending a college celebration marking a hundred years of excellence. President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, Pathanamthitta, in Kerala, said the PRD ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Oct 22 (PTI) The wheels of the helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu for her Sabarimala visit got stuck in a depression on the newly concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pramadam when it landed on Wednesday morning. After the President left for Pamba by road, visuals on TV channels showed several policemen and fire personnel pushing the helicopter's wheels out of the small depressions created when it landed on the concrete. Pathanamthitta Dist ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 22 (ANI): Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrashekhar has slammed the state government over the Sabarimala gold theft row, in view of President Droupadi Murmu's visit to Kerala. Before the President's arrival, speaking on the issue, Chandrashekhar said, "President Droupadi Murmu is visiting Kerala for four days. During her visit, she will visit the Sabarimala temple to seek blessings. We informed her about the shocking events unfolding in Sabarimala. ...Read More >
PATHANAMTHITTA: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday performed the traditional Irumudikettu ritual at Pampa before proceeding to the Sabarimala temple for darshan at the sanctum of Lord Ayyappa. Arriving at Pampa around 11 a.m. in a special motorcade, the President symbolically washed her feet in the Pampa River before offering prayers at the nearby Ganapathi temple. Under the supervision of chief priest Vishnu Namboothiri, the Irumudikettu, the sacred twin bundle carried by Ayyappa devotees, ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) President Droupadi Murmu's travel plans have changed following inclement weather, and after taking a helicopter from the state capital city, she landed at a stadium in Pramadom, Konni on Wednesday. The earlier planned destination was that the helicopter would land at Nilackal, but following the inclement weather, it landed at Pramadom. Also, contrary to the earlier plans, Kerala Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar was not on the helicopter; instead, it was ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the state capital ahead of President Droupadi Murmu's arrival in Kerala on Tuesday for a four-day official visit. Traffic restrictions and regulations will be in place throughout the city from 3 pm onwards along the route the President will take from the airport, sources said.Murmu will reach the state in the evening and on Wednesday will visit the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta district for 'darshan' and ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 (PTI) Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the state capital ahead of President Droupadi Murmu's arrival in Kerala on Tuesday for a four-day official visit. Traffic restrictions and regulations will be in place throughout the city from 3 pm onwards along the route the President will take from the airport, sources said. Murmu will reach the state in the evening and on Wednesday will visit the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta district fo ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: President Droupadi Murmu will arrive in Kerala on Tuesday for a four-day official visit. She will reach Thiruvananthapuram in the evening by a special Air Force plane from Delhi and proceed by road to Raj Bhavan. On Wednesday, the President will visit the Sabarimala temple for darshan. Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) officials said that all arrangements have been made at Sabarimala for the visit. The President will reach Sannidhanam in a convoy of five four-wheel-drive vehic ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Judicial first class magistrate court in Ranni on Friday remanded Unnikrishnan Potti, the key accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, to the custody of the special investigation team (SIT) until Oct 30.Potti, who was taken into custody on Thursday from his residence at Pulimath, was subjected to several hours of interrogation at the crime branch headquarters in Eanchakkal before being formally arrested early Friday morning -- marking the first arrest in the case. He was la ...Read More >
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