Kerala local body polls: Will Sabarimala present a ‘golden’ opportunity for Congress, BJP?

Kerala local body polls: Will Sabarimala present a ‘golden’ opportunity for Congress, BJP?

The year 2018 was when Sabarimala temple acquired a political dimension, with street protests erupting over the Supreme Court’s ruling that allowed women of all age groups to worship at the hill shrine. The verdict put the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) government on the defensive as both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party […]

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TDB probes ‘lapse’ after honey supplied in acid containers

TDB probes ‘lapse’ after honey supplied in acid containers

The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has launched an investigation into an incident in which honey supplied to the Sabarimala temple was delivered in containers typically used for acid. According to official sources, the agency contracted to supply the materials, Regional Agro Industrial Development Co-operative of Kerala Ltd (RAYDCO), handed over the stock in plastic containers […]

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Kerala Devaswom Minister hails ‘constructive’ role of NSS, rejects BJP-RSS suggestion on Vavar at Sabarimala

Kerala Devaswom Minister hails ‘constructive’ role of NSS, rejects BJP-RSS suggestion on Vavar at Sabarimala

Kerala Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan  Amid signs that the CPI(M) has succeeded in its efforts to engage the influential Nair Service Society (NSS) in Kerala, Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan has welcomed the community organisation’s support for the recent Global Ayyappa Sangamam organised by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB). Speaking to mediapersons in Kottayam on Wednesday […]

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Global Ayyappa Sangamam: Kerala CM slams ‘vested interests’ threatening Sabarimala development, outlines ₹1,000-crore plan

Global Ayyappa Sangamam: Kerala CM slams ‘vested interests’ threatening Sabarimala development, outlines ₹1,000-crore plan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday (September 20, 2025) launched a strong attack on “vested interests attempting to derail” development initiatives at Sabarimala. Inaugurating the Global Ayyappa Sangamam at Pampa, organised as part of the Travancore Devaswom Board’s (TDB) platinum jubilee celebrations, the Chief […]

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K.C. Venugopal flays Kerala govt for ‘politicising’ Lord Ayyappa

K.C. Venugopal flays Kerala govt for ‘politicising’ Lord Ayyappa

K.C. Venugopal | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K.C. Venugopal, MP, has said that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala should “stop using” Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala for political gains. In a letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Mr. Venugopal pointed out that organising the Global […]

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Sivankutty calls Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s warning to Kerala, Tamil Nadu CMs on Sabarimala as ‘childish bluster’

Sivankutty calls Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s warning to Kerala, Tamil Nadu CMs on Sabarimala as ‘childish bluster’

Kerala’s General Education Minister V. Sivankutty (file) Kerala’s General Education Minister V. Sivankutty has termed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s threat to prevent Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister, Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan from attending the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s ‘Global Ayyappa Sangamam’ at […]

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An expert-approved blueprint on climate-responsive architecture in India

An expert-approved blueprint on climate-responsive architecture in India

A 2020 report by the McKinsey Global Institute, titled ‘Will India get too hot to work?’ states that ‘India could become one of the first places in the world to experience heat waves that cross the survivability limit for a healthy human being resting in the shade, and this could occur as early as next […]

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Bharat Gaurav Train operating between Coimbatore and Shirdi to include more new destinations

Bharat Gaurav Train operating between Coimbatore and Shirdi to include more new destinations

South Star Rail operates between Coimbatore and Shirdi “The objective of Bharat Gaurav Train services is to showcase our country’s rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical places to the people of India and the world,” says Jose Charles Martin, MD of M&C Group. The group, under South Star Rail, its sister concern, runs a train […]

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Opening of traditional routes to Sabarimala | Supreme Court allows petitioner to approach High Court

Opening of traditional routes to Sabarimala | Supreme Court allows petitioner to approach High Court

The Supreme Court on August 29 allowed a petitioner claiming that the traditional forest routes to the famed Sabarimala temple in Kerala are still not open to devotees to approach the State High Court. A Bench led by Justice Aniruddha Bose asked the Kshetra Aachaara Samrakshna Samiti, represented by advocate Suvidutt Sundaram, to move the […]

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Sabarimala temple opened for ‘Chingam’

Sabarimala temple opened for ‘Chingam’

Staff Reporter PATHANAMTHITTA August 17, 2022 02:57 IST Updated: August 17, 2022 02:57 IST Staff Reporter PATHANAMTHITTA August 17, 2022 02:57 IST Updated: August 17, 2022 02:57 IST Under the guidance of Tantri Kandararu Rajeevararu, Melsanthi M.N. Prameswaran Namboothiri opened the sanctum sanctorum of the temple at 5 p.m. A view of Ayyappa temple Sabarimala […]

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