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Kerala: Newly elected MLAs administered oath of officeIn an event marking the start of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly, newly elected legislators swore their oaths on May 21. The oath-taki...
Kerala Cabinet full list: CM Satheesan to handle Finance, Ramesh Chennithala gets Home portfolioKerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar has approved the portfolio allocation for the new UDF government, led by Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan. S...
Proposals for AI solutions invited under Kerala AI initiativeInnovators, students, researchers and startups can submit AI-based governance solutions that can be leveraged by various governing bodies o...
Special passes for Sabarimala devotees opting for forest route temporarily haltedThe Travancore Devaswom Board paused issuing special passes for Sabarimala devotees using the forest route due to increased crowding. The m...
Denial of permission for fireworks display in Thrissur temples sparks rowThe district administration in Thrissur denied permission for the traditional fireworks display during the Vela Ezunnallippu ritual at Para...
Over 22 lakh devotees in 29 days at Sabarimala, revenue up: Top officialOver 22 lakh Ayyappa devotees visited Sabarimala in 29 days till December 14, a significant increase from last year. The Travancore Devaswo...
Sabarimala revenue at Rs 310.40 croreAddressing reporters at the Sannidhanam guesthouse, TDB president K Ananthagopan said the 'Thiruvabharana ghoshayathra', a procession carry...
Norms barring obstruction of roads, pavements by shops be followed during religious festivals: Kerala HCIf yes, then a recent direction of the Kerala High Court to religious and political organisations to "scrupulously follow" the norms prohib...
Sabarimala pilgrimage: Kerala govt formulates action plan"However, the government is yet to take a final decision on the number of pilgrims to be permitted for darshan and the relaxation in the ex...
COVID lockdown restrictions in Kerala force people to perform 'Bali Tharpanam' rituals at homeRestrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus in Kerala forced people to offer "bali" to their ancestors by performing the rituals in t...
Adhering to COVID-19 protocols, devotees trek Sabarimala, pray at Lord Ayyappa temple"Sannidhanam", the temple complex which used to witness a sea of devotees on the first day of the Malayalam month of Vrichikam, saw only fe...
Sabarimala all set for Makaravilakku; Heavy security at Ayyappa shrineIn view of the continuing heavy rush, more personnel of police, NDRF and Rapid Response Force have been deployed in and around the shrine f...
Necessary steps will be taken for conduct of Pooram: Kerala governmentThe Forest Department had yesterday issued notice to two major Devaswoms organising the Pooram imposing restrictions on parading elephants.
Kerala to use social media for 'plastic-free Sabarimala' campaignKerala government is getting ready to utilise social media to propagate messages of its anti-plastic drive in the abodes of famed hillock L...
Case against parading of ailing elephantThe elephant, Thiruvambadi Shivasundar, was paraded in four major festivals, including Thrissur Pooram though it was suffering from a host ...
- Last rites to appease the souls of elephants
Tusker lovers in central Kerala have now started performing rituals to appease the souls of dead elephants.
Kerala to set up board for jobs in temple bodiesKerala cabinet today approved an ordinance for setting up a statutory board on the lines of the PSC for making appointments in temple board...
- Stampede report: Blame game begins
The police, the forest department and the Travancore Devaswom Board, which governs the Sabarimala temple, have indirectly blamed other agen...
- 4 probes into Sabari tragedy
Bodies of 95 out of the 102 people killed in the stampede at Sabarimala on Friday were identified on Sunday as a blame game began among aut...
- Sabarimala: Deadly cocktail of politics, religion and commerce
Two days before Friday night’s stampede that took the lives of 102 pilgrims to the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, a...