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"Whoever is guilty must be brought before law": Devaswom Minister Vasavan
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"There is no delay in the process. The SIT was formed and acted swiftly. The charge was taken on October 11, and now it is October 17; everything has proceeded promptly within six days. The court is overseeing the investigation. It is not appropriate for anyone to interfere or make statem
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TDB suspends engineer over Sabarimala gold theft
Updated : 5 months ago IST
"In today's Board meeting, it was decided to suspend Assistant Engineer K Sunil Kumar, who is under investigation. Retired officers involved will receive show-cause notices and must respond within 10 days. Further action will be taken as per the rules after receiving their explanations,"
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"Truth will come out, guilty will be punished," assures TDB president amid
Updated : 5 months ago IST
"The board will discuss the action against Assistant Engineer K Sunil Kumar. Measures against retired officials will be decided after detailed discussions. Pension benefits can be withheld only if the court convicts them. The missing documents in Smart Creations will be investigated. The
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V Muraleedharan demands dismissal of Devaswom Minister, dissolution of TDB
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Muraleedharan said that the Kerala High Court's intervention in the matter was a "clear indictment" of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. He alleged that the government was attempting to shield those involved in what he described as a "dayli
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Sabarimala gold plating row: Travancore Devaswom Board will take action af
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Travancore Devaswom Board President PS Prashanth informed on Wednesday that the board's vigilance wing will submit its report on the investigation into the alleged theft of gold offerings made to the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple on October 10. He added that the Board will take appropriate ac
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"Skeletons tumbling out of govt's closet": Kerala BJP demands CM Vijayan's
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Kerala BJP president, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, while attending the protest said that "it has become obvious that skeletons are tumbling out of the CPI (M) government's closet", alleging that the party has "presided" over multiple corruption scandals.
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Kerala HC orders SIT probe into alleged theft of Sabarimala gold
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The investigation will be led by former Superintendent of Police S Sasidharan, and overseen by Crime branch chief Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) H Venkatesh. The team will consist of three inspectors, including cyber experts.
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Devaswom Board to submit Sabarimala gold plating probe report on Tuesday,
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"Today, the opposition staged a big, futile effort to create a controversy. Based on the High Court's directive, the Devaswom Vigilance is conducting an investigation. The preliminary report will be submitted to the court tomorrow (October 6)", the minister said in a press conference here
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Kerala: SNDP Yogam Gen Secy calls for overhaul of temple boards, criticise
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Criticising the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) for sending gold-plated panels from the temple's Dwarapalaka idols to Chennai for repair without informing the High Court, Natesan wrote in 'Yoganadam', the official mouthpiece of the SNDP Yogam, that such an incident is "deeply painful for
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President Droupadi Murmu to visit Sabarimala temple on October 22
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The president is set to be in Kerala for a two day visit, till October 24 and attend various programmes in Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam area during that time. The doors of Sabarimala reopened for Thulamasa Pooja on October 17, according to Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages
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Sabarimala gold plating row: Kerala TDB Vigilance records statement of spo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) Vigilance on Saturday recorded the statement of Unnikrishnan Potty, a former helper and the sponsor of gold-plating works at the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, for the second consecutive day, amid the escalating controversy over alleged "misappropriation an
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Sabarimala gold theft row: TDB to approach Court for "comprehensive probe"
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
He emphasised that a great temple like Sabarimala should never be left under a cloud of suspicion.
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