"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
"The Travancore Devaswom Board has carried out its responsibilities honestly and transparently. This time, the Board takes full responsibility for the gold plates taken for gilding. All required procedures and standards were followed before taking the gold plates this time," Prasanth said
He demanded that a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) could expose the "real" miscreants involved in the incident. The Congress MP mentioned that the issue came to light following the intervention of the Kerala High Court.
Leader of the Opposition VD Satheesan, on Thursday, while speaking in the assembly, accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of body-shaming their member and stated that they have been continuing the non-cooperation protest for the past three days.
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
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.
Former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader V Muraleedharan asserted that the Sabarimala alleged gold theft case should be investigated by the central agency. He alleged that the court had entrusted an officer under the Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, to conduct
The Travancore Devaswom Board has suspended B. Murari Babu, Deputy Devaswom Commissioner, Haripad, in connection with an alleged false report related to the Sabarimala gold plating project.
Earlier on Monday, the Kerala High Court ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged theft of gold from Sabarimala temple, while also directing that the investigation be confidential and no information be leaked.
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.
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