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
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
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
"The Travancore Devaswom has violated all the instructions and judgments of the High Court of Kerala. They have very purposefully taken that golden cover from the Dwarapalaka of Sabarimala. We demand that all the members and the president of the Devaswom board should resign. The case shou
Induchoodan wrote to the Director General of Police (DGP) and other police officials, urging them to register a case against Kerala Devaswom Minister VN Vasavan, who is also the Minister for Cooperation and Ports, along with Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president P S Prasanth, and othe
As per an official order, Bindu's son Navaneeth, an engineering graduate, has been appointed as a Third Grade Overseer in the maintenance division of the Travancore Devaswom Board.
On the Sabarimala gold row, Sabarimala Karma Samithi Convenor SJR Kumar accused the current Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President of involvement in the unauthorised removal of gold-plated idols in September, demanding probes into board members and slamming the Kerala government for a
"The controversy over the gold plating has surfaced now. The High Court is directly looking into the matter. The state government has also decided to probe everything related to it. Investigation is being carried out under the direct supervision of the High Court", the former minister tol
The Opposition in Kerala United Democratic Front on Friday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged irregularities in the gold plating of Sabarimala temple. The UDF convener Adoor Prakash said that the Ayyappa devotees have the right to know the culprits.