A view of the Cheruvally estate in Kottayam where the Kerala government has proposed to establish the Sabarimala airport. (file) | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Kerala government expects to complete the Sabarimala airport project in a time-bound manner once all clearances from the Centre are through. The Centre has already given site clearance and … Read more
Lord Ayyappa devotees witness the ‘Makra Jyothi’, at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on January 25 decided to examine an appeal filed by the Kerala unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) against a State High Court decision refusing their … Read more
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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 … Read more
Devotees witness the Makaravilakku that appeared on the Ponnambalamedu hillock on the evening of January 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: Leju Kamal PATHANAMTHITTA Amid an unprecedented rush of devotees, who had been camping in and around the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple for the past few days, the Makaravilakku festival was celebrated at the hill temple on … Read more
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said instructions would be given to complete the government level procedures at the earliest to withdraw police cases registered during the Sabarimala and anti-CAA protests in the state. He said the government had already issued orders in February this year to take necessary action to withdraw cases that … Read more
The Chariot festival of Puri, Odisha, is dedicated to Lord Jagannath and is the oldest rath yatra in the world which finds mentions even in Padma Purana, Skanda Purana, Kapila Samhita and Brahma Purana. By Reya Mehrotra Pushkar MelaAlso called the Pushkar Camel Fair or Kartik Mela, the annual cultural and livestock fair is held … Read more
Devotees visiting the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala’s Sabarimala will have to carry a negative Covid-19 certificate of test conducted 48 hours prior to their arrival, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said. File photo of devotees at the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala (Photo Credits: PTI) The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in … Read more