Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (IANS) In a major overhaul of the Sabarimala pilgrimage, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) on Friday announced a series of sweeping reforms, including complete digitisation of pilgrim services, AI-based crowd management and a significant expansion of online accommodation booking, ahead of the two-month annual pilgrimage season beginning in the middle of November. Announcing the measures, TDB President K. Jayakumar made it clear that the Ayyappa Sangamam would no lon…
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Kochi, June 20 (IANS) In a major development in the controversial microfinance irregularities case, the Vigilance Director has approved the first chargesheet against SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan, marking a crucial step in a long-running probe involving one of Kerala’s prominent community leaders.The Vigilance department informed the Kerala High Court that the chargesheet has been finalised in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the disbursal of a Rs 10 lakh …
Thiruvananthapuram, June 9 (IANS) CPI-M’s Kerala state Secretary M.V. Govindan on Tuesday said the party suffered “an unexpected defeat” in the state Assembly elections and admitted that it failed to foresee its fate.Govindan also said the party has accepted the criticism that emerged during its self-evaluation process.Addressing a press conference after a series of party meetings, he said the review report on the Assembly election, prepared after collecting opinions from lakhs of party workers …
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) In an unusually candid post-mortem of its crushing electoral defeat, the Kerala unit of the CPI(M) has acknowledged a series of political miscalculations, while internal discussions across the party have also thrown the spotlight on deeper concerns over leadership style, functioning and organisational culture.On Monday the state committee will discuss this Secretariat report.A Secretariat report reviewing the election debacle admits that the party erred in not d…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 6 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former KPCC president V.M. Sudheeran has sought a fresh and impartial investigation into the suicide of K.K. Maheshan, former Kanichukulangara Union Secretary of SNDP Yogam, alleging that key evidence was ignored and crucial aspects of the case were not properly examined.In a letter submitted to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, Sudheeran, a former Minister, Speaker and Lok Sabha member, forwarded a petition by Maheshan’s wife, Usha Devi…
Kochi, March 12 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday dealt a major setback to Vellappally Natesan by removing him from the post of General Secretary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP Yogam) and disqualifying the organisation’s entire Board of office-bearers for violations of corporate regulations.SNDP is the social wing of the powerful Hindu Ezhava community and he has been at the helm of affairs for the past more than quarter of a century.The order was issued by a Bench o…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 (IANS) Kerala Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar on Tuesday ruled out resigning over the controversy triggered by allegations raised by his wife, saying the media had “blown the issue out of proportion”.Ganesh Kumar also maintained that there was no longer any complaint from his wife, indicating that the matter had been settled within the family.The minister had earlier met Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and explained his position amid the escalating controversy….
Alappuzha (Kerala), Jan 31 (IANS) As the Kerala Assembly elections draw closer, the chief of SNDP Yogam, a prominent and influential social service organisation for the Ezhava community in Kerala accused ally Indian Union Muslim League of exercising disproportionate influence over the Congress-led United Democratic Front, while also alleging that “love jihad” continues to be a reality in the state.Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam general secretary Vellapalli Natesan alleged that the Mus…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 (IANS) The proposed unity initiative between the SNDP Yogam and the Nair Service Society (NSS) has formally collapsed, with both organisations offering contrasting explanations amid an escalating public exchange between their leaders, Vellappally Natesan and Sukumaran Nair.SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan on Wednesday described NSS General Secretary Sukumaran Nair as an “innocent, dignified and selfless” leader and said there was no bitterness or protes…
Kottayam (Kerala), Jan 26 (IANS) The much-anticipated effort to forge unity between Kerala’s two most influential Hindu social organisations — the Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham (SNDP Yogam) and the Nair Service Society (NSS) — has been abruptly put on hold, dealing a setback to an initiative that appeared to be gathering momentum just days ago.On Monday, the NSS director board resolved that there was no immediate need to pursue the proposed unity and that the matter could be deferred, reaffir…