TDB accused of flouting Sabarimala master plan

The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) will set up a PET bottle recycled polyester staple fibre plant, with financial assistance from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), at Nilackal as part of...

Minister for Devaswon V.S. Sivakumar presented the second Harivarasanam award, instituted by the State government, to vocalist K.G. Jayan at a solemn function at Sabarimala on Sunday. Inaugurating the function, Mr. Sivakumar said the government had ...

Damaged murals in several temples are to get a fresh lease of life with the State government deciding to undertake chemical conservation in a phased manner. In about 50 temples under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) ...

Severe hardships, it seem, are in store for Sabarimala pilgrims this year too. With six months for the two-month annual pilgrim season at Sabarimala and the monsoon too is in the offing, yet the key pilgrim amenity projects promised by the ...

Here is a chance for those interested in temple arts to learn it free of cost. The applicants should however be of the Hindu religion and of the masculine gender. The Kshethra Kalapeeda under the Travancore Devaswom Board at Vaikom and Attingal have ...

Pathanamthitta, May 4, 2013: The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) will give Rs 5 crore to make surroundings of Sabarimala hill shrine plastic-free. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has handed the consent letter regarding this to Travancore Devaswom ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Kaumudi former sports reporter D. Aravindan (86) passed away due to prolonged disease on Friday evening at a private hospital here. He worked with Kerala Kaumudi in the 1960s. Then he served as cultural development officer ...

It is the combination of colours and the intricacy of design that strike the viewer. On Wednesday, the fifth day of the Vadakkupurathupattu festival, which is held once in 12 years at Vaikom Mahadeva temple, the artistes of the ritual drawing called ...

A part of Kazhakkoottam Pillai's palace in a dilapidated condition | B P Deepu Kazhakkoottom Palace, which holds a unique historical significance, and acres of land surrounding it will soon become a petrol bunk if the Travancore Devaswom Board has ...