Sabarimala Crowd Management: Kerala High Court Directs Devaswom Board To Provide Drinking Water, Refreshments To Stranded Pilgrims
1 year, 2 months ago

Sabarimala Crowd Management: Kerala High Court Directs Devaswom Board To Provide Drinking Water, Refreshments To Stranded Pilgrims

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court yesterday directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to provide drinking water and light refreshments to pilgrims stranded in Sabarimala due to the rush amid Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season. The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice G. Girish also directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to deploy sufficient number of volunteers, especially during night hours to help the stranded pilgrims. “Having considered the submissions made at the Bar, we deem it appropriate to direct the Travancore Devaswom Board to take immediate steps to deploy sufficient number of volunteers at U-turn and S-valavu, especially during night hours, and provide drinking water and light refreshments to the pilgrims stranded at those locations.”, the Court stated. The Court has also directed the Superintending Engineer, Kerala Water Authority, Public Health Circle to consult with the Travancore Devaswom Board to ensure adequate supply of drinking water.

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Acute water shortage hits people in tribal areas
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1 month ago

Acute water shortage hits people in tribal areas

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: It is early summer, but people in tribal areas have already started trekking long distances daily to fetch drinking water. Kumra Nagorao of Dodanda village in Narnoor mandal said people were facing drinking water problems and going long distances to collect water from borewells which are on the verge of drying up due to falling groundwater tables. People of …

As summer sets in, water shortage worries people
1 month ago

As summer sets in, water shortage worries people

The Hindu  

As the summer time has kicked in, residents in several areas of Kochi and its suburbs are pressing for more water supply. Mukkottil Temple Road Residents’ Association, comprising areas under the Kochi Corporation, Division 50, and areas such as Pettah, Thripunithura, and Mukkottil Temple Road have complained that they are facing acute shortage of drinking water supply. Association president Roy …

Over 1.5 lakh devotees expected for Makaravilakku darshan at Sabarimala
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2 months ago

Over 1.5 lakh devotees expected for Makaravilakku darshan at Sabarimala

New Indian Express  

PATHANAMTHITTA: The Sabarimala temple is all set for the Makaravilakku festival with an expected pilgrim inflow of over 1.5 lakh people waiting to glimpse the celestial light, Makarajyothi. Travancore Devaswom Board president P S Prashanth said all preparations for this year’s Makaravilakku festival have been completed. On Monday morning, the TDB president, Sabarimala chief police coordinator S Sreejith, special commissioner …

Makaravilakku preparations in full swing at Sabarimala
2 months, 1 week ago

Makaravilakku preparations in full swing at Sabarimala

The Hindu  

With only a few days remaining for the Makaravilakku festival, preparations are in full swing at Sabarimala to ensure its smooth conduct. Pathanamthitta District Collector S. Premkrishnan on Wednesday inspected key Makaravilakku viewing points, including Laha Sathram, Panjipara, Ilavungal, Ayyanmala, Nellimala, Attamoth West, Attamoth East, and Pampa Hilltop. Review meeting At Sabarimala, Additional District Magistrate Arun S. Nair convened a …

Kerala High Court Directs Devaswaom Board To Ensure Pilgrims' Darshan Is Not Obstructed Due To VIP Darshan At Sabarimala
3 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Directs Devaswaom Board To Ensure Pilgrims' Darshan Is Not Obstructed Due To VIP Darshan At Sabarimala

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to ensure that incidents of VIP Darshan causing obstruction to pilgrims does not take place in Sabarimala during the Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season. The Division Bench of Justice Anil K.Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. passed the above order based on the Special Commissioner's report that obstruction was caused to pilgrims …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elaborate arrangements made for ‘Margasira Masotsavam’ beginning December 2, Kanaka Mahalakshmi temple Executive Officer informs Visakhapatnam District Collector

The Hindu  

Executive Officer of the Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Devasthanam Shobha Rani on Saturday informed District Collector Harendhira Prasad that over 600 police personnel, 80 Devasthanam staff and around 300 volunteers will be on duty during ‘Margasira Masotsavam’ scheduled to be held between December 2 and 30, at Burujupeta in the One Town area here. Briefing about the arrangements being made in …

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Preparations in full swing at Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada ahead of Dasara

The Hindu  

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Ward Watch | Water shortage hits Puliyakulam residents in Coimbatore hard

The Hindu  

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Kerala Assembly | KWA consumers to be informed 24 hours prior to disconnection: Water Resources Minister
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Kerala Assembly | KWA consumers to be informed 24 hours prior to disconnection: Water Resources Minister

The Hindu  

Consumers will henceforth be informed 24 hours prior to disconnection of drinking water supply for non-payment of dues, Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine has told the Kerala Assembly. Replying to queries during Question Hour on January 31, Mr. Augustine said Kerala Water Authority consumers will be informed through phone or directly so as to avoid inconveniences due to sudden disruption …

Provide food, water to pilgrims at Sabrimala halting points, says HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Provide food, water to pilgrims at Sabrimala halting points, says HC

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: The Kerala high court also directed the state police chief to supervise crowd management in Sabarimala and deploy additional police personnel if necessary. The Travancore Devaswom Board must provide water, snacks and other facilities at “edathavalams ” to devotees on their journey to the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage, the Kerala high court said …

Sabarimala Crowd Management: Kerala HC Issues Guidelines Against Pilgrims' Exploitation, Directs Authorities To Raise Awareness On Court Proceedings
1 year, 3 months ago

Sabarimala Crowd Management: Kerala HC Issues Guidelines Against Pilgrims' Exploitation, Directs Authorities To Raise Awareness On Court Proceedings

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court yesterday issued another set of guidelines for ensuring that the pilgrims at Sabarimala are not exploited by collection of higher fees/charges at parking grounds or by persons conducting hotels and restaurants. The Court issued the guidelines while hearing a suo moto petition where it was considering issues regarding crowd management of pilgrims at Sabarimala during the …

Sabarimala pilgrimage begins with devotees flocking from South India
1 year, 4 months ago

Sabarimala pilgrimage begins with devotees flocking from South India

The Hindu  

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Kerala High Court Issues Directions For Crowd Management At Sabarimala
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala High Court Issues Directions For Crowd Management At Sabarimala

Live Law  

The Kerala High on Monday issued directions for crowd management in Sabarimala Temple, anticipating heavy footfall for the upcoming days amid Mandala festival. State has also decided to limit the number of online virtual queue bookings to 90,000 per day, Senior Government Pleader informed the Court. On Sunday, the Court held a Special online sitting to consider issues of crowd …

Kerala HC proposes extending time of worship at Sabarimala for crowd control
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala HC proposes extending time of worship at Sabarimala for crowd control

Op India  

Kerala High Court on Sunday proposed an extension of the time of worship for devotees at the Sabarimala temple by an hour on busy days. The court had asked the Board to consider extending the time of worship after taking suo motu cognisance of a recent rush of devotees at the Sabarimala temple, which left quite a few of them …

Kerala: Devotees allowed holy dip at Sabarimala temple amid easing of curbs
3 years, 3 months ago

Kerala: Devotees allowed holy dip at Sabarimala temple amid easing of curbs

India TV News  

Highlights he Kerala government has announced further easing of restrictions for Sabarimala pilgrimage Sabarimala pilgrims can take a holy dip before going uphill for the darshan of Lord Ayyappa Pilgrims can now remain at the temple hilltop for 12 hours and rooms will also be given to the needy In view of the decline in COVID-19 cases, the Kerala government …

Kerala High Court Directs State To Widely Broadcast Its Facilities To Enable More Devotees Attend Sabarimala Darshan
3 years, 3 months ago

Kerala High Court Directs State To Widely Broadcast Its Facilities To Enable More Devotees Attend Sabarimala Darshan

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed the State and the Travancore Devaswom Board to broadly promulgate the facilities recently made available to Sabarimala pilgrims to facilitate entry to more devotees to the temple and to attend darshan therein, in view of the two month pilgrimage season.In a suo moto matter taken up based on the Sabarimala Special Commissioner's report, the …

Kerala floods: Sabarimala devotees asked not to visit temple as river Pamba overflows
3 years, 5 months ago

Kerala floods: Sabarimala devotees asked not to visit temple as river Pamba overflows

India TV News  

In view of the continuous rainfall and floods in Kerala, Lord Ayyappa devotees have been asked to refrain from visiting the Sabarimala temple on October 17 and 18. Heavy rains have created a flood-like situation in the state, especially in the Pathanamthitta district and the dangerously high water level in the Pamba river has added to the chaos. Four people …

Is Sabarimala ready for pilgrim season?
5 years, 4 months ago

Is Sabarimala ready for pilgrim season?

The Hindu  

With hardly a week for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku season at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, it is not all rosy for the Travancore Devaswom Board to ensure a smooth season. Though there is heavy rush of devotees at Sabarimala during the five-day monthly pujas, similar to that of the pilgrim season, authorities had been found wanting in providing basic facilities during …

Sabarimala: Kerala HC demands end to protests; allows differently-abled people to rest in temple complex
6 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala HC demands end to protests; allows differently-abled people to rest in temple complex

Firstpost  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that there should be no more protests at the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing pilgrimage season. Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that there should be no more protests at the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing pilgrimage season. Sabarimala town has been witnessing repeated protests ever since the 28 September verdict …

Kerala HC rules no more protests at Sabarimala temple
6 years, 3 months ago

Kerala HC rules no more protests at Sabarimala temple

The Quint  

Kochi, Nov 27 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that there should be no more protests at the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing pilgrimage season. It also asked the police to deal properly with the pilgrims, allowed the pilgrims to chant Lord Ayyappa hymns, but refused to lift prohibitory orders in place in and around the temple town. Sabarimala …

Kerala: People protest, demand water
7 years, 2 months ago

Kerala: People protest, demand water

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: 'Pulkodikootam', the samiti under which the people in the coastal area of Payyoli agitated demanding supply of drinking water, has made it clear that it has not called off the protest after the MLA convened a talk on January 7. "We have demanded immediate drinking water distribution in the coastal belt where more than 250 families are suffering for …

Water crisis: Guruvayur hotels to down shutters tomorrow
8 years ago

Water crisis: Guruvayur hotels to down shutters tomorrow

Deccan Chronicle  

Thrissur: The Kerala Hotel and Restaurant Owners' Association, Guruvayur, will close down the hotels and lodges on Tuesday demanding a solution to the acute water shortage. The hotels and restaurants in the town had been getting water from borewells in Thaikkad region in the Guruvayur municipality and from Chavakakd region. Earlier, we were getting water by paying half the rate,” …

Sabarimala pilgrimage gets under way
12 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala pilgrimage gets under way

India TV News  

Sabarimala: Devotees have started pouring at the foothills of the holy hillock of Sabarimala as the two-month long annual pilgrimage season of Lord Ayyappa temple is all set to begin in the wee hours on Friday. The 41-day ‘mandala pooja' season of the shrine will start on Friday at the dawn of the month of ‘vrishchikam' of Malayalam calendar, followed …

Makarajyothi arrangements for Sabarimala pilgrims
13 years, 2 months ago

Makarajyothi arrangements for Sabarimala pilgrims

The Hindu  

The arrangements of basic facilities for Sabarimala pilgrims arriving in Idukki district as part of the Makaravilakku festival have been completed. The extra facilities are made as per the order of the High Court and Hariharan Nair commission which inquired in to the stampede at Pulmedu last year causing the death of 102 people who thronged to witness the Makrajyothi …

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