Tirumala/Hyderabad, Dec 30 (UNI) The Vaikuntha Ekadashi festival was celebrated with deep devotion and grandeur at the Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple on Tuesday, as thousands of devotees thronged the hill shrine to witness the auspicious Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan. The Vaikuntha Dwara was opened at 12.05 a.m., following which devotees poured in large numbers through…
Sabarimala (Kerala), Dec 27 (UNI) The 41-day-long Mandala pilgrimage season at the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala will formally conclude on Saturday with the Mandala Pooja and a series of traditional concluding rituals The Mandala Pooja will be held today between 10.10 am and 11.30 am during the auspicious muhurtham under the leadership of Tantri…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13 (UNI) Counting of votes for the 2025 Kerala local body elections began on Saturday morning across the state, with officials tallying ballots at 244 designated counting centres amid tight security arrangements. Counting commenced at 8 am, starting with postal ballots, followed by votes recorded on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The first round…
Kozhikode, Dec 11 (UNI) The second phase of polling for the Kerala local body election began on Thursday at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. A heavy turnout was reported in the early hours, with long queues, particularly of women voters, seen across polling booths in the morning of North Kerala. The voting…
Kozhikode, Dec 10 (UNI) The second phase of the Kerala local body elections will be conducted on December 11, with voting scheduled from 7 am to 6 pm across seven northern and central districts: Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod. A total of 604 local bodies, including 470 grama panchayats, 77 block panchayats,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 9 (UNI) The first phase of polling for the Kerala local body elections began today at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. Voting is being held across 595 local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam districts. These include 471 Gram Panchayats, 75 Block Panchayats, 7 District Panchayats,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 6 (UNI) The public campaigning for the first phase of Kerala’s local body elections will end at 6 pm on Sunday. Kerala State Election Commission has cautioned political parties to ensure that their final campaign activities remain peaceful and do not create any law-and-order concerns. The December 9 polling will be held in…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (UNI) The Kerala government has declared a two-day public holiday across the state in connection with the local body elections on December 9 and 11, ensuring that voters,from government employees to private sector workers, are able to participate in the polling process. All government offices and educational institutions will remain closed on…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 28 (UNI) Ahead of the 2025 Local Self-Government Elections, the Kerala State Election Commission has issued a comprehensive set of guidelines for media personnel underscoring the need for fair, transparent and impartial coverage. The Commission emphasised that responsible reporting is essential to safeguard the integrity of the electoral process. According to the notification,…
Idukki (Kerala), Nov 28 (UNI) An 18-year-old youth, Adithyan Baiju, was caught in Thodupuzha for illegally storing medicines valued at Rs 50,850, authorities said. The seizure took place during a town-area inspection led by the Thodupuzha Sub-Inspector. The confiscated medicines were later presented before the Thodupuzha Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, according to an official…
