President Pranab Mukherjee paid obeisance to Satya Sai Baba at his samadhi in Andhra Pradesh.
Bitti Mohanty, who jumped parole in 2006 while
serving sentence in Rajasthan had been living in Kerala as ‘Raghav
Rajan’ and secured a job in State Bank of Travancore.
Bitti Mohanty, who jumped parole after his
conviction for raping a German woman in 2006 and is currently lodged in a
Kerala jail following his arrest, will be taken to Rajasthan Tuesday.
Puttaparthi misses its most famous son on a day when
thousands of Sathya Sai Baba’s ardent devotees have descended in the
town to pay obeisance to their guru.
Puttaparthi town in AP`s Anantapur district is
gearing up for the first anniversary of the passing away of Sathya Sai
Baba, who had millions of devotees around the world.
The govt had ordered the re-inspection of the Yajur
Veda Mandir following controversies surrounding the valuables recovered
from Sai’s abode.
Silver and gold articles worth over Rs 76 lakh have been found into a room adjoining late Sathya Sai Baba`s personal
chamber.
Followers of Sathya Sai
Baba on Saturday took out a rally here protesting the alleged
mishandling of funds of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust and
other controversies involving some of its members.
Three persons arrested in connection with the seizure of Rs 35.5 lakh in cash from
Puttaparthi town were granted conditional bail.
Isaac Tigrett of Hard Rock café fame, has claimed that he is the “living will” of the departed spiritual guru.
Senior BJP leader Bandaru Dattatreya Tuesday demanded Andhra Pradesh government to order
an inquiry into the recent siezure of huge cash, allegedly
belonging to Satya Sai Central Trust at Puttaparthi.
Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata`s visit to
Puttaparthi on Friday was purely personal to pay his respects to Sathya
Sai Baba and he did not attend any program of Sathya Sai Central Trust,
it was clarified here on Saturday.
Around Rs 12 crore in cash and nearly 100 kg of gold were found from Yajur Mandir.
There is no official confirmation about the details regarding the wealth or the will of Sathya Sai Baba
No one has entered Baba`s personal residence ever since he was hospitalised on April 28.
The last rites of Sathya Sai Baba were performed in Puttaparthi as per Vedic customs.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday said the
government should take steps to bring back over Rs 40,000
crore black money lying in foreign banks and use the money for
development activities.
Baba`s death has left a big question mark on the future of his massive spiritual empire.
Lakhs of devotees from home
and abroad on Monday poured into this town to have a last glimpse
of Sathya Sai Baba whose body has been kept in a hall here
even as police tightened security for crowd control.
Baba`s last rites will be performed on Wednesday
morning in line with the practice adopted for spiritual leaders in
India, with full state honours.