Kodi Rama Krishna has been interested to make a film on Puttaparthi Sathya Sai Baba, who attained moksha in the year 2011. Within a few days after the Baba's passing away, he paid a visit to Prashanthi Nilayam and discussed his intention to make a film on the god man. With the Nilayam authorities happily entrusting the able director with the task, Kodi sat down to write a script. The...
12:03 PM, May 26, 2012
Puttaparthi: Exactly a year after Sathya Sai Baba passed away in Puttaparthi, his trust is struggling to retain its credibility. A tough year for his trust and the small town of Puttaparthi, for the Sathya Sai Central trust the going has been rough, with income tax raids and allegations of corruption. Now the Baba's family has alleged mismanagement of the trust funds by his nephew Ratnakar Rahu who is a...
06:30 AM, Apr 24, 2012
Hyderabad: Puttaparthi town in Andhra Pradesh'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. Prashanti Nilayam, the ashram and now the final resting place of Sai Baba, will witness a series of programmes to mark the occasion and Sathya Sai Central Trust, which runs the massive spiritual empire, expects 30,000 to 50,000 people...
03:59 PM, Apr 12, 2012
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HYDERABAD: Twelve persons, including two MBA students, who were involved in robbery at the house belonging to a realtor from Puttaparthi were arrested on Friday. The accused were of the impression the realtor was in possession of huge amount of Satya Sai Baba's money, police said. The attack took place on the house of 58-year-old Narayana Raju, who resides at Tumkunta. On October 18, a group of persons forcibly entered...
10:17 AM, Sep 30, 2011
Puttaparthi: After Thiruvananthapuram's Padmanabhaswamy temple, valuables worth millions have been found at the late Sathya Sai Baba's Yajur Mandir. Officials preparing an inventory of the late spiritual leader's personal chambers in Puttaparthi have found 340 kg silver, gold worth Rs 5.8 crore and close to Rs 2 crore cash and the inventory is not yet complete. The assets found in the eight rooms searched were deposited in a bank as...
11:13 AM, Jul 19, 2011
Puttaparthi: Satya Sai Baba's 'Maha Samadhi' was on Friday opened to devotees for darshan at Prasanthi Nilayam here on the auspicious occasion of 'Guru Purnima'. Thousands of devotees assembled at the Sai Kulwant Hall in Prasanthi Nilayam, where the Samadhi is located, bringing back festive atmosphere in the town. Sai Baba used to give darshan at the Sai Kulwant hall and 'Guru Purnima' has importance in the calendar of events...
02:11 PM, Jul 15, 2011
Puttaparthi: The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust on Monday said it has submitted a comprehensive report on its affairs to the Andhra Pradesh government. "The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust today submitted the report to the government of Andhra Pradesh, as required by them. The extensive submission covers, in addition to the balance sheet and the income and expenditure statements, full details of reports submitted to all statutory agencies of...
10:19 PM, Jul 11, 2011
New Delhi: Hit by charges of financial irregularities, the Sathya Sai Baba Trust at Puttaparthi has decided to air its version. Under pressure over charges of financial irregularities and the Rs 35 lakh cash haul, the Sathya Sai trust has denies any wrongdoing and says it will make its side of the story public. The trust officials will hold a press conference on Tuesday. On Monday, the Kiran Reddy government...
07:34 AM, Jun 28, 2011
Hyderabad: Sathya Sai trustee V Srinivasan was questioned by police Anantapur's Prashanthi Nilayam in the Rs 35 lakh money trail case on Monday. Srinivasan along with another trust member Ratnakar Raju, who is also Sathya Sai Baba's nephew, was named by the Qualis driver who was caught by the police at the Andhra-Karnataka border with Rs 35 lakh. On Saturday, Ratnakar was also questioned by the police. He however, said...
02:19 PM, Jun 27, 2011
New Delhi: Late Sathya Sai Baba's nephew RJ Ratnakar, who was yesterday questioned by police in connection with the seizure of Rs 35.5 lakh in cash, on Sunday said the money belonged to the "devotees" but refused to elaborate more. "This 35 lakh belongs to devotees. Now that this is in the court and investigation is on, more details cannot be told," he said. The cash was recovered a day...
04:11 PM, Jun 26, 2011
New Delhi: Sathya Sai Baba's nephew and trustee of Sathya Sai trust Ratnakar Raju rubbished all allegations against the trust saying all allegations are baseless. "All the allegations against the trust are baseless. I have given the statement to the police, I cannot share the details, but I have answered all the questions," Ratnakar said. The nephew of the late spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba was questioned on Saturday by...
09:19 AM, Jun 26, 2011
New Delhi: After Satya Sai Baba's recent demise, his trust continues to be under the scanner due to alleged financial irregularities. There are cracks developing between the trust and Sai Baba's family as the devotees too are demanding transparency in the trust. The Sai Trust may have been untouchable when the Sai Baba was alive, but calls to probe into its affairs are increasing day by day - and in...
09:41 PM, Jun 25, 2011
Puttaparthi: Late Sathya Sai Baba's nephew RJ Ratnakar was on Saturday questioned by police in connection with the seizure of Rs 35.5 lakh in cash from this Andhra Pradesh town recently. A team lead by the Investigative Officer, who is probing the case, quizzed Ratnakar at his residence in Prashanti Nilayam here, a senior police officer said. Police had on Wednesday issued notices to two trustees of the Sai Central...
07:53 PM, Jun 25, 2011
Hyderabad: The Rs 35-lakh mysterious cash trail at the Sathya Sai Central Trust in Puttaparthi district of Andhra Pradesh has taken a political turn. After refusing to interfere in the trust affairs, the Kiran Reddy government has now asked the trustees to submit a factual report on the financial matters of the body. "In the past, the trust was granted several exemptions. We have now asked the trust for a...
08:29 AM, Jun 25, 2011
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradeh government will question the Sathya Sai Central Trust at Puttaparthi and demand a report on all financial matters after Rs 35 lakh were found in a car belonging to the trust on the state's border with Karnataka. The government has also demanded an explanation from the trust on whether any financial irregularities took place following a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on ...
03:32 PM, Jun 23, 2011
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