SOME 60 devotees with special needs were able to visit the Waterfall Hilltop Temple thanks to a special programme by the Penang Hindu Endowments Board (PHEB), Makkal Osai reported.
The programme to help them reach the Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple was first initiated by Jelutong MP and PHEB chairman RSN Rayer last year. It continued this year with the help of 40 volunteers, PHEB deputy chairman Senator Dr A. Lingeshwaran said.
The devotees, many of them in wheelchairs, were helped by volunteers to get to the hilltop temple safely and with dignity.
The PHEB and the temple committee are willing to accommodate special needs devotees beyond the festival seasons and will make the necessary preparations if prior notice is given.
> A man in India poisoned his two-year-old son because he could not afford the child’s medical treatment, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Munikrishna, a labourer, reportedly decided to end their suffering by poisoning the boy.
The father was arrested following a report by his wife, while the toddler is struggling for his life.
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