Sabarimala Row
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Sabarimala gold theft: Another accused, Murari Babu, gets bail as court cites delay in chargesheet
India | Jan 23, 2026, 06:05 PM ISTHe was arrested in October, 2025 for allegedly being involved in the conspiracy to steal gold when the main accused, Unnikrishnan Potti, proposed electroplating the Dwarpalak idols and the Srikovil doors, and Babu forwarded this proposal to the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).
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Security beefed up at Sabarimala ahead of Babri Masjid demolition anniversary
India | Dec 05, 2019, 10:25 PM ISTSecurity has been beefed up at Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala and nearby areas in view of the anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition, Devaswom officials said on Thursday.
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SC asks Kerala govt to come out with exclusive law for administration of Sabarimala temple
India | Nov 20, 2019, 04:17 PM ISTA bench headed by Justice N V Ramana asked the state to place before it by third week of January next year the legislation, also covering the aspects of welfare of pilgrims visiting there
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Sabarimala temple opens for 2-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season
India | Nov 16, 2019, 05:36 PM ISTAmid tight security, the gates of the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala were thrown open for the two-month-long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season.
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SC cites US anti-race law for women entry into Sabarimala
India | Nov 14, 2019, 09:53 PM ISTThe minority judgment by Supreme Court's Justices R.F. Nariman and D.Y. Chandrachud in the Sabarimala review case on Thursday cited the US Congress' decision to outlaw racial discrimination in every form to justify its stand on quashing the custom barring entry of women in 10-50 age group to the temple in Kerala.
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Sabarimala row: Advocate Nedumpara seeks rehearing of case in Supreme Court
India | Feb 07, 2019, 11:48 AM ISTAs many as 65 petitions including 56 review petitions and four fresh writ petitions and five transfer pleas were filed in the apex court after its verdict had sparked violent protests in Kerala.
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Sabarimala row: Temple board takes U-turn, supports apex court verdict allowing entry of women of all ages
India | Feb 06, 2019, 03:08 PM ISTThe temple board told a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that it is high time that a particular class not be discriminated on the ground of “biological attributes”.
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Woman who entered Sabarimala shrine thrown out by in-laws, sent to shelter home
India | Jan 23, 2019, 07:16 AM ISTKanakadurga was allegedly attacked by her mother-in-law on her returning to her home on January 15, following which she was admitted to a hospital.
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Sabarimala Row: Controversy erupts over Kerala affidavit in Supreme Court
India | Jan 18, 2019, 08:08 PM ISTControversy erupted in Kerala after the CPI(M)-led LDF government on Friday submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming 51 women in menstrual age entered the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing annual pilgrimage season.
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Sabarimala row: Two women prevented from entering Lord Ayyappa temple, later moved to Erumeli
India | Jan 16, 2019, 02:11 PM ISTAccording to the police, three women of menstruating age have so far offered prayers at the hill temple during the season.
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Sabarimala row: Kerala govt’s conduct one of ‘most shameful behaviours’, says PM Modi
India | Jan 16, 2019, 08:30 AM IST"We know that the communists do not respect the Indian history, culture and spirituality but nobody imagined they would have such hatred," the prime minister said.
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Sabarimala stir: Kerala govt won't be cowed down by intimidation, says CM Vijayan
India | Jan 07, 2019, 08:49 PM ISTVijayan said a cabinet meeting Monday decided to bring in an ordinance, the 'Kerala Prevention of Damage to Private Property Act,' to prevent destruction of private property during hartals.
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Congress attacks BJP over Sabarimala row; says Centre ‘only adding fuel to fire rather than finding solution’
India | Jan 07, 2019, 09:13 AM IST"While the BJP is creating trouble and the CPM has failed to maintain law and order in the state,” said Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala.
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Sabarimala row updates: UK issues travel advisory after violence erupts in Kerala; Guv briefs Rajnath Singh
India | Jan 06, 2019, 08:41 AM ISTAs Kerala continued to witness incidents of violence, Governor Justice P Sathasivam on Saturday briefed the Centre about the law and order situation in the southern state.
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Sabarimala violence: BJP MP's ancestral home attacked, RSS office set on fire; over 1,286 cases registered
India | Jan 05, 2019, 10:35 PM ISTKerala has been rocked by protests by right-wing groups after two women of "menstruating age" offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala on January 2.
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Stray incidents of violence continue over the entry of women in Sabarimala temple
India | Jan 04, 2019, 06:34 PM ISTAfter Kerala turned into a war zone over the entry of women of menstruating age in Sabarimala temple, incidents of violence have continued to be reported on Friday with rampaging protestors hurling crude bombs and stones in various places.
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Sabarimala row: Sri Lankan woman prays inside temple, claims to have reached menopause
India | Jan 04, 2019, 08:29 AM IST“I went up to the holy steps, but I was not allowed to go further. I had a medical certificate also,” ANI quoted her as saying.
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Kerala Sabarimala hartal: As it happened
India | Jan 03, 2019, 04:57 PM ISTSabarimala row: On behalf of the Sabarimala Karma Samiti Samiti, its leader K P Sasikala announced shutdown from dawn-to-dusk.
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Sabarimala row: Lakhs to form 'Women's wall' in Kerala
India | Jan 01, 2019, 01:49 PM ISTThe Nair Service Society (NSS), a prominent organization of the upper caste Nair community, and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) are among those who are not participating.
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Sabarimala Row: Kerala continues to be on standstill, prohibitory orders extended till December 22
India | Dec 19, 2018, 10:28 AM ISTThe decision has been taken based on the reports by the District Police Chief and Executive magistrates in Pamba and Sannidhanam.