Sabarimala
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Sabarimala: Lord Ayyappa temple receives over Rs 3.30 crore as revenue on opening day
India | Nov 18, 2019, 05:15 PM ISTThe Lord Ayyappa temple here received over Rs 3.30 crore as revenue on the first day when it opened on Saturday as compared to the Rs 1.28 crore last season which was marred by protests by a section of devotees and right-wing outfits over the women's entry issue.
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Ahead of Sabarimala Temple opening, Police send back 10 Andhra women
India | Nov 16, 2019, 04:32 PM ISTAs the Sabrimala Temple is scheduled to open today for the Mandala Pooja Festival, the police have sent back 10 women from Pamba on Saturday. The women (between the age of 10 to 50) had come from Andhra Pradesh to offer prayers at the temple.
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Sabarimala verdict: Kerala Govt to consult legal experts for 'more clarity'
India | Nov 14, 2019, 11:19 PM ISTThe left government would consult legal experts to get more clarity on the Supreme Court's Sabarimala verdict but it seems that the earlier order on allowing entry of women of all age groups still stands, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday. Vijayan, who met the media here to explain the government stand in the backdrop of the apex court's decision to refer the case to a larger bench, said the state government was always ready to implement the court order, whatsoever it may be.
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Would offer prayers at Sabarimala on Nov 16: Pune activist Trupti Desai
India | Nov 14, 2019, 02:54 PM IST"What I understand is that till the court order comes, entry is open for women and no one should protest against it. People who say that there is no discrimination at all are wrong because women of specific ages are not allowed there. I am going to offer prayers on November 16," the Pune-based Desai told reporters after the SC verdict
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SC refers review pleas on Sabarimala to seven-judge bench for re-examination
News | Nov 14, 2019, 11:39 AM ISTThe Supreme Court today said restrictions on women in religious places was not limited to Sabarimala alone and was prevalent in other religions as well as it referred all review pleas to a larger seven-judge bench.
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Supreme Court to deliver verdict on Sabarimala review petition today
News | Nov 14, 2019, 09:18 AM ISTThe Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce today its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking re-examination of its decision to allow entry of women of all age groups in Kerala's Sabarimala Temple.
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Sabarimala, Rahul Gandhi, Rafale: Supreme Court to decide on landmark cases today
India | Nov 14, 2019, 07:39 AM ISTChief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi is set to retire on November 17, before which he is scheduled to deliver verdicts in some of the most important cases. The apex court on Thursday will deliver verdicts on Rafale review petition, Sabarimala case and the contempt case against Rahul Gandhi.
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Ahead of SC verdict, Sabarimala all set for new season
India | Nov 13, 2019, 12:59 PM ISTThe temple is dedicated to the Hindu celibate deity Ayyappan, also known as Dharma Sastha, who according to belief is the son of Shiva and Mohini, the feminine incarnation of Vishnu. The temple is accessible only on foot from Pamba.
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Sabarimala row reason for Kerala Lok Sabha polls poor show: CPI-M
India | Jun 26, 2019, 04:27 PM ISTThe CPI-M, at its national review meeting in Delhi last week, acknowledged that the Sabarimala shrine controversy dented its chances in the polls.
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Sabarimala issue will be taken care of, assures V Muraleedharan
India | May 31, 2019, 11:53 AM IST"The BJP has already made it very clear that it would take care of the Sabarimala issue. Therefore I need not say anything about it. Let's just wait for a while," said the 60-year-old Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra.
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Takeaways from Kerala Lok Sabha result 2019
India | May 23, 2019, 10:22 PM ISTWith counting of votes reaching its last round in Kerala, the Congress and its United Democratic Front (UDF) were poised to grab 19 of the 20 seats, leaving only one seat to the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
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Kerala: One of BJP's Lok Sabha election campaigns will be Sabarimala issue
Mar 28, 2019, 08:25 PM ISTThe Kerala unit of the BJP on Thursday made it clear that one of its Lok Sabha election campaigns will be the Sabarimala issue.
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Sabarimala temple to get new gold-plated door
India | Mar 07, 2019, 04:05 PM ISTThe Sabarimala temple is all set to get a new gold-plated door when the hill shrine opens for the 11-day monthly poojas next week.
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Sabarimala row: Anxiety looms as temple reopens on Tuesday
India | Feb 11, 2019, 04:44 PM ISTThe hilltop temple would be opened for five days till February 17 for the monthly pujas during the Malayalam month of Kumbam, temple authorities said on Monday.
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Sabarimala row: Kerala govt opposes pleas seeking review of SC order allowing entry of women of all ages
India | Feb 06, 2019, 02:42 PM ISTSeveral organisations have approached the Supreme Court arguing that the apex court judgement must be reconsidered.
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Sabarimala: Two women turned away by police from Lord Ayyappa temple
India | Jan 19, 2019, 01:11 PM ISTThe police said the women were told that it would be difficult to provide protection to them till the shrine as there was a possibility of protests.
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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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SC directs Kerala police to grant round-the-clock security to 2 women who entered Sabarimala shrine
India | Jan 18, 2019, 02:01 PM ISTThe bench also refused to tag the matter along with the pending petitions in the Sabarimala case.
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SC to hear Friday plea of 2 women seeking security after they entered Sabarimala temple
India | Jan 17, 2019, 01:21 PM ISTTwo women of menstruating age group had stepped into the Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa, breaking a centuries-old tradition and defying dire threats from the Hindu right.
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Sabarimala: With judge on medical leave, SC may not start hearing on review pleas from Jan 22
India | Jan 15, 2019, 01:22 PM ISTThe Supreme Court had on September 28 last year said that banning the entry of women into the shrine is gender discrimination and the practice violates rights of Hindu women.