Sabarimala
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Let people of Kerala decide: Rahul Gandhi changes stance on Sabarimala
India | Jan 14, 2019, 06:51 AM ISTAfter the Supreme Court verdict, Gandhi had said that all women should be allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple.
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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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Peaceful Sunday in Kerala, over 5700 people arrested in Sabarimala violence
India | Jan 06, 2019, 11:11 PM ISTVijayan asked the BJP national leadership to instruct its cadre in Kerala to stop creating violence in the state.
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Sabarimala row: BJP MP V Muraleedharan's ancestral home attacked; RSS office set on fire
India | Jan 05, 2019, 11:25 AM ISTThe incident at the ancestral house of BJP Rajya Sabha member V Muraleedharan occurred in the early hours of Saturday. No one was injured, police said.
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Sabarimala row: Bombs hurled at CPI(M) leader AN Shamseer's residence in Kerala; Left blames RSS
India | Jan 05, 2019, 07:41 AM ISTBombs were also hurled at CPI(M) leader and former Kannur district secretary of CPI(M) P Sasi's house at Thalassery and a CPI(M) activist Vishak attacked at Iritty, a place in Kannur district.
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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: Upheaval in Kerala as two women enter Lord Ayyappa temple
India | Jan 02, 2019, 11:18 PM ISTThe development did not go down well with the temple authorities, with the head priest ordering devotees out of the premises and closing doors to the sanctum sanctorum. He performed a “purification” ritual for an hour before the doors were opened again.
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The women were accompanied by small group of police personnel in civil and uniform
News | Jan 02, 2019, 12:19 PM ISTSabarimala: Chief priest orders temple door to be shut for 'purification' after 2 women claim to have offered prayer at famous shrine
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Triple Talaq matter of gender quality, Sabarimala related to tradition: PM Modi
India | Jan 01, 2019, 10:48 PM ISTSpeaking to ANI in an interview, the prime minister said that while Triple Talaq is a matter of gender equality, entry of women in Sabarimala is related to tradition.
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Prohibitory orders at Sabarimala extended
India | Dec 30, 2018, 04:40 PM ISTWith the Sabarimala temple opening on Sunday for the popular 'Makaravilakku' season, the administration has extended the prohibitory orders till January 5, an official said.
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Sabarimala temple to close today to mark end of Mandalam festival
India | Dec 26, 2018, 08:07 AM ISTSince the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that allowed women of all ages to enter the temple, the temple town has witnessed protests by Hindu groups.
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2 women stopped 1km from Sabarimala, police lathi-charge protesters
India | Dec 24, 2018, 10:19 AM ISTThe temple town has witnessed protests by Hindu groups since the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that allowed women of all ages to enter the temple, including those from the hitherto banned age group of 10 to 50 years.
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11 Sabarimala-bound women forced to leave; SC verdict yet to be implemented
India | Dec 23, 2018, 06:30 PM ISTThe women and the police had to virtually run from the scene to the safety of a nearby guardroom, abandoning the trekking plan.
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Kerala: Statewide shutdown begins after death of Sabarimala devotee
India | Dec 14, 2018, 02:16 PM ISTThree buses parked at the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation depot were stoned by a group of people at Palghat, as the state run KRCTC was not operating its services.
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BJP march over Sabarimala issue turns violent, police use water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters
India | Dec 10, 2018, 03:59 PM ISTBy using tear gas shells and force, government was trying to suppress the protests against the restrictions and prohibitory orders, he said, adding that it was "undemocratic".
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Sabarimala protests: Kerala High Court grants bail to BJP leader Surendran
India | Dec 07, 2018, 04:46 PM ISTThis is the second case related to the Sabarimala protests in which the BJP leader had been granted bail.
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Sabarimala row: 3 men arrested for refusing women entry to Lord Ayyappa temple
India | Dec 01, 2018, 06:19 PM ISTThe three men, arrested by the Kerala Police, stopped the two women devotees- of two different groups—to advance any further after they had already walked up to the hill.
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Sabarimala won't be allowed to turn into Ayodhya: Pinarayi Vijayan
India | Nov 28, 2018, 04:02 PM ISTSabarimala town has witnessed protests ever since the Supreme Court ruled in September that women of all ages can enter the temple that hitherto banned girls and women aged 10-50.
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Sabarimala Row: Activist Rehana Fathima, who attempted to enter Ayyappa temple, arrested
India | Nov 27, 2018, 04:25 PM ISTThe activist was booked following a complaint by Radhakrishna Menon who alleged that Fathima's Facebook posts hurted religious sentiments. Fathima was later arrested from office in Palarivattom in Kochi.
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Sabarimala Row: Heavy crowd at Lord Ayyappa shrine; CM Vijayan, Opposition trade barbs
India | Nov 24, 2018, 10:53 PM ISTThe temple town and the nearby places witnessed large-scale protests started by various Hindu groups after the Supreme Court verdict that allowed women of all ages to enter the temple that hitherto banned girls and women aged 10-50.