Sabarimala
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Sangh Parivar taking advantage of Sabarimala issue: Swami Agnivesh
India | Nov 24, 2018, 07:01 AM IST"The BJP and the RSS were clearly in favour of women's entry into the Sabarimala temple. They have taken an opportunistic U-turn,” the social activist said.
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Sabarimala protests part of BJP-RSS game plan: CPI-M
Nov 22, 2018, 07:20 PM IST"Central amongst them is the Ram temple at Ayodhya," the Communist Party of India-Marxist said.
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Sabarimala Row: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan meets Governor, pledges to improve amenities for pilgrims
India | Nov 22, 2018, 05:56 PM ISTSathasivam said, during the meeting, he discussed with Vijayan measures to address complaints on lack of basic amenities like drinking water, toilets and rest rooms at Nilackal, the base camp, and at Pampa en route to Sanidhanam.
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Sabarimala Row: Devaswom Board moves SC, seeks time to implement court's verdict
India | Nov 19, 2018, 03:25 PM ISTSabarimala Row: Over 68 people were taken into preventive custody at the Sabarimala Shrine late Sunday night after fresh protests broke out at the Nadapanthal area in the Sannidhanam.
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Sabarimala row: BJP observes protests; Travancore Devaswom Board to file petition in SC today
India | Nov 19, 2018, 12:02 AM ISTSo far, no women in the 10-50 age group has sought police protection to trek the holy hills, though over 500 odd young women have made online bookings for darshan.
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Sabarimala Temple Row: RSS leader alleges 'brutal crackdown' on Hindus in Kerala
India | Nov 17, 2018, 11:30 PM ISTVHP state president S J R Kumar alleged that Hindu Aikyavedi state President K P Sasikala was arrested by police near Marakkoottam near Sabarimala on Saturday.
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Sabarimala case: SC to hear review petitions in open court on January 22, refuses to stay its earlier verdict
India | Nov 13, 2018, 05:07 PM ISTIn Kerala, the apex court ruling has generated passions with traditionalists openly opposing the directive.
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Sabarimala Row: SC to consider fresh pleas after deciding petitions seeking review of its Sept 28 judgement
India | Nov 13, 2018, 11:27 AM IST"Fresh pleas will be heard after deciding petitions seeking review of Sabarimala judgement allowing women of all age groups into shrine," the apex court said.
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550 women of 10 to 50 age group register online for Sabarimala prayers
India | Nov 09, 2018, 02:13 PM ISTAccording to the Travancore Devasom Board, till Friday close to 3.50 lakh pilgrims have booked for 'darshan' through the Kerala Police online facility. It includes 550 women between 10 and 50 years, the temple custodians said.
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Case registered against Kerala BJP chief Sreedharan Pillai over Sabarimala remarks
India | Nov 08, 2018, 09:59 PM ISTThe police have registered the case under Section 505 1(b) of the Indian Penal Code which refers to comments that can cause fear or alarm in the public and disturb peace.
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Protests in Sabarimala not acceptable, says Kerala High Court
India | Nov 08, 2018, 03:24 PM IST"If the bail application is considered, it will send wrong signals and similar incidents will recur again," the court said.
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Sabarimala shrine closes after 2-day-long special puja
India | Nov 07, 2018, 02:37 PM ISTThe portal of the sanctum sanctorum were closed by Melshanthi (chief priest) Unnikrishnan Namboothiri after he rendered the ‘Harivarasanam’, the lullaby for Lord Ayyappa.
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'Will you take sanitary napkins soaked in blood to friend's home?' Smriti Irani on Sabarimala row
India | Oct 23, 2018, 04:20 PM ISTSpeaking at an event - Young Thinkers' Conference - in Mumbai, Irani said everyone has the right to pray, but not to desecrate.
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Sabarimala temple row : High voltage drama erupts as two women reach hilltop but return due to protests
India | Oct 19, 2018, 06:31 PM ISTOn Thursday, a New Delhi-based woman journalist was stopped midway by devotees opposing the entry of women of menstrual age into the hill shrine.
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Sabarimala showdown: Bandh call evokes mixed reponse, violence reported from Thiruvananthapuram
India | Oct 18, 2018, 04:00 PM ISTThe Sabarimala Karma Samithi has given a call for state wide bandh on Thursday in Kerala against the permission given to the women for entry into the temple.
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Sabarimala temple opens, women prevented from entering despite SC ruling; bandh called in Kerala today
India | Oct 18, 2018, 12:09 AM ISTWomen journalists were heckled, their vehicles smashed and young female Ayyappa devotees turned back as hordes of activists of Hindu fringe groups besieged the road leading to the temple
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Sabarimala showdown: Gates of famous shrine open amid protests, women prevented from entering
India | Oct 17, 2018, 10:21 PM ISTActing tough, the police, deployed in large numbers in Nilackal, some 20 kms away from the Sabarimala hilltop, also removed a makeshift shelter erected by a protesting group Sabarimala Achara Samrakshana Samiti.
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Sabarimala showdown: Kerala waits with bated breath as gate of Ayyappa temple opens for all women today
India | Oct 17, 2018, 12:09 AM ISTKerala has witnessed a series of protests and prayer marches over the last few days over the government's decision to enforce the Supreme Court order.
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Kerala actor Kollam Thulashi booked for comments against women over Sabarimala
India | Oct 14, 2018, 04:58 PM ISTAddressing the protesters in Kollam on Friday, Thulashi, a BJP supporter, had allegedly said, "women in the restricted age group who visit the Lord Ayappa Temple should be ripped apart."
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'Our suicide squads are ready': Shiv Sena issues threat over women's entry in Sabarimala
India | Oct 14, 2018, 12:00 AM ISTThe temple's door are set to open on October 18 for the routine monthly puja.