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Police personnel lathicharge protestors in Sabarimala, Kerala, on Wednesday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Scribes among several hurt in Sabarimala stir

50 people charged with violence; prohibitory orders clamped for two days.

18 Oct 2018 5:27 AM

Police personnel escort a woman and her family after they were heckled by protesters while seeking entry to Lord Ayyappa temple on its opening day in Sabarimala, Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

Violence erupts as women try to enter Sabarimala temple

Angry protesters boo, abuse women, none make it to hilltop shrine.

18 Oct 2018 5:07 AM

Melsanthi Unnikrishnan Nampoothiri opens the Sabarimala temple for the five-day monthly pooja in the Malayalam month of 'Thulam', Sabarimala on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Sabarimala Temple opens amid tension, no woman from ‘banned’ age group

Despite SC verdict, no women from 'banned' age group could make it to Sabarimala's precincts due to violent protests.

17 Oct 2018 8:36 PM

The News Minute reporter Saritha S Balan (L) and Republic TV's South India bureau chief Pooja Prasanna (R) were attacked by anti-women protesters near Sabarimala temple. (Photo: Facebook, Twitter Screengrab respectively)

Women journalists attacked near Sabarimala despite police presence

Journalists were attacked at Pamba by anti-women protesters when they had gone to cover agitations near Sabarimala temple.

17 Oct 2018 3:02 PM

A woman from Kerala and another from Andhra Pradesh were turned away by protesters. (Photo: PTI)

2 women devotees reach Sabarimala temple, turned away by protesters

Protesters stopped the women while they were trekking towards the Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala.

17 Oct 2018 12:16 PM

Slogans were raised as women marched in protest at Nilakkal, the main gateway to Sabarimala. (Screengrab | ANI)

Watch: Protesters on streets, agitate over women's entry to Sabarimala temple

The doors of Sabarimala temple will be opened to women for the time at 5 pm today.

17 Oct 2018 11:11 AM

The Kerala police ordered that anyone trying to obstruct entry will amount to criminal conspiracy. (Photo: File | PTI)

Sabarimala temple opens amid protests, women’s entry stalled

The trek to the Lord Ayyappa Shrine began at 3 pm and the entry to the doors of the Sabarimala temple at 5 pm.

17 Oct 2018 9:55 AM

CM Pinarayi Vijayan, however, said that no one would be allowed to block devotees from proceeding to Sabarimala. (Photo: File | PTI)

Sabarimala temple opens tomorrow, protesters ask women to return

Women devotees are seen stopping vehicles at Nilackal to prevent women of 'banned' age group from trekking to Sabarimala.

16 Oct 2018 4:49 PM

Devotees raised slogans and held pictures of Lord Ayyappa, placards as a part of their 'Save Sabarimala' campaign steered by the state unit of BJP-led NDA. (Photo: PTI)

Save Sabarimala: Protests ahead of temple opening, plans to stop women

PS Pillai, BJP’s state president has warned of a bigger agitation if the government fails to resolve the issue in the next 24 hrs.

15 Oct 2018 2:53 PM

Actor Kollam Thulasi who is also a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made the horrifying remark at an NDA rally. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Rip women entering Sabarimala in half: Kerala actor Kollam Thulasi

Thulasi said one half should be thrown at CMO's in Thiruvananthapuram while the other half should be sent to Delhi.

12 Oct 2018 4:09 PM

A five-judge constitution bench headed by then Chief Justice Dipak Misra, had in its 4:1 verdict, said banning the entry of women into the shrine is gender discrimination and that the practice violates rights of Hindu women. (Photo: File)

SC declines urgent hearing on plea seeking review of Sabarimala verdict

The submission of president of National Ayyappa Devotees Association had contended that verdict lifting ban was 'untenable and irrational'.

09 Oct 2018 11:27 AM

Supreme Court’s Sabarimala order challenged, called ‘irrational’

Women have not yet started entering the hill-top temple as this month it will open for 5 days starting October 18.

09 Oct 2018 5:50 AM

Asserting that his government was committed to protecting the religious beliefs and customs of different religions and places of worship, he said there was no question of succumbing to 'politically motivated' efforts to create tension in the state. (Photo: File)

Sabarimala stir 'deliberate' attempt to destroy unity: Pinarayi Vijayan

Vijayan said the government in its earlier affidavit had made it clear that it would implement the court's order.

08 Oct 2018 6:19 PM

In its verdict, the Supreme Court has allowed women of all ages to enter Sabarimala temple. (Photo: PTI)

'Untenable': SC Sabarimala verdict allowing women of all ages challenged

The petition was filed by the National Ayyappa Devotee Association.

08 Oct 2018 1:22 PM

It is for govt, Kerala to take call on Sabarimala, says Anand Sharma

The Congress had last week said there was no contradiction in the party’s stand at the national and state level on the issue.

08 Oct 2018 5:35 AM

Hundreds of devotees, mostly women, take part in the 'namajapa' (chanting the name of Lord Ayyappa ) during march in Kottayam on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Sabarimala priests reject Kerala CM's offer of talks on SC verdict

Pandalam royals also said there was no point in holding talks now as state govt had already decided to implement SC order.

07 Oct 2018 4:58 PM

RSS backs SC verdict on Sabarimala temple issue

The Kerala government has made it clear that it will not be filing a review petition against the apex court’s order.

04 Oct 2018 5:58 AM

Woman devotees at Sabarimala (Photo: File)

RSS to iron out issues over women entry into Sabarimala

A section of the BJP State leadership had earlier welcomed the Supreme Court order but has now retracted on its stand.

04 Oct 2018 2:39 AM

On October 28, the Supreme Court lifted the ban on entry of women of menstrual age into Sabarimala temple. (Photo: File | PTI)

‘Accept Sabarimala verdict, will make arrangements for women’: Kerala CM

Travancore Devaswom Board has not taken any decision to go for any review in this regard, Pinarayi Vijayan said.

03 Oct 2018 2:52 PM

Karppoorazhi procession is being taken out at Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala. (Photo: PTI)

Sabarimala order: Devaswom board can seek a review

There is now a clamour for filing a review petition against the Sabarimala verdict.

02 Oct 2018 1:08 AM

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