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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan had criticised Sabarimala temple head priest and Pandalam Royal family on Tuesday. (Photo: File)

Sabarimala temple board not to file report in SC on prevailing situation

Travancore Devaswom Board also said filing review petition against top court verdict right now has no relevance.

24 Oct 2018 2:33 PM

CM Vijayan also criticised the temple tantri, Kandararu Rajeevaru, who had said he would close the temple and go if women were allowed inside the shrine. (Photo: File)

'Planned' Sabarimala agitation a conspiracy by RSS: Kerala CM Vijayan

CM Pinarayi Vijayan hit out at BJP and RSS for the violent agitation and restricting the entry of women of all ages into the hill shrine.

23 Oct 2018 1:25 PM

Protestors gather as a Trichy resident who had trekked up with her family to Sabarimala temple, in Pathanamthitta, on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

2 more women stopped from climbing Sabarimala hills, forced to return

The protestors chanting Ayyappa mantra stopped 2 Andhra women, said to be in their 40s, at the foothills itself.

21 Oct 2018 1:59 PM

Protesters oppose the entry of women to the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

Two women reach hilltop shrine, forced to return

The devotees, including senior citizens and children chanting Ayyappa mantras, protested the entry of women of menstrual age group into the shrine.

20 Oct 2018 6:09 AM

This is not the first time that ex-TDB president Prayar Gopalkrishnan made such misogynistic statement. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Sabarimala not a place for sex tourism: Ex-TDB chief opposes women’s entry

'This is agenda-driven. This is not a place for sex tourism. This is abode of Lord Ayappa,' Prayar Gopalkrishnan said.

19 Oct 2018 4:42 PM

A policeman charges his baton at protestors who tried to block women of menstruating age from going to the Sabarimala temple at Nilackal, a base camp on way to the mountain shrine in Kerala. (Photo: AP)

Kerala CM blames RSS for Sabarimala violence, BJP demands probe

'RSS is trying to destroy the Lord Ayyappa shrine by unleashing terror,' Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged.

18 Oct 2018 5:35 PM

New York Times journalist, Suhasini Raj and her colleague, who managed to climb halfway to the Sabarimala shrine on Thursday morning, were forced to return after massive protests. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

New York Times journalist forced to return from Sabarimala amid protest

Suhasini and her colleague managed to cross Pamba and reach Marakkoottam, which is near Sabarimala shrine, but were stopped by protesters.

18 Oct 2018 3:36 PM

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

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

NISA president V P Zuhra said that there were no records stating that the Holy Quran and Prophet Muhammad had opposed women entering mosques and offering prayers. (Representational Image | PTI)

Muslim women group to move SC seeking entry in all mosques

NISA, a progressive women's forum, will also fight for appointing them as 'imams' (clerics).

11 Oct 2018 9:16 PM

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

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

The opposition Congress and BJP had come out against the government stand and alleged that the Left government was trying to implement the court order in haste without taking into consideration the sentiments of the believers. (Photo: File)

Kerala CM, parties to hold talks before implementing Sabrimala verdict

CM Vijayan will meet the Pandalam royal family, erstwhile rulers associated with Sabarimala temple, on Monday.

07 Oct 2018 11:40 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

The five members have been identified as Sayub (36), his wife Safiya Kathum (29), his brother Irshad (27), Safiya's brother Anwar Shah (11) and her six-month-old baby Safiyan. United Nations (UN) refugee Identity cards were recovered from them. (Photo: ANI)

5-member Rohingya family detained, interrogated by Kerala police

As per the preliminary probe, the family arrived from Hyderabad to Thiruvananthapuram on Monday night.

03 Oct 2018 10:50 AM

The activists held aloft placards, stating that the court was not bigger than Lord Ayyappa and demanded that the state and central government enact suitable legislation to maintain the age old ban. (Photo: File)

Woman tries to set herself afire amid protests against Sabarimala verdict

On October 28, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Dipak Misra lifted the ban on entry of women of menstrual age into the shrine.

03 Oct 2018 8:43 AM

PNB reported a loss of Rs 940 crore for the April-June period of financial year 2018-19. It clocked a profit of Rs 343.40 crore in the corresponding quarter of 2017-18. (Photo: File)

Nirav Modi scam bygone, bank getting back on growth path: PNB MD

Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi duped PNB of Rs 14,000 crore through issuance of fraudulent LoUs.

02 Oct 2018 5:38 PM

The couple, married for 18 years, had Tejaswini after 14 years of prayers and treatment. (Photo: File)

Noted musician Balabhaskar passes away week after deadly car crash

The tragic accident claimed their only daughter's life and took place when they were returning home from Thrissur on Sept 25.

02 Oct 2018 9:56 AM

On October 28, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra lifted the ban on entry of women of menstrual age into the shrine. (Photo: File | PTI)

Separate queues for women at Sabarimala temple ‘impractical’: Kerala govt

However, separate washrooms and bathing ghats would be provided for women worshippers, Kerala govt said.

01 Oct 2018 7:05 PM

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