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Fri, Jan 7, 2022
Sabarimala Woman Activist Attacked

Bindu Ammini was one of the two women who entered the Lord Ayyappa temple in...

Thu, Nov 18, 2021
Sabarimala board defends use of 'halal' jaggery in HC

The Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages the Lord Ayyappa temple at...

Mon, Oct 18, 2021
Kerala rains: Red alert sounded for 10 dams

After a review meeting held at the Pathanamthitta District Collectorate to...

Wed, Mar 24, 2021
BJP in Kerala promises to uphold Sabarimala tradition

The Bharatiya Janata Party lined up several promises, including a legislation...

Wed, Dec 2, 2020
Kerala allows more pilgrims at Sabarimala temple

The famous Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, opened for the annual...

Mon, Nov 16, 2020
Devotees trek to Sabarimala, pray at temple

It is the first annual pilgrimage season at the hill temple after the...

Sat, Oct 17, 2020
PHOTOS: Sabarimala reopens after 7 months

The temple, which opened for the monthly puja on Friday evening, will allow...

Thu, Feb 6, 2020
SC reserves order on Sabarimala review petition

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said it will pronounce the order on...

Mon, Jan 13, 2020
Not hearing pleas to review Sabarimala verdict: SC

A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde at the...

Tue, Jan 7, 2020
9-judge SC bench to hear Sabarimala plea from Jan 13

The judges on the bench are CJI S A Bobde, Justices R Banumathi, Ashok...

Mon, Jan 6, 2020
9-judge SC bench to hear Sabarimala review pleas

The SC issued a notice informing listing of petition filed by Indian Young...

Fri, Dec 13, 2019
No SC order on women's safe entry in Sabarimala

The apex court said it would endeavour to constitute the larger bench at the...

Wed, Dec 4, 2019
Why this woman wants to visit Sabarimala again

'I want the Supreme Court to give directions to the government of Kerala that...

Tue, Nov 26, 2019
Desai cancels Sabarimala plan; govt says no security

The Kerala government dubbed Desai's attempt to visit Sabarimala as a...

Sabarimala once more

'If enough people defy the law and insist on flouting fundamental rights...

Woman activist on way to Sabarimala attacked

Bindu Ammini was attacked by the member of a Hindu outfit using pepper or...

Activist Trupti Desai to visit Sabarimala today

'Today is the Constitution Day and on this day, we will go to Sabarimala...

Tue, Nov 19, 2019
VIDEO: Girl, 12, barred from visiting Ayyappa temple

The age of the girl, with 'irrumudikettu' (offerings to Lord Ayyappa) had...

'Sabarimala verdict is an extremely good decision'

'The Sabarimala issue is no longer in splendid isolation.'

Mon, Nov 18, 2019
Rush of pilgrims in Sabarimala, 2 women sent back

Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages the shrine, said revenue collection...

Sun, Nov 17, 2019
Sabarimala Day 2: Heavy rush at Ayyappa temple

The first batch of police personnel had taken charge of the security on...

Sat, Nov 16, 2019
Sabarimala temple opens, 10 women sent back by police

The Kerala government has made it clear that it would not provide security to...

Fri, Nov 15, 2019
Sabarimala not a place for activism: Kerala minister

Kerala Devaswom Minister Minister Kadakampally Surendran said the government...

Thu, Nov 14, 2019
SC refers Sabarimala review petitions to larger bench

A majority verdict by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices A M Khanwilkar...

What SC's minority verdict said in Sabarimala case

'Let every person remember that the 'holy book' is the Constitution, and it...

Unfortunate: Activists on Sabarimala decision

'SC is giving us the distinct impression that verdicts, treatment of review...

'SC understood feelings of Sabarimala temple devotees'

Pandalam Royal family member Sasikumar Varma, one of the petitioners, said he...

Wed, Nov 13, 2019
SC to deliver verdicts on Sabarimala, Rafale today

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Thursday its verdicts on a...

Sat, Apr 13, 2019
Sabarimala: PM accuses LDF, UDF of destroying faith

"They call themselves the champions of speech and expression. But deny the...

Mon, Mar 11, 2019
EC warns parties not to use Sabarimala for votes; BJP terms it illogical

The CEC said the commission would not allow any kind of violation that puts a...

Thu, Feb 7, 2019
TDB chief seeks explanation on Sabarimala U-turn

The temple board, in earlier round of litigation, had opposed the public...

Wed, Feb 6, 2019
Sabarimala board U-turn in SC, says supports entry of women

The Board, which also comprise the state government nominees, told a...

Thu, Jan 31, 2019
SC to hear pleas seeking review of Sabarimala verdict on Feb 6

The review petitions would be heard by a constitution bench comprising Chief...

Sun, Jan 27, 2019
Sabarimala: PM says Left govt disrespecting Kerala's culture

Modi said his government had made efforts to make all kitchens in the country...

Wed, Jan 23, 2019
Kerala woman who entered Sabarimala forced to stay at shelter house

Her husband and other relatives had shifted to a rented building, the police...

Sat, Jan 19, 2019
2 women attempt to visit Sabarimala, forced to return

The police said the women were told that it would be difficult to provide...

Fri, Jan 18, 2019
51 women of menstruating age entered Sabarimala: Kerala govt to SC

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices L N Rao and Dinesh...

SC orders round-the-clock security for 2 women who entered Sabarimala

A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices L N Rao and Dinesh...

Thu, Jan 17, 2019
2 women who entered Sabarimala seek security, SC hearing on Friday

In the plea, one of the women, who had been attacked by her mother-in-law...

Wed, Jan 16, 2019
Protests erupt after 2 women attempt to enter Sabarimala

The women devotees were surrounded by a large number of protesters after they...

Tue, Jan 15, 2019
'Most shameful actions': PM attacks Kerala govt over Sabarimala

"We know that the Communists do not respect the Indian history, culture and...

Woman who entered Sabarimala temple beaten up by mother-in-law

She was hit on her head by her mother-in-law. She is reportedly stable and...

Mon, Jan 14, 2019
Rahul edits stance on Sabarimala, says let people decide

The Congress chief admitted that his initial position on the Sabarimala issue...

Sat, Jan 5, 2019
Sabarimala violence: Politically sensitive Kannur boils over

The attacks, which disrupted normal life, marked return of political violence...

Fri, Jan 4, 2019
Amid protests, third woman breaches ban at Sabarimala

Sasikala, said she was not allowed to undertake the trek to the shrine and...

Sabarimala row: 1,369 people arrested after Kerala turned war zone

801 cases have been registered in connection with violent protests which were...

We're not part of any agenda, say two women who entered Sabarimala

Bindu and Kanakadurga, who broke centuries-old tradition by entering the holy...

Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Kerala turns into war zone after women's entry into Sabarimala

Kerala Union of Working Journalists decided to boycott the press meets called...

REVEALED: How two women entered Sabarimala temple

After several women were prevented from entering the Sabarimala shrine after...

The women who made history by entering Sabarimala

The two dauntless women -- Kanakadurga and Bindu -- aged 44 and 42, stepped...

'Daylight rape of Hindus': Union minister Hegde's shocker on Sabarimala row

His statement comes in the backdrop of two Kerala women, Bindu and...

Wed, Jan 2, 2019
2 women script history as they set foot in Sabarimala; protests erupt

Temple priest performed a 'purification' ritual for an hour before the doors...

Tue, Jan 1, 2019
Sabarimala row: Kerala women form 620-km long human 'wall'

While Health minister K K Shylaja would lead the chain at Kasargod, senior...

Mon, Dec 24, 2018
2 women come close to reaching Sabarimala, forced to retreat

Bindu from Malappuram and Durga of Kozhikode were trying hard to become part...

Sun, Dec 23, 2018
11 Sabarimala-bound women chased away; SC verdict yet to be implemented

Accompanied by police personnel, the members of Chennai-based women...

Mon, Dec 10, 2018
BJP march over Sabarimala issue turns violent

Protesting against the police action, BJP has called for a dawn-to-dusk...

Thu, Dec 6, 2018
Why Muslim League supports Sabarimala protest

'We just cannot accept the interference of the government in matters...

Mon, Dec 3, 2018
Kerala assembly witnesses disruptions over Sabarimala issue

Unlike previous days, the House even saw Communist Party of India-Marxist-led...

'BJP made a mistake by supporting Sabarimala verdict'

'It is true that we changed our opinion.''I feel the BJP or any other...

Tue, Nov 27, 2018
Activist Rehana Fathima, who tried to enter Sabarimala, arrested over FB post

A BSNL spokesperson said Fathima was suspended from service in view of the...

Thu, Nov 22, 2018
Union minister: 'Sabarimala ordinance not a great idea'

'This government has huge respect for the Supreme Court and when there is...

Wed, Nov 21, 2018
Sabarimala: 8 taken into preventive custody; UDF leader booked

A senior police officer told PTI that they were taken into custody after they...

Mon, Nov 19, 2018
Sabarimala stand-off: 69 people remanded, HC raps police action

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made it clear that the Left government was...

Sun, Nov 18, 2018
Sabarimala: BJP workers block highways to protest leader's arrest

The BJP/Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and right wing outfits have made it clear...

Sat, Nov 17, 2018
Shutdown in Kerala after police detain right-wing activist near Sabarimala

A 12-hour hartal is being observed against the preventive detention of a...

'I am not scared to enter Sabarimala'

'I am a Hindu and I love Hindu religion. Hindu religion gives high status and...

Fri, Nov 16, 2018
Sabarimala temple board to seek more time to implement SC order

This is the third time the temple is opening after the court verdict, though...

Trupti Desai aborts Sabarimala trip, vows to come back

'We will soon come back to Kerala to visit Sabarimala but we will not declare...

'Won't come back till I enter Sabarimala'

'If we do not enter the temple, then history won't be made and all wrong...

Thu, Nov 15, 2018
Sabarimala all-party meet fails, Kerala govt firm on implementing SC verdict

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan pointed out that since the court had not...

Wed, Nov 14, 2018
Trupti Desai to visit Sabarimala temple on Nov 17

The Lord Ayyappa shrine will re-open for the two-month-long...

SC declines to stay verdict allowing women of all ages into Sabarimala temple

The apex court had on Tuesday agreed to hear on January 22 in open court the...

Sabarimala: 'It's very difficult to go back to normalcy'

'Sometime back, there was not much empathy for communal sentiments or...

Tue, Nov 13, 2018
SC to hear Sabarimala review pleas on Jan 22, refuses stay on verdict

"All the review petitions along with all pending applications will be heard...

Sat, Nov 10, 2018
Over 500 women from banned group book e-tickets for darshan at Sabarimala

The figure assumes significance as the Sabarimala temple had witnessed...

Wed, Nov 7, 2018
Man held for assaulting woman pilgrim at Sabarimala

Sooraj, hailing from Elanthur in Pathanamthitta district, was one of the main...

Tue, Nov 6, 2018
Protesters try to block woman at Sabarimala; TV cameraman injured

The woman showed her Aadhaar card to them to prove that she did not belong to...

Row over RSS leader, board member 'breaking' Sabarimala tradition

The RSS leader said he had not violated any customs and claimed that he...

Protests at Sabarimala over woman's entry, cameraperson injured

Lalitha's entry into the holy shrine was opposed by protesters suspecting...

Mon, Nov 5, 2018
Sabarimala doors open, 30-year-old woman with family at Pamba

However, the woman told police that she was not keen to visit the shrine and...

Sabarimala agitation golden opportunity for us: BJP Kerala chief

However, Head priest Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru told reporters at the temple...

Sun, Nov 4, 2018
Sabarimala: Section 144 imposed as temple opens on Monday

The Sabarimala Karma Samiti, a platform of right-wing outfits, including VHP,...

Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Police on high alert, 1,500 cops, commando team deployed at Sabarimala

Prohibitory order under section 144 CrPc banning assembly of four or more...

Fri, Nov 2, 2018
BJP protests claiming Sabarimala pilgrim killed in police action

Sivadasan's family has demanded a probe into his death.

Tue, Oct 30, 2018
'Centre should come out with a special Act for Sabarimala'

'Hindu unity is possible without any external forces playing any role if...

Rahul contradicts Kerala Congress's stand on Sabarimala; favours women's entry

Gandhi, however, acknowledged that his opinion is different from that of his...

Sabarimala gives BJP a foot in Kerala's door

The saffron party will use Lord Ayyappa the same way it made use of Lord Ram...

Sun, Oct 28, 2018
Activist Rahul Easwar arrested for 'spill blood' remark on Sabarimala, released on bail

'Had their blood fallen on the floor of the temple, that would have forced...

Sat, Oct 27, 2018
BJP workers won't hesitate to pull down Kerala govt: Shah on Sabarimala

The BJP chief condemned the arrest of over 2,000 devotees, including...

Ashram run by preacher who backed Sabarimala verdict attacked

Swami Sandeepananda Giri had welcomed the apex court order permitting women...

Wed, Oct 24, 2018
BSNL transfers activist who tried to enter Sabarimala temple

Sabarimala Karma Samithi on Tuesday organised a protest march to the...

Tue, Oct 23, 2018
Right to pray, but no right to desecrate: Irani on Sabarimala

Reacting to those criticising her for her comments made at the event in the...

SC to hear Sabarimala review pleas on November 13

Earlier the court had noted that there were 19 review petitions pending in...

The women who tried to make history at Sabarimala Temple

Since the temple opened at least 13 women have attempted to enter the shrine,...

Mon, Oct 22, 2018
Yet another woman makes failed bid to reach Sabarimala shrine

Six women were prevented from entering the Sabarimala temple Sunday by a...

Sabarimala verdict: SC to decide date of hearing review petitions tomorrow

A five-judge constitution bench by a ratio of 4:1 had held that women of all...

Sun, Oct 21, 2018
4 women stopped from proceeding to Sabarimala shrine on Day 5

The police, which took the women to safety, said that the duo informed the...

Sat, Oct 20, 2018
Sabarimala: Respect traditions, says Rajini; Kamal evades query

The Makkal Needhi Maiam founder-president said he would prefer to 'stay in...

Dalit woman puts off plan to visit Sabarimala due to heavy rain

Police had earlier said it was verifying the background of the woman, said to...

Fri, Oct 19, 2018
Kerala Devaswom Board to challenge SC verdict on Sabarimala

"The TDB is for resolving the issue and there is no politics for the board..."

Sitaram Yechury compares Sabarimala protests to Babri demolition

Why not triple talaq line to Sabarimala, Yechury asks Centre

Sabarimala: 2 women return after reaching hilltop amid protests

The devotees, including senior citizens and children, protested against the...

'Sabarimala temple is not discriminatory at all'

'It is wrong to assume that it is only after 1991 that we started following...

Thu, Oct 18, 2018
Woman scribe makes failed bid to visit Sabarimala, Kerala observes 'hartal'

Sporadic violence marked the 'hartal' called by Hindu right groups in Kerala...

Wed, Oct 17, 2018
Sabarimala shrine opens amid violent protests but no sign of women

Earlier, two women devotees could not proceed to the shrine after protesters...

'Women entering Sabarimala will disturb devotees' mental peace'

'Because of the Supreme Court judgment, I am being denied my freedom of...

Congress, BJP join Ayyappa devotees' protest

The base camps of Pamba and Nilackal witnessed intensified protests as the...

'Impure women shouldn't be allowed in Sabarimala temple'

'Considering menstruating women impure is a Dravidian custom and is...

'Sabarimala issue is dividing Hindu society'

'The first time a ban on women aged between 10 and 50 entering Sabarimala...

Tue, Oct 16, 2018
Tension mounts as devotees stop women from travelling to Sabarimala

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, however, told reporters that no one would be...

Mon, Oct 15, 2018
Sabarimala: Massive BJP protest rally

'We will meet each villager in Kerala and chalk out a massive agitation plan...

Sat, Oct 13, 2018
Mass rally against Sabarimala verdict; Trupti Desai to visit soon

Holding placards bearing pictures of Lord Ayyappa and chanting his hymns, the...

Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Sangh protest against Sabarimala verdict turns violent

As the situation went out of control, police first used water cannon and then...

'Not even the Supreme Court can question our beliefs'

'The Supreme Court should not have come out with this kind of order and in my...

Tue, Oct 9, 2018
No urgent hearing of plea seeking review of Sabarimala verdict

The bench said the review petition can only be taken up after the Dussehra...

Mon, Oct 8, 2018
Protests grow against Sabarimala verdict, review plea filed in SC

CM Pinnarayi Vijayan said 'deliberate' efforts were being made to destroy the...

Fri, Oct 5, 2018
Women cops to be posted at Sabarimala: DGP

The director general of police said everyone in the force should have to...

Wed, Oct 3, 2018
Sabarimala: Kerala, TDB not to challenge SC order

Opposition Congress termed the government's decision as 'unilateral' and said...

Mon, Oct 1, 2018
Sabarimala verdict is flawed in many ways

Hindu women devotees are not relieved but distressed by this judgment. If so,...

Sun, Sep 30, 2018
Only 'women activists' expected to visit Sabarimala: TDB chief

"Is it possible for women to trek kilometers through the forest path and...

Meet the 1st woman who visited Sabarimala at 41

Braving threats from conservatives and the tough terrains of the hillock, K B...

Fri, Sep 28, 2018
Kerala govt calls Sabarimala verdict 'historic'

But the 'tantri family' will accept it, Sabarimala head priest Kandararu...

'We are going back to the Supreme Court'

'We will talk to Muslim, Christian organisations and form a broad alliance so...

Sabarimala verdict brings a new dawn

'What the Sabarimala majority verdict has done is to elevate the principle of...

Devotees, not court, to decide religious practice: Justice Malhotra

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed women of all ages in the Ayyappa temple...

Thu, Sep 27, 2018
SC to pronounce its verdict on Sabarimala, Elgaar Parishad on Friday

On the last date of hearing, the Maharashtra police had produced additional...

Wed, Aug 1, 2018
Kerala govt says ban on women's entry in Sabarimala unconstitutional; SC reserves order

The state govt said that celibate status of deity cannot be a ground for...

Thu, Jul 26, 2018
Sabarimala: Deity has the right to be 'eternal celibate', SC told

This was also part of the right to privacy of the deity, the lawyer said.

Tue, Jul 24, 2018
Ban on entry of women inside Sabarimala has to pass constitutional test: SC

A five judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was...

Wed, Jul 18, 2018
Women have constitutional right to enter Sabarimala temple: SC

"The right to enter a temple is not dependent on a legislation. It is the...

Sun, Jan 14, 2018
Aadhaar, gay sex, Sabarimala among 8 matters before SC from next week

The Supreme Court's five-judge constitution benches will commence hearing on...

Fri, Oct 13, 2017
SC refers ban on women's entry at Sabarimala to Constitution Bench

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra framed several...

Mon, Feb 20, 2017
SC reserves order on referring Sabarimala temple entry row to Constitution Bench

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict on whether to refer the...

Mon, Dec 26, 2016
Sabarimala stampede: 31 injured, 2 critical

Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran said on Monday and maintained that...

Sun, Dec 25, 2016
At least 17 pilgrims injured in Sabarimala stampede

The injured have been admitted to Sannidhanam hospital, Pathnamthitta...

Mon, Nov 7, 2016
Allow women of all ages into Sabarimala, Kerala government to SC

In a U-turn, the Left Democratic Front government of Kerala on Monday...

Sun, Aug 28, 2016
Trupti Desai offers prayers at Haji Ali; says Sabarimala next

Desai requested the Dargah's trust to not move the Supreme Court against the...

Wed, Apr 13, 2016
A Hindu is a Hindu, tradition can't justify ban on women's entry in Sabarimala: SC

Denying women the right to enter and pray in the historic Sabarimala temple...

SC to hear plea against restricting women's entry in Sabarimala

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a plea against restricting women's...

Mon, Apr 11, 2016
Gender justice: HC knocks on the doors of Sabarimala

Asserting that it would decide on the right of women to enter the historic...

Mon, Mar 21, 2016
Sabarimala: Women to be kept out from Pampa river during ritual bath

Sabarimala temple authorities decided to regulate presence of women of...

Fri, Feb 12, 2016
Sabarimala: Supreme Court to examine issues on women's entry

The Supreme Court asked on Friday as it said it would examine the issue of...

Thu, Jan 28, 2016
'A tradition which prevents women at temples needs to change'

'I want to know, how can any God become impure if woman enters the temple?'

Mon, Jan 18, 2016
HC order on women's entry in Mumbai durgah after SC verdict on Sabarimala

The judges said both the matters were similar involving entry of women in the...

Mon, Jan 11, 2016
Why can't women be allowed in Sabarimala temple, asks Supreme Court

"The temple cannot prohibit entry (women), except on the basis of religion....