Palakkad (Kerala): Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday mocked at BJP President Amit Shah, saying his “strength” won’t be enough to pull down the Kerala government led by the CPI-M. On Saturday, Shah warned Vijayan not to play with the Sabarimala issue and warned that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)[Read More…]
Kannur (Kerala): Attacking Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, BJP national president Amit Shah on Saturday asked him not to play with the Sabarimala issue and warned him that BJP would not mind throwing out the Kerala government if it tries to tinker with the issues of faith. Criticizing the Supreme[Read More…]
Kannur (Kerala): BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday unofficially became the ‘first passenger’ to have walked through the brand new international airport here, which will open shortly to the public. The Kerala government tried its best to thwart the landing of Shah, but it had to bend after the intervention[Read More…]
This techie panchayat establishes a progressive mindset with the step they took to register a marriage through video conferencing. The Erumeli Panchayat office registered a marriage of a nurse who works in Malta after the couple secured an order from the Kerala High Court. The situation arrived since the bride,[Read More…]
An ashram run by Sabarimala verdict supporter priest Swami Sandeepananda Giri in Kerala attacked on Saturday morning by unidentified people. Giri, also the director of the ashram had been facing threats ever since he expressed his support to women’s entry into Sabarimala. Swami Giri’s two cars and a scooter that belonged[Read More…]
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is making its ticketing services fully computerised on the routes of Sabarimala starting from the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. With the computerised mechanism, the tickets will be made Online and an online booking for tickets will be available for commuters. Among ten AC[Read More…]
Sabarimala: The brief pilgrimage season in Sabarimala failed to make history as women in the 10-50 age group were kept away by protests against their entry despite the Supreme Court order allowing women of all ages to pray at the Lord Ayyaappa temple. The sanctum sanctorum of the famed temple[Read More…]
62 year old Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, who filed a case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, was found dead on Monday morning in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district. A police officer said no injury was found but there were signs he had vomited. Blood pressure medicine was also found near him. The exact cause[Read More…]
The Sabarimala temple to be closed on Monday night after monthly rituals as a relief to the authorities who have been on a stand-off with devotees protesting the women (menstrual age) entry into the Lord Ayyappa temple. So far, no woman aged between 10 and 15 has succeeded in reaching[Read More…]
Sabarimala: A woman from Tamil Nadu was allowed inside the Sabarimala temple on Saturday after facing initial protests, as traditionalists presumed her to be below 50 years of age. The Supreme Court on September 28 overturned a centuries-old practice that barred women of menstrual age (10-50 years) from entering the[Read More…]
Sabarimala temple chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru threatened to shut the shrine and hand over the keys to the temple management if women in the menstruating age climb up the 18 steps of the temple. According to him, the step has been decided only after consulting with the Royal family of[Read More…]
National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) probe into interfaith marriages in Kerala came to an end with the conclusion that there was no evidence of coercion in any of the cases of ‘love jihad’ that were examined. The NIA had chosen to investigate 11 cases of interfaith marriages out of the 89[Read More…]
Teen-age children in Kozhikode getting disappeared from houses has horrified the Kerala police, alarming them of the possibility of children’s association with nefarious activities including drug pushing and dangerous stunts. Though the night patrolling team and flying squad have spotted several teenagers, some doing stunts on empty roads and some[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala unit of Shiv Sena on Saturday threatened to stage mass suicides if women in 10-50 age group are allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. P. Aji, a senior Shiv Sena leader, told IANS here that their “suicide squads” comprising men and women above 50 are[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) is planning to field former ISRO scientists Nambi Narayanan against the Shashi Tharoor, an incumbent from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. The name is in the discussion at least among the top leadership of the ruling partners CPM and CPI, confirms a highly placed[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: Travancore Dewaswom Board (TDB) denies special arrangements for women devotee while entering the Sabarimala temple. TDB president A Padmakumar says, “Earlier also women visited Sabarimala with the present amenities. Further action on the subject will be taken as per the direction of the Supreme Court.” TDB has made amendments[Read More…]
There have been times in the past when the road users in India have been fined for peculiar things such as motorcyclist not wearing a seatbelt. To add on to the list, recently Kerala police fined a man for overspeeding his bicycle on the highway. Kerala police last week intercepted[Read More…]
The Meteorological Department has informed of heavy to heavy rains in Kerala from Saturday to the next Tuesday. Considering the 21 cm rain a dangerous sign, Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has issued an order to open the shutters of Idukki and Malappuram dam. In Pathanamthitta and Wayanad districts, an[Read More…]
Even after the Supreme Court lifted the centuries’ old prohibition of women between ages 10 and 50 from entering Sabarimala Temple, Congress in Kerala has once again started to oppose the entry. The Congress leader and leader of Opposition in Kerala Ramesh Chennithala has said that they will discuss the[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala musician and violinist Balabhaskar, who was seriously injured along with his wife in a road accident last week, died here in the early hours of Tuesday, informed sources said. He died at 12.55 a.m., according to sources in the hospital in which he was admitted. The accident took[Read More…]
Have you ever been to ration shops? If yes, how often do you visit your local ration shops? Nevertheless, the food and civil supplies department has found ways to fetch VIPs to the Public Distribution System (PDS) shops. The department is planning to get VIPs who do not buy ration[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (IANS) The Kerala unit of Shiv Sena on Saturday announced a statewide shutdown on Monday to protest the Supreme Court verdict throwing open the Sabarimala temple to all women. Party’s state secretary M.S. Bhuvendran alleged the verdict overlooked the temple traditions and rituals. “The Sabarimala temple has[Read More…]
After Mysore and Bhopal, Kerala becomes the third Indian city to have a separate toilet for the transgender community. A Kerala Government college has constructed an exclusive toilet for third gender community to push to transgender rights. Toilets have always been a flashpoint for transgender rights. Earlier, the Central government[Read More…]
Supreme Court lifts centuries’ old prohibition of women between ages 10 and 50 from entering Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Friday. “The practice in Sabarimala temple violates the rights of Hindu women. It has to be in harmony with the Constitution” said Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The verdict[Read More…]
Recently it was found that big bags of liquor and meat easily flow into Kannur central jail. While few officials remain helpless, others help the inmates in violating rules in the prison. A packet of liquor and meat was found near the clinic on the jail premises on Sunday. It[Read More…]