New Delhi: Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Kerala government accusing it of detaining Sabarimala temple devotees for raising voice against it, and condemned the bomb attack on the ancestral home of former BJP state President and Rajya Sabha MP V. Muraleedharan. Kerala witnessed[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) — custodians of the Sabarimala temple — on Friday decided to seek an explanation from Kantararu Rajeeveru, the temple tantri, as to why they conducted a “purification ritual” on Wednesday, said a TDB official. Speaking to the media soon after a TDB meeting, its[Read More…]
Sabarimala, A 47-year-old Sri Lankan woman, who is said to have prayed at the Sabarimala temple on Thursday night, said on Friday that she was denied a ‘darshan’ by the police. While TV channels showed a woman having ‘darshan’, a furious Sasikala vehemently denied this had happened. “I was not[Read More…]
If you have visited enough of northern state hill stations then why not visit South India this time to roll and slide on snow mounts. Wondering how snowfall is possible in summer bound Southern states? Munnar, considered the Kashmir of Kerala, on Wednesday morning was blanketed with thick frost which[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: Around 100 media personnel, including women, have been attacked in Kerala in the last two days since protests erupted after two women prayed at the Sabarimala temple, a journalist leader said on Thursday, blaming the Sangh Parivar activists for the mayhem. The dawn-to-dusk Kerala shutdown called by the Sabarimala[Read More…]
After Two women aged below 50 have entered the Sabarimala Sanctorum in Kerala on Wednesday, the head priest of the temple has ordered to close it for ‘purification’. Sabarimala temple was closed at 10.30 am and will be opened an hour later, after purification rituals. This is the first time[Read More…]
Two women aged below 50 have entered the Sabarimala sanctorum in Kerala on Wednesday. This is the first time a woman of a menstrual age has entered the shrine. The shrine which has been kept out of bounds for women in their menstrual age was made open by a Supreme[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: A 620-km long “women’s wall” that had the backing of the Kerala government was formed on Tuesday evening linking Kasargode in the north to Ayyanakali square near the Governor’s residence in Thiruvananthapuram, with lakhs taking part. Giving full support to the event was the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist[Read More…]
Sabarimala: Two Kerala women devotees from the hitherto banned age group were stopped barely one kilometre from the Sabarimala temple on Monday by thousands of protesters, who had to be lathi-charged by the police as tension broke out here. The incident came a day after 11 women from Tamil Nadu[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: Amidst the Sabarimala controversy which has caused a major political turmoil in the state, state Bhartiya Janata Party leaders are not in total support of its leadership position on this case. Four leaders including one state committee members have resigned from the BJP and likely to join CPM led[Read More…]
Kannur: In an unprecedented move, District Congress Committee President of Kannur Satheesan Pacheni has sold his house to raise money for the construction of Congress District Committee office, which is under construction. Pacheni sold his house for 38 lakh to pay the debt of 39 lakh rupees for party office. DCC[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: Left Democratic Front led state government has banned 74 coconut oil brands after it was found adulterated during the test. State Food Safety Commissioner has issued an order which makes the manufacturing, storage, and selling of these brands illegal. Food and Safety Commissioner Anand Singh has said that stocking[Read More…]
Ajitha Vijayan, the newly elected mayor of Thrissur Corporation has become a model for all by highlighting the dignity of labour. Even after chairing the prestigious post of a Mayor, Ajitha can be seen arriving on her Activa scooter with packets of milk. Even after being elected as the Mayor,[Read More…]
An innovative wedding card of a Kerala couple is going viral on social media, winning millions of hearts including that of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. The card capturing the ‘chemistry’ of couple Soorya and Vithun quite literally was written using symbols of chemical elements and their union was described as[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: The dawn-to-dusk Kerala shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest the death of a Sabarimala devotee on Friday was a near success amid a few stray incidents of violence that prompted stern police warning. The 50-year-old Lord Ayyappa devotee had set himself on fire at a[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: Amidst the Sabarimala temple entry row, a man barged into the protest venue of BJP leader CK Padmanabhan and self-immolated in front of the state secretariat building in the wee hours on Thursday. The victim Venugopalan Nair, a resident of Muttada from a nearby locality, sustained severe burn injuries,[Read More…]
The Kerala Win Win W-490 lottery results will be announced starting 3 PM today. The full result will be published at 4 PM. The results can be checked at the official website of the contest, keralalotteryresult.net. Another portal is set up for the lottery with the name keralalotteries.com. According to[Read More…]
Ernakulam: Following the routes on Google Maps, three passengers traveling in a car to Munnar via Palamattam-Avolichal road fell into a 30-feet deep trench and survived miraculously. The incident took place on Thursday night when Gokuldas (23), Isahakh (29) and Mustafa (36) of Thrissur Wadakkancherry natives were traveling in the[Read More…]
Kochi: A domestic flight had to be rolled back after an anxious passenger opened one of the emergency doors of an aircraft. The aircraft belongs to India’s largest airlines, IndiGo. Reportedly, one of the passengers in the flight Ashiq Naushad seemed to have gone into a panicky mode after noticing[Read More…]
Kochi: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and General Secretary of Kerala, K Surendran has been granted conditional bail by the Kerala High Court in the case for stopping women’s entry in Sabarimala Temple. The HC has granted bail on strict conditions which include a bond of two lakh rupees and restriction[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: The German government has offered help in the form of grants, loans at low rates of interest and by participating in specific projects to rebuild Kerala which was devastated after the worst ever floods in August, a diplomat said here on Friday. Addressing the media, Martin Ney, the German[Read More…]
Kozhikode: Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers tried to block Kerala Transport Minister AK Saseendran at Karipur airport near Kozhikode in connection with Sabarimala agitation. BJYM workers waived black flag and tried to block the vehicle of State Transport Minister on Monday night, while he was on his way to[Read More…]
Loknath Behera, Kerala police chief, has honoured 10 women officers. The honoured officials were earlier involved in the arrest of K P Sasikala, who is the state president of Hindu Aikya Vedi. Sasikala said, “poor police personnel work there without even having basic facilities”. Sarcastically, the leader said she congratulated[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: For the third consecutive day the Congress-led opposition disrupted the Kerala Assembly over the Sabarimala issue forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House within 20 minutes after it met on Friday. As soon as Speaker P. took his seat, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala demanded that either the Chair[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, With the Congress-led opposition continuing to disrupt the Kerala Assembly proceedings for the second day in a row on Thursday, the Speaker adjourned the House in about 20 minutes. Demanding an end to prohibitory orders in place in Sabarimala, the opposition wanted suspension of the question hour to discuss[Read More…]