Recently, Supreme Court allowed women to enter the Sabarimala temple while Kerala government denied any sort of protection to the women.
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“Constitution fails when a cartoonist is jailed for sedition”, says Justice D Y Chandrachud
While speaking at the Justice Desai Memorial Lecture at the Bombay High Court organized by the Bombay Bar Association, Justice D Y Chandrachud laid stress on power of Indian Constitution but how it is attempted to be strangled by some. Beginning the lecture in the same court where once Balgangadhar Tilak was[Read More…]
Sabarimala Temple Row: Kanaka Durga hospitalised, alleges attack by mother-in-law
One of the two women who made history by entering Sabarimala Temple in Kerala was rushed to the hospital after being attacked by her mother-in-law. After receiving threats from the right wing protesters, Kanaka Durga was living in an unknown location for almost two weeks. According to a source, when[Read More…]
Sabarimala aimed for national pilgrimage centre tag, instead gets wrong type of international attention
By Sany George Thiruvananthapuram, Successive governments in Kerala have been pressing the various Union governments demanding the famed Sabarimala temple be elevated to that of a national pilgrim centre but instead is now the focus of an avodable type of international after a Supreme Court directive that women of all[Read More…]
Sabarimala tantri given 15 days to explain why ‘purification’ ritual
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 temple shuts after two women pray at shrine
Sabarimala,The Sabarimala temple in Kerala was shut on Wednesday “for purification” after two women from the hitherto banned age group said they had prayed there, and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan confirmed this was true. “Yes, it’s true. The women have had the temple darshan,” the Chief Minister said in Thiruvananthapuram.[Read More…]
Kerala: 2 women below 50 enter Sabarimala Sanctorum
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…]
Donkeys at Sabarimala have more grace than tantri: Minister
Kerala PWD Minister and CPI-M leader G. Sudhakaran on Sunday slammed the Sabarimala temple tantri saying the donkeys in the temple town have more grace. Sudhakaran, known for his sharp tongue, made the observation at an inaugural speech at a cultural event here. The Minister has been cut up with[Read More…]
Activist Rehana Fathima ‘who tried to enter Sabarimala shrine’ arrested
The Kerala Police have held Rehana Fathima, an activist, for hurting religious sentiments. She was booked after a complaint was filed against her by Radhakrishna Menon. The activist was booked under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code(Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting[Read More…]
Sabarimala issue: Campaign to collect 1.5 crore signatures before hearing
Sabarimala Karma Samithi has decided to collect 1.5 crore signatures from devotees before November 13, when the Supreme Court will consider the review petitions against its September 28 verdict on young women entry to Sabarimala temple. The signatures, being collected by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi will be presented to the[Read More…]
Women targeted by Sabarimala protesters
Sabarimala: Sabarimala protesters on Tuesday raged, intimidated and sent back at least one woman from the age group of 10-50 years as they refused to break with tradition. After the Lord Ayyappa temple opened on Monday at 5 p.m. for the special one-day session amid tight security, there were violent[Read More…]
Kolkata: No Entry! After Sabarimala now women prohibited in Kali Puja
Amidst the raging controversy surrounding Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, a 34-year-old Kali Puja here is now getting media attention as it doesn’t allow women to step inside the marquee premises, with belief reigning stronger than rights. “Our 34-year-old Panchamunda Kali Puja follows tantra (an ancient esoteric Hindu tradition). Tantric priests from[Read More…]
All roads leading to Sabarimala in terrible condition; Repair works delayed
Pathanamthitta: Annual ‘Mandala Pooja Mahotsavam’ in Sabarimala temple is a fortnight away, and the devotees coming to attend the event will have a walk on the road that remains in bad conditions and needs immediate repairing. The Mahotsavam which is scheduled to start from November 16 to December 27, is attended[Read More…]
Kerala government not taking away Sabarimala money: Minister
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Wednesday denied that it was taking away money donated to the Sabarimala temple. Devasom Minister Kadakampally Surendran said there was a widespread campaign in Kerala and in other states against donating cash to the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala and other temples run by Devasom[Read More…]
Sabarimala issue: Kerala Ashram run by preacher who backed Supreme Court verdict set on fire
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…]
Smriti Irani has everyone confused with this Instagram post
The 42-year-old Union Cabinet Minister, Smriti Irani, who is known for her humorous stint on the social media, has once again answered to the trolls in her canny style Sharing a still from her decade-old TV show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi , Smriti Irani took to Instagram to post her[Read More…]
Hearing on review plea for the recall of Sabarimala verdict on Nov 13
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear on November 13 a batch of petitions seeking recall of the constitution bench verdict permitting the entry of women in the age group of 10 to 50 years in Lord Aayappa’s Sabarimala temple. Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said in[Read More…]
Sabarimala temple closes: Women in 10-50 age group failed to make entry
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…]
Sabarimala temple to close on Monday night after monthly rituals
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…]
Woman, 52, allowed inside Sabarimala temple after initial protests
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 Protest: Main priest threatens to shut temple if women are allowed
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…]
Women skip Sabarimala temple after huge protests
Sabarimala (Kerala): Huge protests by hundreds of devotees at the entrance of Sabarimala temple forced the Kerala Police accompanying two women on Friday to call off their journey towards the Lord Ayyappa shrine. At 10.50 a.m., Kavita, the Hyderabad-based journalist and her four member crew along with another woman devotee[Read More…]
Shiv Sena threatens mass suicides if women enter Sabarimala
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…]
Sabarimala chief priest’s representatives won’t participate in Vijayan meeting
Thiruvananthapuram: The representatives of Sabarimala temple’s ‘tantri’ (chief priest) will not attend a conciliation meeting called by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to discuss the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that threw open the temple to all women, it was announced on Sunday. “Let us hear the final decision of[Read More…]
The recent gender friendly judgements of the Supreme Court of India
Doing away with colonial era Section 377 was perhaps Supreme Court’s one of the most vital judgments in ensuring belated justice to the LGBTQ community as well as affirming India’s stance as a nation that is defined by liberalism and acceptance.