Before retirement, CJI Ranjan Gogoi is expected to deliver verdicts in some major cases like the Ayodhya dispute, Sabarimala issue and contempt of court matter against Rahul Gandhi.
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Justified, says Sabarimala tantri on purification rites after women’s entry
Thiruvananthapuram: Sabarimala’s tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru on Monday told the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) that he carried out “purification rituals” following the two women’s entry, as that was “the natural practice followed whenever there is a breach of the temple tradition and customs”. The temple was shut for an hour around[Read More…]
Kerala government did not send women to Sabarimala: SNDP
Kollam (Kerala), Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam General Secretary Vellapally Natesan on Tuesday gave a clean chit to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the Sabarimala issue but faulted both the Congress and the BJP. The SNDP is a socio-cultural body of the Hindu Ezhava community in Kerala. Natesan[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…]
Did Sri Lankan woman pray at Sabarimala? She denies
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…]
Kerala: Sabarimala Temple shut for ‘purification’ after two women below 50 enter Sanctorum
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…]
2 women stopped 1km from Sabarimala, police lathi-charge protesters
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…]
Sabarimala entry row: Man self-immolate at BJP’s Protest venue
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…]
Sabarimala case: BJP’s Surendran gets conditional bail after 21 days
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…]
Women officers who arrested Hindu Aikya Vedi president KP Sasikala honoured
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…]
Sabarimala row: Kerala Agriculture Minister says, “Trupti Desai is an RSS activist”
Kerela’s Agriculture Minister, VS Sunil Kumar said that the women rights activist Trupti Desai, held at the Kochi International Airport, is an RSS member. The ministers placed the major responsibility of the Sabarimala fallout to BJP and RSS. In an interview to NDTV, Mr Kumar said, “Trupti Desai is an[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…]
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…]
Ayappa devotee death in Sabarimala: Son contradicts BJP statement
Sabarimala: In a major setback to the Bhartiya Janata Party in the case related to the death of an Ayappa devotee, deceased son claimed that his father did not die of police action in Sabarimala. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the BJP have alleged the police action during the protest leading[Read More…]
Sabarimala row: Amit Shah warns of ‘throwing out’ Vijayan government
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…]
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…]
Now book online tickets for Sabarimala through KSRTC services
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 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…]
Hindu organisations condemn Kerala Police action on Sabarimala devotees
New Delhi: Two Hindu organisations on Saturday joined the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in condemning the alleged action of the Kerala Police on devotees of Sabarimala temple and alleged that the real face of the CPI-M has been exposed. “The way sanctity, religious belief and the serenity of Sabarimala has been[Read More…]
Actor turned politician Rajinikanth defends ‘Tradition’ over women’s entry in Sabarimala
Chennai: South Actor turned politician Rajinikanth on Saturday said that one should maintain ‘Caution’ over women’s entry in Sabarimala, years old tradition being followed, in a response to the Supreme Court verdict on entry of women of all age groups into the temple premise in Kerala, which followed a violent[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…]
Republic TV, The News Minute reporters attacked by anti-women Sabarimala mob
An angry mob protesting against the entry of women into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple went violent and attacked The News Minute’s reporter Saritha S Balan in Pamba, and Republic TV’s south India bureau chief Pooja Prasanna in Nilakkal, while the two were covering protest. Despite police protection present at the spot,[Read More…]