J Sam Daniel Stalin

"Spoke In Fit Of Rage": BJP Leader H Raja Apologises To Madras High Court

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday October 22, 2018

BJP leader H Raja, caught on camera abusing the police and judges, apologised to the Madras High Court today, saying he had "spoken in a fit of rage".

Sabarimala Temple Closes Today, Media Warned Of Attacks, Asked To Leave

Kerala News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday October 22, 2018

The Sabarimala temple will close on Monday at 10 pm after the five-day puja. The shrine had opened on October 18, first time after the Supreme Court's landmark verdict, allowing women in menstruating age groups to enter the temple. In the last four days, nine women in the 10-50 age groups have been stopped by protesters from going to the temple. Ye...

On Her Third Visit To Sabarimala, 9-Year-Old Says Next Will Happen In 2058

Kerala News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday October 22, 2018

A nine-year-old girl campaigning for continuation of age restriction for women's entry into the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala drew attention at the temple this morning even as several women were stopped from entering the temple despite the Supreme Court's order that allows women of all ages to offer prayers there.

Heckled By Protesters At Sabarimala, Woman Passes Out After Panic Attack

Kerala News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday October 21, 2018

A woman suffered from panic attack and had to be taken to a hospital near Sabarimala after masses of protesters surrounded and heckled her. Earlier today, two women had to turn back after facing similar treatment from groups that have been camping on way to the hill shrine, determined not to let any woman of reproductive age set foot there.

Only 9 Women Below 50 Attempted Sabarimala Trek, Temple Closes Tomorrow

Kerala News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday October 21, 2018

Two women in their early forties who started walking towards the Sabarimala temple today were stopped by protesters 200 metres from the base camp Pamba. Vasanthi, 41, and Aadhiseshi, 42, said the protesters surrounded them, blocked their way and forced them to return to the base camp, minutes after they started climbing towards the hilltop shrine o...

Woman Aborts Sabarimala Trek After Rain, Cops To Conduct Background Check

Kerala News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday October 20, 2018

A 38-year-old woman from Kerala who was planning to visit the Sabarimala temple has aborted her plans for the trek today after heavy rain in the area. Manju, arrived at the Pamba base camp this morning and was to start trekking the last 5-km to the Sabarimala temple, where protesters are lying in wait to stop any attempt by women of menstruating ag...

Woman Held Up At Sabarimala Entrance, Allowed In After Proving She Is 52

Kerala News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday October 20, 2018

Hundreds of policemen in riot gear have been deployed at the base camps near the Sabarimala temple and an equal number of protesting devotees are lying in wait to prevent women of menstruating age from entering the shrine to Lord Ayyappa nestled in the Western Ghats.

2 Women Return From Brink Of History After Threat From Sabarimala Priests

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 19, 2018

Sabarimala temple: Two women trying to reach the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala under heavy police protection and in riot gear were halted just short of history on Friday as protests by devotees and priests forced them to turn back 500 metres from the temple.

Relief For Chennai Residents As Water Tanker Operators End 3-Day Strike

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday October 18, 2018

In a sign of relief to residents of Chennai, water tanker operators called off their three-day strike late last night. However, suppliers of packaged drinking water continue their indefinite strike. The two bodies had called for a strike on Monday following a court order that restricted extraction of groundwater in the city.

Damaged Air India Plane Flew For 3 Hours, Clueless Pilot Asked To Divert

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday October 12, 2018

A Dubai-bound Air India plane flew for three hours with extensive damage to its body after hitting a wall during take-off from Trichy in Tamil Nadu late last night.

Nakkheeran Editor Arrested For "Defamatory" Article On Governor

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday October 9, 2018

Journalist Nakkheeran Gopal, the editor of popular Tamil weekly 'Nakkheeran', was arrested this morning at the Chennai airport on charges of defamation for allegations against Governor Banwarilal Purohit in an article.

Met Dhinakaran, But Not To Topple Palaniswami Government: O Panneerselvam

Tamil Nadu News | J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday October 6, 2018

Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam has admitted that he did meet ousted AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran last year but has denied that allegations that he had tried to have another meeting in the last week of September in an effort to wrest power from Chief Minister E Palaniswami.

OPS Wants Chief Minister Palaniswami Out, Reached Out To Me: Dhinakaran

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday October 5, 2018

Former AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran has claimed that Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam or OPS had met him last year "with an intention" to join hands with him. He also claimed that last week Mr Panneerselvam again sent word to meet him, this time reportedly to unseat Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, also known as EPS.

Schools Closed In Coastal Tamil Nadu Districts After Heavy Rain Alert

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday October 5, 2018

The Tamil Nadu government has announced holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur districts today, after the Indian Meteorological Department predicted very heavy rainfall in the coastal districts. Weather warnings were issued in Tamil Nadu and Kerala after a cyclonic circulation developed in southeast Arabian Sea.

AIADMK Lawmaker Seeks Removal Of Tamil Nadu Speaker

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday October 4, 2018

AIADMK lawmaker S Karunaas has sent a notice seeking removal Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal for allegedly acting in a biased and partisan manner.