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Shutdown, Politics As Hijab Row Breaks Out In Christian School In Kerala
A church-run school in Kerala's Ernakulam district has become mired in a political row after it denied entry last week to a Class 8 student in a hijab.
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Schools Shut, Deserted Roads In Kerala As Trade Unions Strike Over Anti-Labour Policies
Shops, offices and schools remained closed, public vehicles kept off streets and roads wore a deserted look in Kerala with the 24-hour nationwide general strike called by trade unions
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RSS Worker Killed In Kerala Clash, Say Police, 8 Arrested
A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker was killed in a clash between two groups in Kerala's Alappuzha district on Wednesday night, police said. The BJP has called for a 12-hour shutdown in the district after the incident.
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Kerala Won't Go Under Complete Lockdown For Now, Says Chief Minister
With an all-party meeting against another state-wide shutdown, the Kerala government has decided not to go in for a complete lockdown for now, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
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Not By Helicopter: Kerala Chief Minister On Women Who Entered Sabarimala
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today that the two women who entered the Sabarimala temple yesterday defying a traditional ban on women of menstrual age faced no opposition from devotees. The women's entry has led to massive protests across Kerala and a shutdown call by rightwing groups.
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Protester Dies After Clashes Over Sabarimala, Shutdown In Kerala Today
A dawn-to-dusk shutdown in Kerala, umbrella organisation of various right-wing groups to protest the entry of two women into the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday, saw violence and stone-throwing in various parts of the state. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayansaid that holding the shutdown over women's entry into the shrine was like a shutdown orhartal ...
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Sabarimala Highlights: Women Who Entered Faced No Opposition From Devotees, Says Pinarayi Vijayan
Protests have erupted across Kerala after two women below 50 walked into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala before daybreak on Wednesday, becoming the first to do so since the Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine.
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Protesters Block Kerala Highway As BJP Calls It Day Of Sabarimala Protest
Kerala's hilltop shrine Sabarimala became the site of huge protests for the third day today. The BJP went on the warpath following the arrest of a leader, Congress leaders are on way to the hill shrine, saying they want to check the security arrangements, and a woman, who was forced to stop her journey midway last month, is making another attempt.
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CPI(M) Leader's Son, Daughter-In-Law Attacked In Kerala During Strike
A CPI(M) leaders son and his journalist daughter-in law were attacked allegedly by protesters trying to enforce a shutdown Saturday, the police said.
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Sabarimala Temple: Day After Sabarimala Opening, Hindu Groups Call For State-Wide Shutdown
The Sabarimala temple was re-opened to devotees late last evening in the midst of continuing protests in and around the hilltop shrine. Today, a group in Kerala has called for a state-wide shutdown over the arrest of Hindu Aikya Vedi KP Sasikala, amid protests over allowing women of menstruating age to enter the Sabarimala temple nestled in the Wes...
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Shutdown Call After Right-Wing Leader's Arrest Near Sabarimala: 10 Points
Amid tight security and a shutdown call by a right-wing group following the arrest of its Kerala chief, thousands of devotees trekked to Sabarimala and offered prayers to Lord Ayyappa. The hill-top shrine opened for the third time on Friday since the Supreme Court order for 62-day-long Mandala Pooja-Magaravilaku annual pilgrimage. Lakhs of devotees...
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Sabarimala On Edge A Day After Violence, Women Stopped By Protesters
A day after protests and violence in Kerala against the entry of women of menstruating age at the famous Sabarimala temple, the state government has banned the gathering of more than five people in Sannidhanam, Pamba, Nilakkal, and Elavungal - the base camps from where devotees head to the hill-top shrine. A state-wide shutdown has been called toda...
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Shiv Sena Calls For Kerala Shutdown On Monday Over Sabarimala Verdict
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.
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Left, Congress Call Kerala Strike To Protest Fuel Price Rise
The ruling Left and the Congress-led opposition have called for a state-wide shutdown on September 10 to protest against the rising oil prices, "which the BJP-led Union government has failed to curb".
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Cochin Airport Resumes Operations After 2 Week Shutdown
The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) on Wednesday commenced normal operations after a two-week closure due to floods in Kerala.
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Shutdown, Politics As Hijab Row Breaks Out In Christian School In Kerala
A church-run school in Kerala's Ernakulam district has become mired in a political row after it denied entry last week to a Class 8 student in a hijab.
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Schools Shut, Deserted Roads In Kerala As Trade Unions Strike Over Anti-Labour Policies
Shops, offices and schools remained closed, public vehicles kept off streets and roads wore a deserted look in Kerala with the 24-hour nationwide general strike called by trade unions
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RSS Worker Killed In Kerala Clash, Say Police, 8 Arrested
A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker was killed in a clash between two groups in Kerala's Alappuzha district on Wednesday night, police said. The BJP has called for a 12-hour shutdown in the district after the incident.
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Kerala Won't Go Under Complete Lockdown For Now, Says Chief Minister
With an all-party meeting against another state-wide shutdown, the Kerala government has decided not to go in for a complete lockdown for now, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
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Not By Helicopter: Kerala Chief Minister On Women Who Entered Sabarimala
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today that the two women who entered the Sabarimala temple yesterday defying a traditional ban on women of menstrual age faced no opposition from devotees. The women's entry has led to massive protests across Kerala and a shutdown call by rightwing groups.
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Protester Dies After Clashes Over Sabarimala, Shutdown In Kerala Today
A dawn-to-dusk shutdown in Kerala, umbrella organisation of various right-wing groups to protest the entry of two women into the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday, saw violence and stone-throwing in various parts of the state. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayansaid that holding the shutdown over women's entry into the shrine was like a shutdown orhartal ...
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Sabarimala Highlights: Women Who Entered Faced No Opposition From Devotees, Says Pinarayi Vijayan
Protests have erupted across Kerala after two women below 50 walked into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala before daybreak on Wednesday, becoming the first to do so since the Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine.
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Protesters Block Kerala Highway As BJP Calls It Day Of Sabarimala Protest
Kerala's hilltop shrine Sabarimala became the site of huge protests for the third day today. The BJP went on the warpath following the arrest of a leader, Congress leaders are on way to the hill shrine, saying they want to check the security arrangements, and a woman, who was forced to stop her journey midway last month, is making another attempt.
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CPI(M) Leader's Son, Daughter-In-Law Attacked In Kerala During Strike
A CPI(M) leaders son and his journalist daughter-in law were attacked allegedly by protesters trying to enforce a shutdown Saturday, the police said.
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Sabarimala Temple: Day After Sabarimala Opening, Hindu Groups Call For State-Wide Shutdown
The Sabarimala temple was re-opened to devotees late last evening in the midst of continuing protests in and around the hilltop shrine. Today, a group in Kerala has called for a state-wide shutdown over the arrest of Hindu Aikya Vedi KP Sasikala, amid protests over allowing women of menstruating age to enter the Sabarimala temple nestled in the Wes...
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Shutdown Call After Right-Wing Leader's Arrest Near Sabarimala: 10 Points
Amid tight security and a shutdown call by a right-wing group following the arrest of its Kerala chief, thousands of devotees trekked to Sabarimala and offered prayers to Lord Ayyappa. The hill-top shrine opened for the third time on Friday since the Supreme Court order for 62-day-long Mandala Pooja-Magaravilaku annual pilgrimage. Lakhs of devotees...
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Sabarimala On Edge A Day After Violence, Women Stopped By Protesters
A day after protests and violence in Kerala against the entry of women of menstruating age at the famous Sabarimala temple, the state government has banned the gathering of more than five people in Sannidhanam, Pamba, Nilakkal, and Elavungal - the base camps from where devotees head to the hill-top shrine. A state-wide shutdown has been called toda...
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Shiv Sena Calls For Kerala Shutdown On Monday Over Sabarimala Verdict
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.
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Left, Congress Call Kerala Strike To Protest Fuel Price Rise
The ruling Left and the Congress-led opposition have called for a state-wide shutdown on September 10 to protest against the rising oil prices, "which the BJP-led Union government has failed to curb".
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Cochin Airport Resumes Operations After 2 Week Shutdown
The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) on Wednesday commenced normal operations after a two-week closure due to floods in Kerala.
