Sabarimala Row

Polls Ahead, Kerala BJP Candidate Gets 14-Day Jail Over Sabarimala Row

Top Stories | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday March 28, 2019

Days ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, a Kerala court today sent a BJP candidate to judicial custody in connection with clashes that broke out at the Sabarimala hill shrine late last year.

Kerala To Revise List Of Women Who Entered Sabarimala After Discrepancies

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday January 20, 2019

Stung by widespread criticism over the numerous errors in the list of women who prayed at the Sabrimala temple, the Kerala government has decided to re-prepare the list.

PM Modi's Sabarimala Comments "Contempt Of Court": Sitaram Yechury

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 17, 2019

CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for criticising the party-led government in Kerala over the Sabarimala row and claimed his statements amounted to "contempt of court".

Amid Sabarimala Flare-Up, Bombs Thrown At Left Leaders' Homes In Kerala

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 5, 2019

Violence erupted across Kerala on Friday after bombs were thrown at CPI(M) leader and Thalassery lawmaker AN Shamseer's house, among other places.

Kerala Tourism House Attacked In Tamil Nadu Allegedly Over Sabarimala Row

South | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 3, 2019

A Kerala government-run hotel was attacked on Wednesday night by unidentified persons in suspected backlash over two women of menstruating age entering the Sabarimala temple in the neighbouring state.

Union Minister Calls Kerala's Handling Of Sabarimala "Daylight Rape" Of Hindus

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday January 3, 2019

Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde on Wednesday termed the Kerala government's handling of the Sabarimala row as the "daylight rape" of Hindus, crossing yet another dubious milestone in a political career studded with controversies.

Sabarimala Row: Women Form Human Chain In Mumbai To Support 'Kerala Wall'

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 2, 2019

More than 1,000 women formed a human chain in Mumbai to express solidarity with the 'Women's Wall' formed in Kerala as part of an initiative to promote gender equality amid row over entry of women in the Sabarimala temple.

Ahead Of Big Sabarimala Festival Today, Prohibitory Orders Extended

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday December 30, 2018

With the Sabarimala temple opening on Sunday for the popular 'Makaravilakku' season, the administration has extended the prohibitory orders till January 5, an official said.

2 Women Attempt Trek To Sabarimala, Return After Protesters Block Them

Kerala News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Monday December 24, 2018

Two women below 50 who started trekking uphill to the Sabarimala temple this morning returned to the base camp Pamba after they were blocked by protesters 1 km away from the hilltop shrine in Kerala. The two women were escorted by a police team. They had asked for more personnel to be sent from the base camp Pamba as the protesters surrounded them.

Sabarimala Row: High Court Grants Bail To Activist Rahul Easwar

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 21, 2018

The Kerala High Court today granted bail to Ayyappa Dharma Sena leader Rahul Easwar, who was arrested earlier this week for defying the bail conditions imposed in a case related to violent protests at Sabarimala in October.

Sabarimala Row: Activist Rahul Easwar Arrested For Defying Bail Condition

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 17, 2018

Two days after a local court revoked his bail in a case related to violent protests at Sabarimala, Ayyappa Dharma Sena leader Rahul Easwar was arrested by police Monday.

BJP's Sabarimala Team Arrives As Kerala Announces "Million Women's Wall"

Kerala News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Sunday December 2, 2018

A four-member BJP team handpicked by party chief Amit Shah will visit Kerala on Sunday, to meet party workers in connection with the Sabarimala row. In Kochi they will meet the devotees and party workers today, to get a "firsthand account" of what the BJP called "atrocities being committed against the satyagrahis".

Pinarayi Vijayan Pitches "Women Wall" In Kerala Amid Sabarimala Row

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday December 2, 2018

In an attempt to garner support following recent protests by Hindu groups across Kerala over the entry of women of all ages to the Sabarimala shrine post the Supreme Court verdict, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said a "women wall" would be formed on January 1 from the northern district of Kasargode to the state capital pledging suppor...

Sabarimala Ban On Women Existed Even 200 Years Ago: British-Era Report

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 22, 2018

Amid the debate and protracted protests over lifting of the ban on women of menstrual age at Sabarimala, a colonial era document compiled by two British military has revealed that the ban was part of a centuries-old tradition.

CPI(M) Equates RSS To "Taliban, Khalistan Terrorists" Over Sabarimala Row

India News | ANI | Wednesday November 21, 2018

Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member S Ramachandran Pillai today equated Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with "Taliban and Khalistan terrorists" while holding them responsible for the stand-off on entry of menstruating women in Kerala's Sabarimala Temple.