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"Cut From List": Shashi Tharoor Says Not Allowed Into Temple With PM Modi

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday January 16, 2019

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor alleged that he and other local leaders were not allowed to enter the centuries-old Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kerala on Tuesday. Mr Tharoor, who is the lawmaker from the city, accused the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) of striking t...

Live Updates: On Sabarimala, Kerala Government's Behaviour "Most Shameful": PM Modi

India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Odisha and Kerala today as Lok Sabha elections are nearing. He arrived in Odisha's Balangir earlier today. PM Modi will also visit Kerala's Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram today.

PM Modi To Visit Kerala, Day After Annual Festival In Sabarimala

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kerala today to inaugurate a road project in the state. The 13-km Kollam bypass on the National Highway 66 - built at a cost of Rs 352 crore - is expected to reduce travel time between state capital Thiruvananthapuram and Alappuzha, a distance of 150 kms.

Bureaucrat, 38, First Woman To Trek To Kerala Peak After Court Lifts Ban

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday January 14, 2019

Dhanya Sanal, 38, is the first woman to begin the trek to Agastyarkoodam peak, a biodiversity hotspot and the second highest peak of Kerala. Ms Sanal is a 2012 Indian Information Service Officer, currently posted as a defence spokesperson, in Thiruvananthapuram.

Social Activist Trupti Desai Hails Young Women's Entry At Sabarimala

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

Social activist Trupti Desai Wednesday hailed the entry of two women in their mid forties into the Lord Aayyappa hill shrine in Kerala's Sabarimala, saying it is a "victory of equality".

Clashes After 2 Women Enter Sabarimala, Stun Grenades, Tear Gas Used

Kerala News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday January 2, 2019

Youth activists of the BJP clashed with Leftist cadres in front of the Kerala secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, hours after two women sneaked into the Sabarimala temple early this morning. Police used stun grenades, tear gas shells and water cannons to disperse the protesters.

Sanju Samson Ties The Knot With Long-Time Friend In A Low-Key Affair

Saturday December 22, 2018

Sanju Samson was the youngest player to score a half-century in the IPL and Champions League Twenty20.

Kerala Woman Hadiya's Father Who Opposed Her Marrying Muslim Man Joins BJP

Kerala News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday December 18, 2018

Father of Hadiya, the Kerala woman who changed her religion and married a Muslim man, has joined the BJP in Thiruvananthapuram. KM Ashokan joined the party last week through online membership, say sources. Kerala BJP chief G Gopalkrishnan gave Mr Ashokan his membership card along with fifty others at a Sabarimala protection camp.

Transgenders Permitted To Visit Sabarimala Day After They Were Stopped

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

Four transgenders, turned away by police from proceeding to Sabarimala, were on Monday given permission to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa shrine, a top police official said.

RRB ALP Result 2018: RRB Bhopal Publishes Notice On Revised Result Date, Withdraws Later

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Tuesday December 4, 2018

RRB Bhopal, earlier today, uploaded a notice on its official website about the impending revised shortlist for RRB ALP, Technician first CBT.

Chief Minister Denies BJP Charge Of Leader's "False" Arrest At Sabarimala

Thiruvananthapuram News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 3, 2018

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today dismissed the Bharatiya Janata Party's charge that its state general secretary K Surendran, who was en route to Sabarimala last month, was put behind bars in "false" cases.

BJP To Move Sabarimala Protests To Kerala Capital

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 30, 2018

The BJP, which was spearheading the agitation against the entry of young women at Sabarimala, on Thursday announced its decision to shift its protest from the temple complex to the state capital to intensify its stir.

In Late-Night Move, Over 30 Detained At Sabarimala; BJP, RSS Protest

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 19, 2018

A large number of BJP and RSS workers protested outside the official residence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan late Sunday night against the detention of over 30 persons at Sabarimala Temple.

When Kerala's Capital Shut Airport Operations To "Let The Gods Pass"

Thiruvananthapuram News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 15, 2018

A few flights were rescheduled, some cancelled as the international airport in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram halted its operations for five hours Wednesday night to enable the bi-annual centuries-old ceremonial procession of the famous Padmanabha Swamy temple to pass through the runway.

Kerala Cop Who Allegedly Pushed Man Under Car Found Hanging At Home

Thiruvananthapuram News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday November 13, 2018

A senior Kerala Police officer who was eluding arrest after causing a man's death a week back, on Tuesday was found hanging in his home in Kollam district, police said.