Tharoor says law must respect faith in Sabarimala case, calls it lesson for LDFCongress leader Shashi Tharoor emphasized that law interpreters must respect people's faith, citing the Sabarimala women's entry issue. He ...
07 Apr, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
Sabarimala Temple gets new 'melsanthi'Prasad E D from Thrissur has been appointed as the new chief priest of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple ahead of the annual pilgrimage se...
18 Oct, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
No new affidavit submitted in SC, says TDB president on Sabarimala women's entry caseTravancore Devaswom Board President P S Prasanth stated that the 2016 affidavit aimed to protect Sabarimala's rituals regarding women's ent...
10 Sep, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
Temples to remain shut during lockdown in KeralaThe Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), the apex body in the southern state which manages over 1,200 temples, on Thursday said shrines under i...
07 May, 2021, 04.43 PM IST
Sabarimala triggers heated debate on election day in KeralaChief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity at the Sabarimala, and all other gods are with the LDF govt which ha...
06 Apr, 2021, 02.55 PM IST
Sabarimala all set for Makaravilakku; Heavy security at Ayyappa shrineIn view of the continuing heavy rush, more personnel of police, NDRF and Rapid Response Force have been deployed in and around the shrine f...
14 Jan, 2020, 02.19 PM IST
Opposition leaders on way to Sabarimala briefly blocked by policePolice initially said they cannot be allowed to visit the Lord Ayyappa temple in such large numbers in view of the prohibitory orders, but ...
20 Nov, 2018, 02.54 PM IST
Two women prevented from climbing Sabarimala hillsThe protesters chanting Ayyappa mantra stopped the women, said to be in their 40s, at the foothills itself. The women were accompanied by t...
21 Oct, 2018, 01.12 PM IST
Protests erupt over rumours of Tamil Nadu woman climbing Sabarimala hillThe woman carrying 'irumudikkettu' (holy bundle) climbed the 18 holy steps amid security cover to reach the temple and have 'darshan'.
20 Oct, 2018, 01.27 PM IST
Kerala CM blames RSS for Sabarimala violence; BJP demands probeThe BJP, however, countered the allegation, saying the CPI(M)-led LDF government was trying to tarnish the Ayyappa Temple and was responsib...
18 Oct, 2018, 02.31 PM IST
Sabarimala row: Devotees force woman journalist to turn backPolice have thrown a security ring around the woman accompanied by her colleague, a foreigner.
18 Oct, 2018, 12.21 PM IST
Sabarimala issue: Tribals allege government trying to demolish centuries-old customsTribals claimed that restrictions imposed on women in the menstruating age group were part of a custom prevailing in tribal societies livin...
17 Oct, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
Sabarimala issue: Kerala MP urges Centre to issue ordinance to get around Supreme Court orderThe Apex Court verdict permitting women of all age groups into the shrine have been opposed by all including the people from other faiths,"...
16 Oct, 2018, 02.07 PM IST
Sabarimala issue: Massive BJP rally in Kerala capitalThe meeting, called to discuss the preparations of the three-month-long annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrim season starting from November...
15 Oct, 2018, 01.48 PM IST
Appointment of non-Brahmin priests 'a silent revolution': LDF"It is a silent revolution and a model for others to follow," Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran told reporters.
10 Oct, 2017, 03.15 PM IST
Photos of young women in Sabarimala: Kerala govt orders probeDevaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran directed the Devaswom Vigilance to initiate a probe and find out the veracity of the photographs.
17 Apr, 2017, 03.07 PM IST
Kerala BJP leader favours women's entry in Sabarimala Ayyapppa shrineBJP state general secretary endorsed the suggestion of keeping the shrine open throughout the year to reduce heavy rush during annual pilgr...
03 Sep, 2016, 01.47 PM IST