Sabarimala sees unprecedented rush as nearly 2 lakh devotees arrive in 48 hoursSabarimala witnessed an unprecedented surge of nearly two lakh devotees within 48 hours of opening, overwhelming TDB and police. Massive cr...
18 Nov, 2025, 05.12 PM IST
Vijay’s Karur rally stampede to 2003 Kumbh Mela tragedy: List of past incidents that shocked the nationA political rally for actor-turned-politician Vijay in Karur ended in tragedy when overcrowding sparked a stampede, killing 31 people and i...
27 Sep, 2025, 10.22 PM IST
Over six lakh devotees visit Sabarimala in nine days; revenue touches Rs 41 croreOver 6 lakh devotees visited the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in the first nine days of the pilgrimage season, marking a significant increase ...
24 Nov, 2024, 08.39 PM IST
As number of devotees to Sabarimala increases, TDB raises darshan time by an hourSatheesan also claimed that not enough police personnel have been deployed at Sabarimala for assisting the devotees, guidelines of the Kera...
10 Dec, 2023, 08.28 PM IST
Sabarimala pilgrimage: Daily no. of devotees restricted to 90,000 & timings increased by an hourThe decisions were taken in a high-level meeting chaired by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, a statement issued by his office said.
12 Dec, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
Streamline crowd management at Sabarimala following increase in devotees: HC tells officialsIn the absence of COVID-19 restrictions, unlike the previous two years, devotees have turned up in huge numbers this year at Sabarimala in ...
11 Dec, 2022, 06.59 PM IST
View: An augmented reality Thrissur Pooram in times of Covid, anyone?Could the Kumbh mela have been called off? It calls for considerable courage on the part of the political authority to stand up to and over...
18 Apr, 2021, 11.13 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
Why government officials are managing religious places and temples: Supreme Court"It is a matter of perspective. I do not know why government officials should manage temples?," Justice Bobde observed during the hearing.
08 Apr, 2019, 04.54 PM IST
Faith, enterprise take centre stage as Sangh Parivar lays siege to KeralaThe Sangh Parivar is grabbing all opportunities to raid into the Left’s and Congress’s Hindu vote base.
07 Apr, 2019, 03.48 PM IST
Uneasy calm at Sabarimala, BJP observes protests, block vehiclesSo far, no women in the 10-50 age group have sought police protection for the 6-km trek to Lord Ayyappa temple to offer prayers though over...
18 Nov, 2018, 10.08 PM IST
SABARIMALA: Kerala CM calls for Southern Devaswom ministers' meet on Oct 31It has been called to discuss the facilities to be made for the 'Mandalam Makaravillaku' season commencing from November 17 besides crowd m...
26 Oct, 2018, 06.21 PM IST
Few women, none from "banned" age group in Sabarimala as its gates open after SC verdictAmid chanting of 'swamiye saranam Ayyappa' mantras, the portals of santum sanctorum of the shrine was opened at 5.00 pm.
17 Oct, 2018, 08.06 PM IST
Only 'women activists' expected to visit Sabarimala: Travancore Devaswom Board chiefTravancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A Padmakumar Sunday said "real women devotees" of Lord Ayyappa were unlikely to visit Sabarimala ...
30 Sep, 2018, 07.50 PM IST
Kumbh Mela Experiment to predict stampede risk 30 minutes in advanceAn estimated 10 crore devotees are expected to take part in the month-long Ujjain Kumbh Mela, which takes place once every 12 years.
13 Apr, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Activists slam Shani temple tradition banning women's entryWomen activists today slammed the tradition of prohibiting entry to the fairer sex at a famous Shani shrine in Ahmednagar district.
30 Nov, 2015, 02.24 PM IST
God's own country Kerala to get its fifth, fully private international airportFittingly enough, the new airport is coming up at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district, where a toy plane flown into a crowd could well hit ...
07 Jul, 2012, 10.36 AM IST