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K Dhanya Sanal first woman trekking to Agasthyarkoodam peak after HC order
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Agasthyarkoodam (Kerala), Jan 14 (ANI): The 38-year-old K Dhanya Sanal, a spokesperson for the Union Ministry of Defence here, has become the first woman, who is trekking to Agasthyarkoodam peak, after the Kerala High Court lifted the ban on women's trekking on December 9 last year.
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Sabarimala review petitions: National Ayyappa Devotees' Association seeks
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): The National Ayyappa Devotees' Association (NADA) on Friday filed an application in the Supreme Court, seeking video-recording and live-telecast of the proceedings of review petitions, which challenge the apex court's verdict allowing the entry of women of al
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Kerala CM briefs Governor over violence following entry of women inside Sa
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday briefed Governor P Sathasivam on the law and order situation in the state after violence erupted in the region following the entry of two women of menstruating age inside the premises of Sa
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36-years-old Kerala woman activist dyed her hair grey, claims she entered
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Amidst uproar on the entry of women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala temple, a 36-year-old Dalit activist, Manju, from Kerala has claimed that she entered the hilltop temple and offered prayers to Lord Ayyappa on Tuesday.
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Sabarimala temple row: Case against 4 RSS workers for hurling bombs at pol
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Case has been registered against four RSS activists for hurling a country-made bomb at Nedumangad police station during the state-wide protest called by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi on Thursday.
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Country-made bomb hurled at CPI(M) lawmaker's Kannur residence
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kannur (Kerala) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): A country-made bomb was hurled at the residence of Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA A.N. Shamseer here on Friday night.
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Why purification ritual was held after entry of two women: TDB to Sabarima
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), [India] Jan 4 (ANI): The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has sought an explanation from the Tantri (chief priest) of the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala for the "purification" ritual, held after two women of menstruating age entered the hilltop shrine.
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Chandran Unnithan dies of heart attack, not due to injury: Kerala CM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Pandalam (Kerala), Jan 3 (ANI): Sabarimala Karma Samithi worker Chandran Unnithan died of heart attack and not due to injuries he sustained during the clash between BJP and CPM workers in Pandalam on Wednesday, said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan here on Thursday.
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Sabarimala row: Kerala DGP ensures strict action against those flouting la
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Kerala DGP Loknath Behera on Wednesday said strict action will be taken against those flouting rules of law and order during the bandh called for by some organisations over the entry of two women of menstrual age into the Sabarimala temple.
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Kerala govt has committed 'daylight rape' of Hindus: Union Minister Hegde
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 2 (ANI): Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde on Wednesday said the Kerala government has totally failed to handle the Sabarimala temple row and has committed 'daylight rape' on the Hindu people.
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Sabarimala temple shut for an hour for 'purification'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Sabarimala (Kerala) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Hours after two women visited Sabarimala Ayyappa temple and offered prayers earlier in the day, authorities on Wednesday shut down the temple for an hour for 'purification' rituals.
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In a first, 2 women enter Sabarimala temple after SC verdict
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Sabarimala (Kerala) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Two women devotees, below the age of 50 years, have entered the renowned Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala for the first time, months after the Supreme Court overturned a ban on the entry of females of menstrual age (10-50 years) from visiting t
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