Waylaid by protests, Sabarimala-bound Trupti Desai and group stuck at Kochi airport
6 years, 4 months ago

Waylaid by protests, Sabarimala-bound Trupti Desai and group stuck at Kochi airport

Live Mint  

Ernakulam: Gender activist Trupti Desai and six others who arrived in Kerala’s Kochi airport for visiting Sabarimala temple against a ritualistic ban, have not been able to exit the airport for the last two hours because of protests. Television reports showed protesters chanting “Ayyappa” and holding a sit-down dharna outside the arrival gate of the airport. Desai, who arrived in an Indigo flight from Pune, has been pleading with drivers of pre-paid taxis and online taxi services at the airport, but they refused to take her out of the airport fearing attack from protesters, local reports said. The protestors are largely connected to Bharatiya Janata Party and its youth outfit, Yuva Morcha, who are spearheading the agitations against allowing women to Sabarimala, despite Supreme Court recently ruling the ban on women discriminatory.

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Sabarimala women entry | updates: Trupti Desai, activists leave for Kochi airport from city Police Commissionerate
5 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala women entry | updates: Trupti Desai, activists leave for Kochi airport from city Police Commissionerate

The Hindu  

Activist Trupti Desai, along with with four members of the Bhumata Brigade, has arrived in Kochi to visit the Sabarimala temple on November 26. Trupti Desai, six activists to return from Kochi Trupti Desai and team will leave for airport shortly from the Kochi Police Commissionerate. Praveen from Kochi Protest resumes in front of city Police Commissionerate More than seven …

Woman seeking entry into Sabarimala attacked with chilli spray
5 years, 3 months ago

Woman seeking entry into Sabarimala attacked with chilli spray

Op India  

Bindu Ammini, one of the two women who were sneaked into Sabarimala last year by the communist government, wants to enter into the shrine this year too. Kerala: Bindu Ammini, who had visited #Sabarimala temple in January, sprayed with chilli powder in front of Kochi commissioner’s office#sabarimalatemple pic.twitter.com/YVKjwelCqD — TOI Kochi November 26, 2019 Bindu later told to media persons …

Trupti Desai in Kochi, to visit Sabarimala to offer prayers at Lord Ayyappa shrine
5 years, 3 months ago

Trupti Desai in Kochi, to visit Sabarimala to offer prayers at Lord Ayyappa shrine

India TV News  

Women's rights activist Trupti Desai reached Kochi on Tuesday to proceed to Sabarimala to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa shrine. Desai and a few other activists who landed at the Kochi International Airport early Tuesday have been taken to Kochi city police commissionerate. She said she has come up with the 2018 order of the Supreme Court permitting entry …

Trupti Desai reaches Kochi en route to Sabarimala
5 years, 3 months ago

Trupti Desai reaches Kochi en route to Sabarimala

The Hindu  

Bhumata Brigade leader and Pune-based rights activist Trupti Desai, accompanied by four group members, have reached Kochi en route to Sabarimala on November 26 morning. They reached the Nedumbassery airport by 5 a.m. and later proceeded to the City Police Commissioner's office in Kochi and would seek police protection to visit Sabarimala. They are waiting at the visiting area of …

'Activist' Trupti Desai says she plans to enter into Sabarimala this month
5 years, 4 months ago

'Activist' Trupti Desai says she plans to enter into Sabarimala this month

Op India  

Controversial ‘activist’ Trupti Desai on Thursday said that women should be allowed entry into the Sabarimala temple till a seven-judge Supreme Court bench delivers the verdict on the issue. Read: SC order on Sabarimala is ‘complex’, will not provide assistance to women entering the shrine: Kerala Minister Desai urged the Kerala government to ensure that police escort women right inside …

Sabarimala: Kerala govt says 51 women entered shrine, panel slams VIP treatment by police
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala govt says 51 women entered shrine, panel slams VIP treatment by police

Op India  

A massive controversy is set to erupt as Kerala Communist government has revealed to the Supreme Court that it had allowed fifty-one women under the age of 50 to enter the Sabarimala temple after the contentious September 28 verdict of the apex court. “Over 7,000 women in the age group of 10 to 50 years had registered online to enter …

Sabarimala: Protesters block two women at Neelimala
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala: Protesters block two women at Neelimala

Deccan Chronicle  

Pampa: Two young women pilgrims to Sabarimala, Reshma Nishanth, 30, and Shanila Sajesh, 28, were forced to trek down by the police and protesters after a three-and-half-hour high voltage drama here early Wednesday morning. Three protesters stopped them along with their seven male friends near Neelimala, a point in the traditional trekking path from Pampa, at 4.20 am. Ms Prashant, …

Sabarimala: Two women who entered temple unable to return home amid threats from extremists; say they ‘trusted authorities'
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala: Two women who entered temple unable to return home amid threats from extremists; say they ‘trusted authorities'

Firstpost  

Two women who made history by becoming the first in centuries to enter the Sabarimala hill temple in Kerala are in hiding after threats by hard-line Hindu groups. The temple has been the site of tension since the Supreme Court ruled in late September to end a ban on women of menstruating age entering it. Kochi/New Delhi: Two women who …

Sabarimala protests: UK govt advises tourists in India to ‘monitor media reports, remain vigilant’ as unrest continues – Firstpost
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala protests: UK govt advises tourists in India to ‘monitor media reports, remain vigilant’ as unrest continues – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Sabarimala protests: The UK government has updated its travel advisory to India, warning British citizens to remain vigilant and avoid large public gatherings, following violent protests in Kerala over the issue of women entering the Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala. London: The UK government has updated its travel advisory to India, warning British citizens to remain vigilant and avoid large public …

Kerala protests: Violent unrest sweeps southern India as first women to enter temple forced into hiding
6 years, 2 months ago

Kerala protests: Violent unrest sweeps southern India as first women to enter temple forced into hiding

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Violent protests have swept the southern Indian state of Kerala after two …

Sabarimala protests: Hartal and violence in various parts of Kerala; BJP worker dies after being stabbed in Thrissur
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala protests: Hartal and violence in various parts of Kerala; BJP worker dies after being stabbed in Thrissur

Firstpost  

Kerala witnessed widespread stone pelting, blocking of vehicles and incidents of violence and vandalism on Thursday as the Hindu outfits called for a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the state against the entry of two women of menstruating age into the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala. Meanwhile, the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala witnessed a heavy rush of devotees despite the hartal …

Sabarimala row: CPM on the back foot as violent protests erupt
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala row: CPM on the back foot as violent protests erupt

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Violent protests erupted in Kerala on Thursday, with people pelting stones and blocking vehicles following the entry of two women of menstrual age into the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday. The protests were a part of a dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Sangh Parivar outfits, including Sabarimala Karma Samithi, an umbrella organization of various pro-Hindutva groups. …

Sabarimala: Kerala tense amid protests over 2 women entering Lord Ayyappa shrine, state wide shutdown today
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala tense amid protests over 2 women entering Lord Ayyappa shrine, state wide shutdown today

ABP News  

Amid protests at several places in Kerala after two women entered and offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala on Wednesday, various pro-Hindutva groups have called for a state-wide shutdown on Thursday. Protests sparked off at many places in Kerala after the news of the two women in their 40 entering the Lord Ayyappa shrine spread. The Bharatiya …

Sabarimala: Upheaval in Kerala as two women, under 50, enter Lord Ayyappa temple
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala: Upheaval in Kerala as two women, under 50, enter Lord Ayyappa temple

India TV News  

Cloaked in black veils and shrouded in early morning darkness, two women of menstruating age group made history on Wednesday by stepping into the Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa. How the two women got entry into the temple: The two dauntless women—Kanakadurga and Bindu—aged 44 and 42, stepped into the hallowed precincts guarded by police three months after the Supreme …

Sabarimala row: BJP workers clash with police as protests erupt across Kerala against two women's entry into Lord Ayyappa shrine
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala row: BJP workers clash with police as protests erupt across Kerala against two women's entry into Lord Ayyappa shrine

Firstpost  

Clashes broke out betweenBJP Mahila Morcha workers and the police on Wednesday after they tried to enter the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram to protest against two women’s entry into Sabarimala temple Thiruvananthapuram: Clashes broke out between Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha workers and the police on Wednesday after they tried to enter the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. Social activist Trupti …

Sabarimala LIVE: Statewide Strike in Kerala Tomorrow Over Entry of Women Devotees in Shrine
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala LIVE: Statewide Strike in Kerala Tomorrow Over Entry of Women Devotees in Shrine

News 18  

Sabarimala LIVE Updates: Kochi and Thiruvanathapuram were among four places where protests erupted after two women devotees of menstruating age entered Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple on Wednesday, scripting history after the Supreme Court verdict allowing entry to women of all ages into the Lord Ayyappa shrine. “Have the Communists desecrated Sabarimala shrine by facilitating entry of women of restricted age group …

Women pilgrims forced to return without offering prayers at Lord Ayyappa Shrine at Sabarimala
6 years, 2 months ago

Women pilgrims forced to return without offering prayers at Lord Ayyappa Shrine at Sabarimala

India TV News  

Faced with unrelenting protests from devotees, two women in their forties, who tried to trek to the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala on Monday, were forced to return without offering prayers. The attempt by the two women - Bindu and Kanakdurga - came a day after a group of 11 women activists of "Manithi", a Chennai-based outfit unsuccessfully …

Sabarimala updates | Women retreat after facing stiff resistance, police arrest protesters
6 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala updates | Women retreat after facing stiff resistance, police arrest protesters

The Hindu  

The Sabarimala foothills in Pampa on Sunday witnessed high drama as hundreds of devotees blocked paths and chased away a group of 11 women escorted to the hill shrine by the police. — PTI 2:30 pm Arrival of women well-planned: BJP leader K. Surendran As the Pandalam royal family, attached to the Ayyappa temple, and the Opposition BJP accused the …

Sabarimala row: 11 women reach Pamba base camp; devotees protest, block movement 5 km from shrine
6 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala row: 11 women reach Pamba base camp; devotees protest, block movement 5 km from shrine

Firstpost  

Clad in the customary black dress, the women, led by the outfit’s coordinator Selvi, asked for police protection to offer prayers at Sabarimala. Pamba: Tension prevailed at Pamba, the foothills of the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Kerala, on Sunday morning as a group of 11 women below the age of 50 years tried to trek the hilltop shrine, even as …

Sabarimala: At least 30 women from rights group to attempt visit to shrine on Sunday; govt guarantees security
6 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala: At least 30 women from rights group to attempt visit to shrine on Sunday; govt guarantees security

Firstpost  

Around 30 to 40 women from a Chennai-based rights group are expected to reach Sabarimala on Sunday, in another attempt to enter the iconic Kerala shrine. A number of unsuccessful attempts have been made by female activists and devotees to access the shrine after the Supreme Court’s 28 September verdict, which overruled the decades-old ban on the entry of women …

BJP to Move Sabarimala Protest to Secretariat, Kerala CM Approves
6 years, 3 months ago

BJP to Move Sabarimala Protest to Secretariat, Kerala CM Approves

The Quint  

BJP State President, P Sreedharan Pillai on Friday, 30 November, said that the party will strengthen its stand on the Sabarimala issue by beginning a protest outside the Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram from Monday onwards. The protest, which will go on for two weeks will see party members from each of the 14 districts coming to the Secretariat to protest …

Sabarimala row: BJP, UDF MLAs protest inside Kerala Assembly, demand withdrawal of restrictions imposed at temple complex
6 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala row: BJP, UDF MLAs protest inside Kerala Assembly, demand withdrawal of restrictions imposed at temple complex

Firstpost  

Sabarimala row: Several Opposition members protested in the well of the Kerala Assembly on Wednesday against the prohibitory orders imposed at the temple complex Several Opposition members protested in the well of the Kerala Assembly on Wednesday, against the prohibitory orders imposed by the Left Democratic Front government in the temple town of Sabarimala. Congress MLAs protest in the well …

Sabarimala: Kerala HC demands end to protests; allows differently-abled people to rest in temple complex
6 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala HC demands end to protests; allows differently-abled people to rest in temple complex

Firstpost  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that there should be no more protests at the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing pilgrimage season. Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that there should be no more protests at the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing pilgrimage season. Sabarimala town has been witnessing repeated protests ever since the 28 September verdict …

Kerala HC rules no more protests at Sabarimala temple
6 years, 3 months ago

Kerala HC rules no more protests at Sabarimala temple

The Quint  

Kochi, Nov 27 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that there should be no more protests at the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing pilgrimage season. It also asked the police to deal properly with the pilgrims, allowed the pilgrims to chant Lord Ayyappa hymns, but refused to lift prohibitory orders in place in and around the temple town. Sabarimala …

Sabarimala Row: Heavy crowd at Lord Ayyappa shrine; CM Vijayan, Opposition trade barbs
6 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala Row: Heavy crowd at Lord Ayyappa shrine; CM Vijayan, Opposition trade barbs

India TV News  

The Lord Ayyappa shrine witnessed comparatively heavy crowd on Saturday, even as a war of words erupted over the government's handling of the Sabarimala issue. "Antony's statement that the violence witnessed in Sabarimala was due to inept handling of the issue by chief minister and the DGP was with ulterior motives," Vijayan said in a Facebook post. KERALA CM ACTING …

Kerala Police stops car from Pon Radhakrishnan's convoy heading to Sabarimala on suspicion of transporting protesters
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Police stops car from Pon Radhakrishnan's convoy heading to Sabarimala on suspicion of transporting protesters

Firstpost  

After dismissing reports that Pon Radhakrishnan’s car was stopped, the Kerala Police said another vehicle, part of his convoy, was stopped on suspicion that Sabarimala protesters were travelling in it. Pamba: Dismissing reports that Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan’s vehicle was intercepted when he was returning from Lord Ayyappa temple on Thursday, the Kerala Police said another vehicle, part of his …

Sabarimala protests: 18 Nov clashes at shrine were planned by Kerala BJP, reveals circular; Pinarayi govt was clueless about plan
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala protests: 18 Nov clashes at shrine were planned by Kerala BJP, reveals circular; Pinarayi govt was clueless about plan

Firstpost  

A “secret” circular issued by BJP in Kerala revealed that the protests on Sunday, which led to the arrest of 72 people at Sabarimala, were part of carefully planned operation by the saffron party to execute its political agenda in the state. A “secret” circular issued by general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party in Kerala revealed that the protests on …

Kerala govt in a spot over handling of Sabarimala protesters
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala govt in a spot over handling of Sabarimala protesters

Live Mint  

Ernakulam: Kerala’s communist government landed in a sticky wicket on Monday after taking into custody about 200 people the previous night after a showdown with devotees at Sabarimala, a move that drew criticism from the opposition and the Kerala high court. Police booked the people, including local Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and known troublemakers near the temple sanctorum, after they …

Sabarimala protests: Kerala High Court slams police action against devotees; no SC hearing of review pleas before 22 Jan
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala protests: Kerala High Court slams police action against devotees; no SC hearing of review pleas before 22 Jan

Firstpost  

Around 72 Sabarimala pilgrims were arrested since late Sunday night from Sabarimala temple after they failed to comply with the prohibitory orders in place. The review petitions have sought a re-examination of the Supreme Court’s 28 September verdict allowing the entry of women of all ages inside the Sabarimala temple. Kerala High Court questions police excesses Meanwhile, the Kerala High …

They weren’t Ayyappa devotees’: Kerala CM justifies police action in Sabarimala
6 years, 4 months ago

They weren’t Ayyappa devotees’: Kerala CM justifies police action in Sabarimala

Hindustan Times  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday justified police action in Sabarimala, saying those who tried to create trouble were arrested on Sunday night even as he accused the Sangh Parivar of implementing its agenda. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday justified police action in Sabarimala, saying those who tried to create trouble were arrested on Sunday night. Asserting that his …

Massive protests erupt at Sabarimala after Communist govt forcefully evicts peaceful devotees from shrine
6 years, 4 months ago

Massive protests erupt at Sabarimala after Communist govt forcefully evicts peaceful devotees from shrine

Op India  

Fresh protests erupted on Sunday night at Sabarimala shrine as thousands of Hindu devotees came together at the Nadapanthal area inside the Sabarimala temple. Protests amplified on Monday across Kerala after police arrested Hindu devotees on Sunday night following a peaceful protest outside the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta district of the state. In a similar incident yesterday, protests had occurred …

Sabarimala protests: Calm returns to Lord Ayyappa shrine on second day of pilgrimage amid tight security
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala protests: Calm returns to Lord Ayyappa shrine on second day of pilgrimage amid tight security

Firstpost  

Though the devotees at Sabarimala temple were relieved to get more time for darshan due to less crowd, many were unhappy at not being allowed to spend some more time at the sannidhanam - temple complex. Sabarimala: A calm atmosphere at the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala marked the second day of the two month-long annual pilgrimage season, even as …

Sabarimala row: Kerala on boil, BJP observes 'protest day' against arrest of party leader K Surendran, govt creating terror-like situation in state, accuses Congress
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala row: Kerala on boil, BJP observes 'protest day' against arrest of party leader K Surendran, govt creating terror-like situation in state, accuses Congress

India TV News  

BJP workers in Kerala blocked highways on Sunday to protest the arrest of party general secretary K Surendran, who was taken into 14-day judicial custody on Saturday while on his way to the Lord Ayappa shrine. Addressing workers at Thiruvananthapuram, BJP leader M S Kumar said police had so far not succeeded in bringing even a single young woman to …

Ayyappa devotees organize ‘Namajapa Yatra’ in front of Trupti Desai’s home at Pune
6 years, 4 months ago

Ayyappa devotees organize ‘Namajapa Yatra’ in front of Trupti Desai’s home at Pune

Op India  

Ayyappa Karma Samiti organized a ‘Namajapa Yatra’ in front of Trupti Desai’s home in Pune on Friday. Nandkumar Nayar, president, Ayyappa Karma Samiti, told Hindustan Times, “We are gathered here to protest against move taken by Trupti Desai. It is wrong to use gender discrimination in terms of the Sabarimala temple because there are many temples in Kerala where men …

The giant gap between Trupti Desai and Sabarimala’s mountain god
6 years, 4 months ago

The giant gap between Trupti Desai and Sabarimala’s mountain god

Live Mint  

Kochi airport : Chitra Ramaswamy from Palakkad district in Kerala got up from bed on Friday early morning, and switched on the pro-right news channel Janam TV first thing. Since last night, the channel, which from the back rows became a front runner in viewership over the last month, was scrolling the flight number and the time of arrival of …

Sabarimala temple opens for 62-day-long pilgrimage season, gender activist Trupti Desai aborts trip
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens for 62-day-long pilgrimage season, gender activist Trupti Desai aborts trip

India TV News  

The Sabarimala temple re-opened on Friday evening for the two-month long pilgrim season amid high security even as protesters persisted with their opposition to the entry of menstrual age women into the shrine. There was high drama at the Nedumbassery Airport in Kochi when social activist Trupti Desai, who vowed to offer prayers at the hill shrine, along with six …

Sabarimala temple protests: India braces for clashes between women’s rights activists and traditionalists
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple protests: India braces for clashes between women’s rights activists and traditionalists

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police in the southern Indian …

Sabarimala row: Travancore Devaswom Board decides to move SC; Kerala Police tells Trupti Desai to return to Pune
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala row: Travancore Devaswom Board decides to move SC; Kerala Police tells Trupti Desai to return to Pune

Firstpost  

Social activist and leader of the Bhumata Brigade Trupti Desai, who has vowed to offer prayers at the temple, and six of her young women colleagues were prevented from leaving the Kochi airport for over 13 hours since their arrival early morning. Sabarimala/Pamba: In a climbdown, the Travancore Devaswom Board on Friday decided to move the Supreme Court to seek …

Trupti Desai to abandon Sabarimala visit after protests
6 years, 4 months ago

Trupti Desai to abandon Sabarimala visit after protests

Live Mint  

Ernakulam: Gender activist Trupti Desai will return from Kochi on Friday night, unable to break the impasse with protestors over women’s entry into the Sabarimala shrine. In a phone interview from inside Kochi airport, where she and six other colleagues have been stuck since early morning owing to protests, Desai said the police had pleaded helplessness. So they have asked …

Sabarimala temple reopening: Activist Trupti Desai says Kerala Police asked her to return to Pune
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple reopening: Activist Trupti Desai says Kerala Police asked her to return to Pune

Firstpost  

Amid a stand-off with devotees and others at the airport in Kochi vowing not to let her proceed to the Sabarimala shrine, activist Trupti Desai said police have asked her to return to Pune. Kochi: Amid over a 12-hour stand-off with devotees and others, including BJP workers, at the airport in Kochi vowing not to let her proceed to the …

Trupti Desai mobbed at Kochi airport as Sabarimala protesters threaten to vandalise her vehicle
6 years, 4 months ago

Trupti Desai mobbed at Kochi airport as Sabarimala protesters threaten to vandalise her vehicle

Firstpost  

Social activist Trupti Desai, who announced that she will attempt entering the Sabarimala shrine on Saturday, was stranded at the Kochi airport after protesters gathered there and threatened to vandalise her cab. Social activist Trupti Desai, who announced that she will attempt entering the Sabarimala shrine on Saturday, was stranded at Kochi airport after protesters gathered there and threatened to …

Sabarimala row: Social activist Trupti Desai to visit temple on 17 November amid protests against SC verdict
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala row: Social activist Trupti Desai to visit temple on 17 November amid protests against SC verdict

Firstpost  

In an email to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Trupti Desai sought security as she fears an attack on her life during her visit to Sabarimala temple. Thiruvananthapuram: Social activist Trupti Desai said Wednesday she would visit the Sabarimala temple, which saw frenzied protests from devotees against the Supreme Court’s decision to allow women of all ages to offer prayers, …

Protests in Sabarimala not acceptable, says Kerala High Court
6 years, 4 months ago

Protests in Sabarimala not acceptable, says Kerala High Court

India TV News  

Turning down a bail plea by man arrested last month, the Kerala High Court on Thursday said protests against the entry of women to the Sabarimala temple were unacceptable "The protests at Sabarimala are not acceptable as it is against the verdict of the Supreme Court," a High Court bench said, rejecting the request for bail by Kochi resident Govind …

Kerala: Thousands flock to Sabarimala amid heavy security
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala: Thousands flock to Sabarimala amid heavy security

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: The gates to Kerala’s Sabarimala temple opened on Monday amid a heavy security cover in view of the protests against women’s entry into the shrine. The temple’s age-old ban on women of menstruating age was recently overruled by the Supreme Court, leading to protests from conservative Hindu outfits, including the Bharatiya Janata Party. The police also installed mobile jammers, …

Sabarimala: Kerala HC tells govt not to interfere and allow media and devotees in as temple reopens on Monday 5 pm
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala HC tells govt not to interfere and allow media and devotees in as temple reopens on Monday 5 pm

Firstpost  

The Kerala High Court on Monday said that devotees and media personnel trying to enter the Sabarimala Temple premises should not be stopped. The police deployed face detection machines at Sabarimala to prevent protestors from going to the hill shrine disguised as devotees. However, all guest houses belonging to different government departments at Sannidhanam were locked up by the police …

Sabarimala turns police fortress as portals open today, prohibitory orders imposed; 2300 personnel deployed
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala turns police fortress as portals open today, prohibitory orders imposed; 2300 personnel deployed

India TV News  

Sabarimala turns police fortress as portals open today, prohibitory orders imposed; 2300 personnel deployed Orders banning assembly of four or more people have been imposed in Sabarimala and nearby areas. When the temple opened for monthly puja for five days last month, first time after the court order, women reporters, on their way to cover the occasion, were heckled, their …

Massive crackdown by Kerala government on protesting Sabarimala devotees
6 years, 4 months ago

Massive crackdown by Kerala government on protesting Sabarimala devotees

Op India  

As per local newspaper Matrubhumi, over 1400 people have been arrested by the Kerala Police in connection with the protests preventing the entry of women between the age of 10 and 50 years of age at the Sabarimala Temple. Other media outlets have also reported mass arrests by the Kerala Police in a massive crackdown against devotees of Lord Ayyappa. …

Sabarimala temple row: Kerala Police issues look-out notice for 210 people suspected of instigating violence
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple row: Kerala Police issues look-out notice for 210 people suspected of instigating violence

Firstpost  

Kerala witnessed strings of protests after the doors of the hill shrine opened on 17 October in compliance with Supreme Court’s verdict on Sabarimala temple. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police on Wednesday issued a lookout notice for 210 people who are suspected to be involved in instigating violence, manhandling journalists and devotees at Nilakkal, Pamba and Sabarimala last week over the …

Sabarimala temple to close today, will reopen on 17 Nov: Devaswom Board to submit situation report to Supreme Court
6 years, 5 months ago

Sabarimala temple to close today, will reopen on 17 Nov: Devaswom Board to submit situation report to Supreme Court

Firstpost  

Amid continued protests by Ayyappa devotees and the royal family of Pandalam against the implementation of the Supreme Court’s order to allow women of all ages to enter and pray in the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, the Travancore Devaswom Board has decided to submit a detailed report about the events that unfolded in Pampa and Nilakkal over the last five …

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