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Five Youvamorcha activists arrested for violating prohibitory orders

Kochi | Thursday, Oct 18 2018 IST

Police have arrested five Youvamorcha activists, who organised sit-in agitation violating the prohibitory orders at Nilakkal, the main gate of famed Sabarimala Hill Shrine on Thursday. In view of the violent incidents, preventing women devotees to Sabari ... read..

Sabarimala protest: KSRTC to not conduct its services today

Kochi (Kerala) [India] | October 18, 2018 2:41:37 PM IST

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has decided to not conduct its services on Thursday a day after one of its buses was allegedly vandalised during a protest against the entry of women in Sabarimala Temple. ... read..

Some quarters trying to convert Sabarimala into war field: Sabarimala Thanthri

Kochi | Thursday, Oct 18 2018 IST

Requesting the young women not to come to Sabarimala and respect the feeling of devotees, Sabarimala Thanthri, Kanderer Rajeev on Thursday expressed doubt that some quarters were trying to defame Sabarimala and convert it as a war field. Talking to a TV ... read..

Ayyappa Shrine opened for Poojas: Section 144 of CrPC imposed at 4 places

Kochi | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST

Amid violence, police lathicharge and widespread protests from various Hindu Organizations against the entry of women aged between 10 and 50, the famed Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala opened at 1700 hours on Wednesday for monthly poojas. This might the fi ... read..

Sabarimala issue: Police resorts to lathicharge to disburse agitating devotees ; several injured

Kochi | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST

As the tension mounted at Nilakkal, the main gate to proceed to famed sabarimala hill shrine, police resorted to lathicharge to disburse devotees who protested against the entry of women into the Ayyappa temple. The lathicharge was resorted by the p ... read..

Angered people gheraoed Atheist group member when she attempts to visit Sabarimala temple

Kochi | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST

Angered local people gheraoed a young women, said to be an active member of an atheist group, at the Pathanamthitta Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus stand, when she attempted to visit the famed Sabarimala temple on the first day after it reopen ... read..

Tension at Nilakkal, police chase away ayyappa devotees

Kochi | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST

Tension prevailed at Nilakkal, the main gateway to famed hill shrine at Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple and Pampa after the police used force to chase away the ayyappa devotees, who were conducting agitation against the entry of women aged between 10 to 50 into ... read..

Sabarimala issue: Woman devotee attempts suicide as protest intensifies

Kochi | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST

With just one day remaining for the opening of the Ayyappa Hill Shrine at Sabarimala, a woman devotee attempted suicide, as the protests against women entering Sabarimala was intensified by various Hindu organisations in Kerala on Tuesday. At Nialakkal ... read..

Bishop Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, granted bail

Kochi (Kerala) [India] | October 15, 2018 1:11:31 PM IST

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of raping a nun, was on Tuesday granted bail by the Kerala High Court. ... read..

First Cruise vessel ' M S Boudicca' with tourists arrives at Kochi Port ; heralds commencement of tourism season

Kochi | Monday, Oct 15 2018 IST

Showing the world that Kerala, the Gods Own Country, is ready to receive tourists after the devastating floods in August last, the first cruise vessel 'M S Boudicca', the Bahamas-based luxury cruise liner, berthed at Kochi Port on Sunday night. The cru ... read..

Superstar Mohanlal under fire from actresses

Kochi | Saturday, 2018 8:15:04 PM IST

The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), led by super star Mohanlal, came under fire on Saturday from the Women's Collective in Cinema (WCC) over the way the kidanpping case of an actress is being handled. ... read..

Robbers loots Rs 35 lakh after breaking two ATMs in Kerala

Kochi | Friday, Oct 12 2018 IST

In a daring action, robbers broke open two ATMs in Thrissur and Ernakulam and decamped Rs 35 lakh in the wee hours on Friday. According to police, in one incident the robbers took away Rs 25 lakh after breaking the ATM of State Bank of India at Irumban ... read..

HSIL partners with IIA, donates 1000 bathroom sets to flood affected victims in Kerala

Kochi | Thursday, Oct 11 2018 IST

HSIL, the leading sanitaryware company in the country, has announced its commitment to 'Build Kerala' as a responsible corporate citizen, by donating 1000 bathroom sets to Kerala flood affected victims, a top official of the company informed. Informing ... read..

AVA group launches 'Sanjeevanam Ayurveda Hospital'

Kochi | Thursday, Oct 11 2018 IST

AVA Group, makers of ayurvedic soap 'MEDIMIX', natural foods 'MELAM', and natural cosmetics 'KAYTRA', has launched a full-fledged 110-bed multi-specialty 'Sanjeevanam Ayurveda Hospital' in Pallikara, in this district. Informing this at a news conferenc ... read..

Food Safety Clubs should start in all schools in State: KSCPCR

Kochi | Thursday, Oct 11 2018 IST

Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has directed to start ''Food Safety Clubs in all the schools in the state, including government and private sector. While issuing the order, following a petition to the National Commission ... read..

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