Woman dodges cops, climbs holy steps in Sabarimala
In violation of traditional and ritual practices, a woman climbed the 18 holy steps of Sabarimala on Monday.
According to custom no woman between the ages of 10 and 50 is permitted to climb the holy
45 Ayyappa devotees arrested in Tamil Nadu
Forty-five Sabarimala pilgrims were arrested here on Sunday when they attempted to stage a demonstration seeking action against a teacher who scolded two students for wearing black clothes and alleged
Mullaperiyar issue: Scared Ayyappa devotees from TN returning home
Reports of attacks on Tamils and their vehicles inside Kerala over the Mullaiperiyar dam issue caused tension along the border on Tuesday and threatened to disrupt the decades-old bonhomie between the
Sabari: Tight vigil against Maoists, Tigers in disguise
Vigilance and police personnel are keeping a close watch on people with fake or invalid police clearance certificate (PCC) coming to take up jobs in Sannidhanam following an intelligence report of pos
NDF members try entering Sabarimala in disguise; Cops free them later
Police allegedly set free members of National Development Front (NDF) who made a bid to enter Sabarimala.
NDF is alleged to have links with Pakistan's ISI and has been under the watch of Union home
Ayyappa devotees get irumudi shock
A group of Ayyappa devotees taking the quick route of flying to Sabarimala was in for a rude shock on Monday, with airport authorities denying them permission to carry irumudi (a specially designed sa
Sabarimala Makarajyothi on Jan. 15
This season’s ‘Makarajyothi’ will be observed at the Lord Ayyappa temple on January 15, a day later than the usual time of the festival being celebrated every year, even as tight security measures are
Sabari master plan: Kerala seeks Rs 150 crore from neighbours
With the infrastructure trust fund that was formed to finance the Sabarimala master plan drawing a blank, the Kerala government now hopes to raise a whopping Rs 150 crore as sponsorships and donations
CBI officials to escort Koneru Rajendra Prasad to Sabarimala
The Central Bureau of Investigation will be keeping a close watch on Koneru Rajendra Prasad, one of the accused in the Emaar scam, during his visit to Sabarimala as part of the Ayyappa Swamy Deeksha.
Sabarimala: Kerala would rather be safe than sorry
Haunted by last season's tragedy which left over 100 pilgrims dead in a stampede, a cautious Kerala government has come up with a new footpath, a bridge and a slew of measures to decongest the route l