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Nirmala Sitharaman Attacks Kerala Minister Over 2018 Sabarimala Protests
Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday alleged there was "competition" between the ruling LDF and opposition UDF fronts in Kerala to outdo each other in scams and said they were not interested in people's welfare, but only "lining their
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Will Discuss Sabarimala After Top Court's Verdict: Pinarayi Vijayan
With the opposition parties in Kerala continuing to target the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) on the Sabarimala issue, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday maintained that as of now everything was going on smoothly at the hill shrine and the matter would come up only when the Supreme Court delivers the final verdict.
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"Kerala's Opposition To Divisive Forces Must Not Weaken": Pinarayi Vijayan
Preparing to defend the Left's last bastion in India this time, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is confident that "people are with him" in his battle against "massive anti-constitutional forces". The 75-year-old Communist is set to contest the Assembly poll from the Dharmadom constituency in Kannur district, which, if he wins, will initiate ...
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"Had Kerala Barred Reopening Religious Places...": Pinarayi Vijayan Rebuts BJP
Hours after Kerala government's decision prohibiting entry of devotees into the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has responded to the opposition critique of "hasty reopening of temples" in the state.
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Top Supreme Court Lawyers Oppose "Erroneous" Reference To Wider Issues In Sabarimala Case Review
The Supreme Court Monday faced serious opposition from a battery of top lawyers who assailed as "erroneous" the reference made to it by a 5-judge bench on questions related to discrimination of women in religious places while dealing with the Sabarimala case.
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Not By Helicopter: Kerala Chief Minister On Women Who Entered Sabarimala
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today that the two women who entered the Sabarimala temple yesterday defying a traditional ban on women of menstrual age faced no opposition from devotees. The women's entry has led to massive protests across Kerala and a shutdown call by rightwing groups.
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Sabarimala Highlights: Women Who Entered Faced No Opposition From Devotees, Says Pinarayi Vijayan
Protests have erupted across Kerala after two women below 50 walked into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala before daybreak on Wednesday, becoming the first to do so since the Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine.
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Court Fines Kerala BJP Leader Over "Baseless" Plea On Sabarimala Arrests
In an embarrassment for the opposition BJP, the Kerala High Court directed state leader Shoba Surendran to shell out a fine of Rs 25,000 for filing a "baseless" public interest litigation against the arrests carried out by the state police allegedly in violation of Supreme Court guidelines on the Sabarimala issue. Dismissing the petition, the High ...
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"Amit Shah Is Your Leader": Pinarayi Vijayan Spars With Congress Veteran
A war of words between Pinarayi Vijayan and Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala escalated on Monday when the Kerala Chief Minister told the latter that the Congress' state unit was following the diktats of BJP's national chief Amit Shah, and not party President Rahul Gandhi anymore.
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Sabarimala Issue Disrupts Kerala Assembly For Third Consecutive Day
For the third consecutive day the Congress-led opposition disrupted the Kerala Assembly over the Sabarimala issue forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House within 20 minutes after it met today. As soon as Speaker P. took his seat, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala demanded that either the Chair should suspend the question hour or allow an adjo...
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Kerala Assembly Session Ends In 21 Minutes
With the Congress-led opposition continuing to disrupt the Kerala Assembly proceedings for the second day in a row on Thursday, the Speaker adjourned the House in about 20 minutes.
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Opposition Congress Creates Noisy Scenes Over Sabarimala in Kerala Assembly
Kerala Assembly witnessed noisy scenes on Wednesday after the opposition Congress members rushed to the well of the House, shouting slogans against the state government for its "inept" handling of the Sabarimala issue.
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Opposition Leaders On Way To Sabarimala Briefly Blocked By Police
Opposition Congress-led UDF workers staged a protest Tuesday demanding withdrawal of prohibitory orders in force in and around Sabarimala as police briefly stopped them from accompanying a delegation of their leaders to the Lord Ayyappa shrine to inspect facilities for devotees.
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Protests Against Supreme Court Verdict On Sabarimala Continue In Kerala
Members of the opposition Congress and BJP in Kerala today staged demonstrations to express solidarity with Ayyappa devotees even as the CPI, the key partner in the CPI-M led LDF, said there was an attempt to "politicise" the Supreme Court order on Sabarimala.
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In Court, Kerala Supports Ban On Women's Entry At Sabarimala Temple
The Kerala government has told the Supreme Court that banning entry of women of menstrual age in historic Sabarimala temple is a "matter of religion" and it is duty bound to "protect the right to practice the religion of these devotees".
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Nirmala Sitharaman Attacks Kerala Minister Over 2018 Sabarimala Protests
Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday alleged there was "competition" between the ruling LDF and opposition UDF fronts in Kerala to outdo each other in scams and said they were not interested in people's welfare, but only "lining their
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Will Discuss Sabarimala After Top Court's Verdict: Pinarayi Vijayan
With the opposition parties in Kerala continuing to target the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) on the Sabarimala issue, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday maintained that as of now everything was going on smoothly at the hill shrine and the matter would come up only when the Supreme Court delivers the final verdict.
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"Kerala's Opposition To Divisive Forces Must Not Weaken": Pinarayi Vijayan
Preparing to defend the Left's last bastion in India this time, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is confident that "people are with him" in his battle against "massive anti-constitutional forces". The 75-year-old Communist is set to contest the Assembly poll from the Dharmadom constituency in Kannur district, which, if he wins, will initiate ...
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"Had Kerala Barred Reopening Religious Places...": Pinarayi Vijayan Rebuts BJP
Hours after Kerala government's decision prohibiting entry of devotees into the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has responded to the opposition critique of "hasty reopening of temples" in the state.
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Top Supreme Court Lawyers Oppose "Erroneous" Reference To Wider Issues In Sabarimala Case Review
The Supreme Court Monday faced serious opposition from a battery of top lawyers who assailed as "erroneous" the reference made to it by a 5-judge bench on questions related to discrimination of women in religious places while dealing with the Sabarimala case.
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Not By Helicopter: Kerala Chief Minister On Women Who Entered Sabarimala
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today that the two women who entered the Sabarimala temple yesterday defying a traditional ban on women of menstrual age faced no opposition from devotees. The women's entry has led to massive protests across Kerala and a shutdown call by rightwing groups.
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Sabarimala Highlights: Women Who Entered Faced No Opposition From Devotees, Says Pinarayi Vijayan
Protests have erupted across Kerala after two women below 50 walked into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala before daybreak on Wednesday, becoming the first to do so since the Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine.
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Court Fines Kerala BJP Leader Over "Baseless" Plea On Sabarimala Arrests
In an embarrassment for the opposition BJP, the Kerala High Court directed state leader Shoba Surendran to shell out a fine of Rs 25,000 for filing a "baseless" public interest litigation against the arrests carried out by the state police allegedly in violation of Supreme Court guidelines on the Sabarimala issue. Dismissing the petition, the High ...
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"Amit Shah Is Your Leader": Pinarayi Vijayan Spars With Congress Veteran
A war of words between Pinarayi Vijayan and Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala escalated on Monday when the Kerala Chief Minister told the latter that the Congress' state unit was following the diktats of BJP's national chief Amit Shah, and not party President Rahul Gandhi anymore.
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Sabarimala Issue Disrupts Kerala Assembly For Third Consecutive Day
For the third consecutive day the Congress-led opposition disrupted the Kerala Assembly over the Sabarimala issue forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House within 20 minutes after it met today. As soon as Speaker P. took his seat, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala demanded that either the Chair should suspend the question hour or allow an adjo...
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Kerala Assembly Session Ends In 21 Minutes
With the Congress-led opposition continuing to disrupt the Kerala Assembly proceedings for the second day in a row on Thursday, the Speaker adjourned the House in about 20 minutes.
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Opposition Congress Creates Noisy Scenes Over Sabarimala in Kerala Assembly
Kerala Assembly witnessed noisy scenes on Wednesday after the opposition Congress members rushed to the well of the House, shouting slogans against the state government for its "inept" handling of the Sabarimala issue.
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Opposition Leaders On Way To Sabarimala Briefly Blocked By Police
Opposition Congress-led UDF workers staged a protest Tuesday demanding withdrawal of prohibitory orders in force in and around Sabarimala as police briefly stopped them from accompanying a delegation of their leaders to the Lord Ayyappa shrine to inspect facilities for devotees.
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Protests Against Supreme Court Verdict On Sabarimala Continue In Kerala
Members of the opposition Congress and BJP in Kerala today staged demonstrations to express solidarity with Ayyappa devotees even as the CPI, the key partner in the CPI-M led LDF, said there was an attempt to "politicise" the Supreme Court order on Sabarimala.
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In Court, Kerala Supports Ban On Women's Entry At Sabarimala Temple
The Kerala government has told the Supreme Court that banning entry of women of menstrual age in historic Sabarimala temple is a "matter of religion" and it is duty bound to "protect the right to practice the religion of these devotees".
