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Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4: Prohibitory orders have been imposed in Palakkad town and Manjeswaram Taluk of Kasargod district in northern Kerala late Thursday night after widespread protest erupted over the entry of two women in their menstrual age in to Sabarimala temple. Palakkad District Collector D Balamurali issued the order for Palakkad Town after considering the reports filed by various

Jan 4: Ongoing efforts to reach victims of a mining disaster in the northeast have exposed what campaigners say is poor enforcement against such illegal mines, where undocumented workers risk injury or death. At least 15 people were trapped when an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya state flooded on Dec. 13. Rescue efforts continue, although relatives said this week they had lost hope that the miners

New Delhi, Jan 4: Vikram Saini, BJP MLA from Muzaffarnagar, in a controversial statement said that those who feel unsafe and threatened in India should be bombed. In an apparent reference to actor Naseeruddin Shah, who said that he is concerned about the safety of his children in the prevailing situation in the country. Saini said, "My personal view is that those who say they feel unsafe and

Sabarimala, Jan 4: Confusion prevailed over the entry of a 46-year old Sri Lankan Tamil woman into the Lord Ayyappa temple here late Thursday night with the woman denying it and official sources claiming otherwise. While the woman, Sasikala, said she was not allowed to undertake the trek to the shrine and sent back by the police, official sources told news agency that she entered the sanctum

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4: The Sabarimala head priest should have quit if he was not ready to accept the Supreme Court verdict, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today, criticising the priest for conducting "purification" rituals after two women entered the temple. The priest, Kandararu Rajeevaru, closed the Lord Ayyappa temple and performed "purification" rituals on Wednesday after two

New Delhi, Jan 4: Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken Friday resigned as the party's Delhi unit chief citing health reasons, sources said on Friday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Congress party affairs in-charge P C Chacko and Maken held a meeting Thursday evening. Gandhi has accepted his resignation, they said. The 54-year-old leader had taken over as the Congress's Delhi unit chief four

New Delhi, Jan 3: The Supreme Court Thursday revived the government case in National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission(NCDRC) against Nestle IndiaNSE 1.56 %seeking damages of Rs 640 crore alleging unfair trade practices, false labelling and misleading advertisements. The top court had on December 16, 2015 stayed the proceedings before the NCDRC and directed the CFTRI (Central Food

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3: The Kerala Cabinet which met on Thursday has decided not to accept the Union Government's decision to handover the International Airport here to a Private Company. Briefing on the Cabinet decisions, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the issue related to Centre's decision to handover the International Airport here to a private company is not acceptable to Kerala. The

Kozhikode, Jan 3: The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi (SKS), in protest against the two women, below 50, entered the Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala on Wednesday, disrupted normal life even as sporadic incidents of violence was reported in North Kerala. Blocking of the roads at various places and pelting of stones on vehicles, including police vehicles and KSRTC buses were

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Thursday lashed out at the BJP and the RSS over protests against the entry of two women into the Sabarimala temple, saying the violence unleashed by them will be dealt with strongly. Vijayan said the two women were not "airdropped" to Sabarimala but went as normal devotees and the other pilgrims did not protest. "Kanakadurga and