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Kochi, March 24 – The Special Investigation Team (SIT) approached the Kerala High Court on Tuesday, seeking to overturn the bail granted to tantri Kantarar Rajeevar in the second case related to the alleged theft of gold from Sabarimala, further intensifying the legal scrutiny surrounding the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar defended the party's Guruvayur candidate for the April 9 Assembly polls, B Gopalakrishnan, on Monday over his alleged controversial remarks about being a "Hindu MLA," questioning how his statement could be considered hate...

Kollam (Kerala), March 22 Ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala, senior RSP leader N K Premachandran has accused the ruling CPI(M) of having an electoral understanding with the BJP in 30 constituencies across the state, but asserted that the opposition UDF will overcome any such "unholy...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday criticized the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing them of being the B-team of the BJP.Vijayan made the accusation during an interview given toIn response to a query regarding Rahul's recent remark...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 Breaking his silence after three CPI(M) leaders decided to contest as independents backed by Congress, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the tendency of growing “parliamentary ambitions” had emerged among some cadres.“It is true that an unusual trend is...

Kochi, March 19 The DSJP announced unconditional support to the NDA for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections on Thursday.Describing itself as a secular party that prioritizes the interests of forward communities, the Democratic Social Justice Party (DSJP) leaders, in a press conference here...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam has asserted that the Sabarimala gold theft scandal will backfire on the Congress-led UDF and BJP, shielding the ruling LDF from any electoral fallout in the upcoming polls in Kerala.Viswam also said that he does not believe there...

Kochi, March 17 – The issue of women's entry into Sabarimala has once again come to the forefront, with K.C. Venugopal, a general secretary of the Indian National Congress and a Member of Parliament, launching a sharp attack on the state government and challenging Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan...

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), March 16 CPI(M) state secretariat member T M Thomas Isaac said on Monday that former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A Padmakumar, who is accused in the Sabarimala gold loss cases, will be kept away from party activities and disciplinary action will be taken...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 The Congress vehemently criticised the Left government in Kerala on Sunday for its "unchanging" stance on women's entry into Sabarimala and dismissed the claim of Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan in this regard as a "blatant lie".The ruling party also urged the...

Kottayam (Kerala), March 14 Kerala Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan on Saturday blamed the BJP for the 2018 Supreme Court verdict permitting women's entry into Sabarimala and said the LDF government's current stand remains the same as the affidavit filed before the apex court in 2007.He was...

Amid indications that the Left government in Kerala, which had been in favor of allowing women of all ages to enter the famous Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala, may be softening its stance in the Supreme Court, the opposition Congress and the BJP on Friday termed it a "political maneuver" to...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan said on Friday that the party has decided that the LDF government should give an "appropriate response" in the Supreme Court regarding the entry of women into Sabarimala after examining its legal and constitutional aspects...

Kochi, March 5 – The Kerala High Court on Thursday raised concerns about discrepancies in the accounts related to the Global Ayyappa Sangamam and directed the auditor to submit a detailed report within ten days.The issue came up during the court's examination of alleged financial...

Kollam (Kerala), March 4 A vigilance court here on Wednesday granted statutory bail to former TDB president A Padmakumar in the case related to the alleged misappropriation of gold from the idols of the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala, sources said.Padmakumar had already been granted...

Kollam, March 2 A court here on Monday dismissed the bail petitions filed by a former member of the Travancore Devaswom Board in two cases related to the Sabarimala gold loss incident.Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS rejected the pleas after examining the medical records of the accused...

New Delhi, February 27 – Workers of the BJP's Kerala Yuva Morcha staged a protest outside the residence of senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, concerning the gold theft case related to the Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala.The protest, led by former Union Minister Anurag Thakur, saw the Kerala BJP...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 25 – Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar accused the CPI(M)-led government of "deliberately diverting" attention in the alleged gold theft at Sabarimala on Wednesday, following his visit to the shrine's Tantri, Kantararu Rajeevaru, at a private hospital here...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 24 – Demanding accountability in the alleged Sabarimala gold scam, Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan should “apologize to Lord Ayyappa” for the way the issue was handled.The statement came during the...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 24 The BJP organized a protest in front of Cliff House, the official residence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, demanding a CBI investigation into the alleged gold theft case at Sabarimala.Addressing the gathering, BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar...