Sabarimala

The devotee came all alone and has been shifted to the Covid First Line Treatment Centre (CFLTC) set up at Carmel engineering college at RanniEach day only 250 people will be allowed inside the temple

Sabarimala temple, which opened for the monthly puja on Friday evening, will allow pilgrims to offer prayers till October 21Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the pilgrims will not be allowed to stay at Sannidhanam, Nilackkal or Pamba

All covid protocols should be followed during the visit, Kerala CM informed.A covid-19-negative certificate will be mandatory and pilgrims will be required to take the test 48 hours before reaching Pamba

The pilgrimage season is from November 15, 2020 to January 20, 2021The Chief Minister informed that the admission to Sabarimala this year will be strictly regulated through the Virtual queue system of Kerala Police to a limited number of pilgrims.

The bench shall now assemble on 6 February to fix datesThe SC will also frame questions relating to discrimination against women in religious places

CJI Bobde tells advocates V. Giri, Arvind Datar, and Indira Jaising that the SC is disappointed that they have not arrived at a consensus (on issues to be considered)The Constitution bench will pass orders with respect to the ‘case management’, fixing timelines and other modalities related to the case on Monday

Court directs lawyers to meet on Friday and decide what issues they want SC to hear within three weeksSC suggests lawyers discuss the framing and modification of issues; the division of time on each issue; and the division and allocation of issues between them

The temple earned the revenue after it opened for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage on 17 NovLast year on the same day it was ₹64.16 crore, said Travancore Devaswom Board president

Apart from Sabarimala, the larger bench may examine bar on women’s entry in mosques, Parsi templesThe Supreme Court bench did not put a stay on its previous judgement that had lifted the ban on the entry of women between ages 10 and 50 in the Sabarimala temple in Kerala

Rights-versus-faith row may help BJP, Congress electorally, even as temple reopens for annual pilgrimage tomorrowKerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan says the state government will seek more clarity on SC’s decision