Sabarimala stampede: 'Tourist vehicles a reason'

The Kerala forest department is of the view that unrestricted entry of vehicles for ferrying pilgrims into the Pullumedu trekking path was one of the factors that paved the way for the January 14......

Another black January 14 for Sabarimala pilgrims

It was another black January 14 for Sabarimala pilgrims with Friday night's stampede tragedy being the third in the history of the hill shrine. The first tragedy shook the shrine on January 14,......

100 Sabarimala pilgrims killed, 100 hurt in mishap

At least 100 pilgrims returning from Sabarimala Ayyappa temple were killed and about 100 injured late Friday night when a jeep ploughed through the devotees in a narrow forest stretch at Pullumedu......

Could the Sabarimala tragedy be avoided?

The Sabarimala stampede has sparked criticism of Kerala government and the temple board for alleged failure to act on recommendations of the panel, which probed a similar tragedy in 1999, to......