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Tamil Nadu: Katchatheevu church festival begins today, devotees depart fro
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
A total of 3,996 pilgrims set off by sea to attend the festival at Katchatheevu, an islet located between India and Sri Lanka. The devotees departed from the Rameswaram port after completing mandatory checks by the police, revenue department, citizenship department and customs authorities
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"AI Summit protest was continuation of Rahul Gandhi's family legacy to com
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In a series of posts on X, Goyal used the hashtag "Compromised Congress" and accused Rahul Gandhi of continuing his "family legacy" that harmed national interests. He referenced past decisions under previous Congress governments, including India's stance on a reported 1950 offer of a perm
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TN CM writes to PM Modi, urges him to raise fishermen issue with Sri Lanka
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Stalin highlighted the hardships faced by Tamil Nadu fishermen due to repeated incidents of harassment, attacks, and arrests by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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CM Stalin's Katchatheevu talk "pure political drama" to divert attention f
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Earlier on October 3, CM Stalin spoke about the Katchatheevu issue and said that the BJP-led Centre is "refusing" to request the island back from Sri Lanka, despite a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu assembly.
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TN: AIADMK's Palaniswami slams Stalin over Katchatheevu, law & order, DMK
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who is on the "Awakening Journey" campaign with the theme "Let's protect the people, let's save Tamil Nadu," on Friday, met the people of Palacode and Pennagaram constituencies.
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"Won't yield to external pressure": Sri Lankan President Dissanayake on K
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has pledged not to "yield to external pressure" over Katchatheevu Island, promising to safeguard the country's territory
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"Our govt is taking all necessary steps towards retrieval of Katchatheevu"
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday asserted that the DMK government in the state is taking all necessary steps to retrieve Katchatheevu to bring about a permanent solution to the fishermen issue.
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"PM Modi should raise this issue firmly": Congress MP Pramod Tiwari backs
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"It has become a concerning issue for us, our fishermen and all the Indians. It is a matter related to security. The PM should raise this issue firmly. Even an inch of Indian land belongs to us. I support that it (Kachchatheevu Island) should be under the protection of India...It is ours," T
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"Yet another drama...": AIADMK's Kovai Sathyan attacks Tamil Nadu govt ove
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taking a dig at MK Stalin, Kovai Sathyan said that the demand to retrieve the Katchatheevu island was 'politically motivated' and aimed at giving the people of Tamil Nadu the impression that the DMK government was working for them.
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Tamil Nadu: "Take all steps to retrieve Katchatheevu," CM Stalin writes to
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to take "immediate steps to review the Indo-Sri Lankan Agreement at the earliest so that the Katchatheevu Island is retrieved and the traditional fishing rights of our fishermen are permanen
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DMK doing politics just before election: Palaniswami after TN Assembly pas
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"AIADMK has supported the resolution moved by the government to retrieve Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka. During Congress's tenure, DMK leaders were also Central ministers. At that time, why didn't they take any steps to retrieve Katchatheevu island?" Palaniswami said while talking to
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"This is yet another election drama": AIADMK's Kovai Sathyan after TN Asse
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
AIADMK National Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan on Wednesday called Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin's urging the Centre to retrieve Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka "election drama". However, Sathyan said that his party would support any effort to retrieve the island from Sri Lanka.
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