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"Was it not part of Maa Bharati...": PM Modi attacks Cong over Katchatheev
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress for divding "Maa Bharati" into three parts for political interests and also pointed out that the Katchatheevu Island was ceded to Sri Lanka during the tenure of the Indira Gandhi government in 1974.
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TN: Pilgrims embark on journey to Katchatheevu Island for church festival
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Many fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram on Friday left for Katchatheevu Island to participate in the St. Antony's church festival.
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Indian Coast Guard detains Sri Lankan national
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhanushkodi (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Thursday detained one Sri Lankan national from Tamil Nadu's Dhanuskodi district for crossing the border.
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 16 Indian fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): At least 16 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested on Tuesday by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in their waters near Katchatheevu island.
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Sri Lankan Navy opens fire on Indian fishermen, one killed
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rameshwaram [India], Mar. 7 (ANI): A group of Indian fishermen, who were fishing between Danushkodi and Katchatheevu off the Tamil Nadu coast, were allegedly fired upon by the Sri Lankan Navy in which one fisherman was killed.
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Pilgrims from Tamil Nadu leave for Katchatheevu for Church consecration ce
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Dec. 23 (ANI): In Tamil Nadu, hundred pilgrims left for Katchatheevu to participate in the consecration ceremony of St Antony Church the island from Ramesaram today morning.
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Lankan Navy damage GPS, nets of Indian fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Pamban [India], Nov. 25 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy damaged the nets, GPS and other equipment of Indian fishermen near Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island administered by the island nation, earlier today.
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