A male dolphin, weighing about 300 kg, caught inadvertently by fishermen at Valinokkam in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu was released back into the sea
Based on secret information, officers of the Kochi Customs department nabbed the travellers, identified as Syed Abuthahir and Barakaththullah A, who hail from Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu and were travelling in the name of Vasudevan and Arul Selvam respectively.
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 21 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday announced Rs 2 lakh for fisherman, Veeravel, who "sustained serious injuries after being shot by the Indian Navy this morning."
Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 27 (ANI): Two people have been arrested for hurling petrol bombs at the houses of BJP and RSS functionaries in Ramanathapuram and Kanniyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu, said police on Monday.
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 13 (ANI): Four Sri Lankan Tamils on Saturday arrived at the Mandapam district of Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram and claimed to be 'refugees', the police said.
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 29 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended four Rameswaram-based fishermen in Ramanathapuram district and impounded their boat.
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Best Laboratory in Coimbatore has launched its new state-of-the-art laboratory at Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore.
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 21 (ANI): Jiya Rai, an Indian para-swimmer suffering from autism, has set a new record by crossing the Bakjala Junction in 13 hours from Sri Lanka's Thalaimannar to Arichalmunai in Dhanushkodi on Sunday.
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 18 (ANI): As many as six Sri Lankan fishermen were held on Thursday and their boat was seized for allegedly fishing in Indian waters by the Coast Guard.
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 27 (ANI): Eight fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested and a mechanised boat was seized by the Sri Lankan Navy off the Ramanathapuram coast, said police on Sunday.