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Four Tamil Nadu fishermen return home after being rescued by Sri Lankan Na
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to officials, the incident took place on June 25, when the four fishermen -- N Nambu Prakash (23), N Nambu Gunalan (25), K Nambu (24), and S Sathyaraj (24), all residents of Puthuroda in the Rameswaram island area -- ventured out to fish in the Gulf of Mannar in a traditional count
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Subramanian Swamy moves SC to declare Ram Setu as national monument
Updated : 1 year ago IST
'Ram Setu' is a chain of limestone shoals between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.
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Tamil Nadu: Security heightened ahead of PM Modi's visit to inaugurate new
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The new Pamban Bridge, India's first vertical-lift sea bridge, is located in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district and will connect Rameswaram Island to the mainland. The bridge spans a total length of 2,070 meters and is supported by 333 piles and 101 pile caps.
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Tamil Nadu: Fishing boat anchored at Rameswaram's Pamban catches fire
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to sources, more than a hundred fishing boats were anchored at Pampan Harbour on Rameswaram Island when the fire broke out.
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Coast Guard apprehends five Sri Lankan fishermen for entering Indian water
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Indian Coast Guard handed over the fishermen, who crossed the border into Indian waters near the 5th sandbar in the Adam Bridge sandbar near Arichalmunai, Dhanushkodi in the Rameswaram island region, to Tamil Nadu Coastal Security Group Police for further legal action.
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TN: Auto drivers in Rameswaram stage protest against issuance of new permi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Their demand is that new taxi permits not be issued for new auto-rickshaws in the Rameswaram island area as it is a "very narrow area".
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Tamil Nadu: Severe sandstorm disrupts normal life in Rameswaram
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The coastal areas of Tamil Nadu including Dhanushkodi, Mukundarayar Chatram, and Arichal Munai located at the southern tip of the Rameswaram island in Ramanathapuram district have been witnessing an increase in wind speed and rough seas for the past four days.
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Tamil Nadu: Palm Sunday celebration on Rameswaram Island, commemorate triu
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Palm Sunday was well celebrated in churches on Rameswaram Island. The devotees gathered to partake in the festival in a traditional manner and carry cut palm leaves in their hands during the processions.
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Rameswaram island celebrates Christmas after 2 pandemic years
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
This is their first full-fledged celebration after a gap of two years due to Covid-19 restrictions.
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Construction of India's first vertical lift sea bridge to be completed so
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
This state-of-the-art bridge will be the country's first vertical lift railway sea bridge and is expected to be completed by March 2023.
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2 Sri Lankans refugees found at Rameswaram island, probe underway
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 27 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, many citizens are fleeing the island nation. On Monday, two Sri Lankan refugees were found on Rameswaram island and they are investigated by the Tamil Nadu Police.
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Fishermen demand protection of Kunthukal fishing harbour in Rameswaram
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 9 (ANI): Fishermen affiliated to the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) staged a protest on Monday demanding protection of the Kunthukal fishing harbour of Rameswaram island from coastal erosion.
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