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Tamil Nadu: Katchatheevu church festival begins today, devotees depart fro
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day 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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3,375 km water awareness walk spanning nine states highlights critical nee
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
A 3,375.35 km walking yatra spanning nine states is underway to educate the public on the vital importance of water, a rare and essential natural resource. The initiative emphasises that despite water covering 71 per cent of the Earth, only three per cent is usable.
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TN CM urges EAM to take diplomatic action to resuce, prevent apprehension
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Following the apprehension of 12 fishermen along with a mechanised boat by the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday night, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to initiate immediate diplomatic intervention to secure the release of the detained fish
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Tamil Nadu: Three killed in road accident near Rameswaram
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Three people died in a road accident near Kunjarwalasai, next to Uchipuli, Ramanathapuram district, at around 7 pm on Sunday. The deceased were two women and a man, who died in a car and scooty. The accident happened due to a van collision.
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Unrest among fishing community in Rameshwaram after Sri Lankan Navy detain
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
The Sri Lankan Navy detained 22 Tamil Nadu fishermen and seized four fishing boats in two separate incidents on Wednesday, triggering unrest among the fishing community, according to the Vice President of the National Fishermen Association, CR Senthilvel.
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NCP workers immerse late Ajit Pawar's ashes in sea of Agni Theertha in Ram
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The NCP workers on Saturday bid farewell to former Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar by immersing his ashes in the sea of Agni Theertha in Rameswaram.
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Pamban Railway Bridge dismantling begins; locals seek preservation of 111-
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The process to dismantle the century-old Pamban Railway Bridge, India's first sea bridge built in 1914, has commenced following the commissioning of the new Pamban rail bridge.
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Tamil Nadu: Devotees pay tributes in Rameswaram's Agnitheertham sea on 'Th
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Devotees performed Pithurkarma puja at the Agnitheertham Kadal in Rameswaram to pray for the peace of their departed ancestors, on 'Thai Amavasai'.
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Rameshwaram fishermen capture mechanised boat from Puducherry's Karaikal n
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Fishermen from Rameswaram captured a mechanised fishing boat from Karaikal, Puducherry, late on Thursday night near the Dhanushkodi coast.
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Pamban fishermen block National Highway, demanding action after 2 fisherme
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Fishermen in Pamban on Tuesday blocked the national highway, demanding action after two fishermen, Sarathkumar and Tyson, went missing at sea.
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3 Tamil Nadu fishermen apprehended by Sri Lankan navy
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The fishermen went fishing in a boat with the registration number IND-TN-11-MM-96 belonging to A Joseph, a member of Mandapam, from the northern coast of Mandapam on Saturday.
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Rameswaram Railway Police seize 10 kg of cannabis
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Upon opening the bag, the police found five packets of cannabis, which is banned by the Tamil Nadu government. The estimated value of the seized contraband is not specified.
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