Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to take up cleaning of temples and other places of worship across the country ahead of the opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and his wife Lakshmi on Tuesday cleaned the premises of Ramanathaswamy temple in R
Officials of the state fisheries department and BJP cadre organised a warm reception at Tamil Nadu's Chennai airport on Friday for the 21 fishermen repatriated by Sri Lanka.
According to the officials, the powerboat belonging to Jayaseelar was returning to the shore when it collided with the country boat owned by Duraisingham.
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.
As many as 22 fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, who were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy who had strayed into international waters, have been released and they arrived in Pampan through boats.
With the onset of the northeast monsoon, the rainfall was 43 percent less than normal last October. However, Tamil Nadu is likely to receive rain at many places for 4 days due to the low atmospheric circulation, the Meteorological Centre said.
As per police, the body of the deceased woman was discovered by pilgrim guides who were on duty in the area, after which they informed the matter to the Coastal Security Group police.
The Indian Coast Guard and the Customs Department officers jointly arrested 8 Sri Lankan fishermen with five boats and 4 Indians for smuggling sea cucumbers and edible turmeric.
As per the information from IMD, the Cyclonic Storm 'Hamoon' over Northwest and adjoining West-Central Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards with a speed of 18 km per hour during the past 6 hours.