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12 Indian fishermen apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 13 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended 12 Rameswaram-based fishermen and two fishing boats after they had gone fishing across the border in the Palk Bay.
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Sri Lankan Navy apprehends 16 fishermen belonging to Tamil Nadu: Police
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 8 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 16 fishermen belonging from Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Tuesday, informed Q branch police, Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu: Devotees flout COVID protocols as they bathe on Thai Ammavasai
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 31 (ANI): Thousands of devotees were seen flouting COVID-19 protocols as they bathed in the Rameswaram Agni Tirtham Sea on the eve of the Thai Ammavasai on Monday to pay homage to their ancestors.
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Olympic sailors KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar take PM Modi's 'Meet the Ch
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 6 (ANI): As a part of PM Narendra Modi's initiative in which Olympians and Paralympians visit schools to interact with children, Olympic sailors KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar visited Tamil Nadu's Vivekananda Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School.
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Chinese envoy's visit to Tamil-majority Sri Lankan province sparks concern
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 29 (ANI): The recent visit by the Chinese envoy to Sri Lanka's Tamil-majority Northern Province has sparked concern and political debate on what is being seen as a strategic move to expand the Chinese footprint, amid geopolitical contest with India.
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TN fishermen on strike demanding release of 68 fishermen held by Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 23 (ANI): Fishermen went on a hunger strike on Wednesday at Thangachimadam and Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu demanding the government to take steps on ensuring the release of 68 fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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Rameswaram fishermen celebrate World Fisheries Day
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 21 (ANI): Fishermen community from Rameswaram celebrated World Fisheries Day in the district on Sunday.
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TN Minister inspects rain-affected areas in Rameswaram
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 9 (ANI): With the onset of the northeast monsoon, Tamil Nadu Industries Minister Thangam Tennarasu took precautionary measures in low-lying areas on Tuesday.
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Indian Coast Guard seizes 500 kg sea cucumber
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 24 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Sunday seized 500 kg of sea cucumber in Tamil Nadu's Mandapam.
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TN: Rameswaram fishermen stage protest against diesel price hike
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 27 (ANI): Fishermen in Rameswaram on Friday protested against the diesel price hike and demanded an increase in the monthly subsidy of diesel.
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60 kg of Sea Cucumbers and Sea Cards seized in TN's Ramanathapuram
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 23 (ANI): Mandapam Forest Department on Thursday night seized a total of 60 kilograms of live sea cucumbers and live sea cards from a Pirappanvalasai seashore in Ramanathapuram district, however, it was released in the sea at Mandapam in the presence
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Fishermen in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram protest against Centre's Marine Fishe
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 18 (ANI): Fishermen in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram on Sunday held a protest against the Centre's proposed Marine Fisheries Bill.
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