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TN police seizes 2 bags of Cannabis
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 12(ANI): Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday confiscated two gunny bags of Cannabis which were found floating in the sea near Dhanushkodi area.
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Tamil Nadu: 5 Sri Lankan refugees held
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Five Sri Lankan refugees were on Monday arrested by the Customs officials after they tried to illegally return to their native country.
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Sri Lankan Navy recovers dead body of Rameswaram fisherman
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), [India], Jan 14 (ANI): The body of a 55-year-old Rameswaram fisherman was recovered by the Sri Lanka Navy during a dedicated rescue mission to locate a group of distressed Indian fishermen near the Delft Island on Sunday, an official statement from the Sri Lankan Nav
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Margazhi celebrations begin in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): The month of Margazhi has started, and people are marking the auspicious occasion by drawing Kolam (rangoli) outside their homes to begin the month-long celebrations.
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Cyclone Gaja: Cuddalore MLA holds review meeting with rescue teams
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Cuddalore [Tamil Nadu], Nov 15 (ANI): In the backdrop of cyclone Gaja gathering strength in the Bay of Bengal and threatening to play havoc in the coastal areas of Cuddalore and Rameswaram tonight, Cuddalore Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) MC Sambath has held a review meeting with Colle
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Cyclone Gaja: Schools in Rameshwaram and Cuddalore to remain shut
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 14 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced that all schools in Cuddalore and Rameswaram will remain shut on Thursday as cyclone Gaja gathers strength in the Bay of Bengal.
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'Electrification of railway lines will save 13,500 cr every year'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Railway Board Member and Member (Traction) Ghanshyam Singh on Sunday asserted that after the complete electrification of railway lines, the Indian Railways would be able to save approximately Rs 13,500 crores per annum, considering the present t
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As fuel prices soar, TN fishermen go on indefinite strike
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sep 30 (ANI): The fishing community in Rameshwaram district on Sunday declared an indefinite strike demanding the subsidised diesel.
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Sri Lankan refugee arrested in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Thangachimadam (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sep 26 (ANI): A Sri Lankan national sheltered in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchi Sri Lankan refugee camp was nabbed by custom officials near Thangachimadam area on Wednesday.
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2 Sri Lankan refugees arrested in Rameswaram
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu [India] July 28 (ANI): Two Sri Lankan refugees were arrested in Rameswaram on Saturday.
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3 Sri Lankan refugees arrested in Rameswaram
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 14 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu police arrested three Sri Lankan refugees in Rameswaram , while they were making an attempt to return to Sri Lanka illegally.
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SL Navy apprehends 4 Indian fishermen
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 08 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended four Indian fishermen along with a mechanised fishing boat near Delft Island on Sunday morning.
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