Fishermen in more than 400 boats went fishing from Rameswaram on Saturday. Many of them were fishing in the waters of the Gulf of Mannar between Dhanushkodi and Thalaimannar.
Brigadier Lidder lost his life in a helicopter crash in December 2021, along with former Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills.
Tamil Nadu BJP Spokesperson ANS Prasad has said that by defeating the Aam Aadmi Party in the Assembly election, the people of Delhi had broken free from the "shackles of misgovernance."
BJP stormed to power in Delhi polls on Saturday winning a two-thirds majority with the ruling AAP suffering major blows and a drastic reduction in its numbers in the 70-member assembly. The Congress continued its dismal run.
"BJP does not like Tamil Nadu because it is a non-BJP-ruled state... the Central government is refusing to give funds to Tamil Nadu. If the central government does not change it's mindset, then day by day they will lose respect..." he said in a press conference.
As per the Election Commission data Chandhirakumar secured a total of 1,15, 709 votes defeating NTK party candidate MK Seethalakshmi by a margin of 91,558 votes.
Karun Nair continued to knock on the selector's doors after blazing his second century for Vidarbha in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Ranji Trophy on Saturday.
Strong rooms have been opened at the counting center in Erode, Tamil Nadu, as the vote counting begins for the Erode (East) Assembly by-election. Security has been heightened at the centre to ensure a smooth process.
"Justice has to be done. Boats which have been captured, we want that to be released. We want the Union government to speak to the Sri Lankan government and find a permanent solution for this," said Kanimozhi.