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BJP gears up for Annamalai’s yatra from Rameswaram

The Bharatiya Janata Party has made elaborate arrangements in the island town of Rameswaram where party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be present on Friday to flag off the inauguration of party State president K. Annamalai’s yatra. Ramanathapuram

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15 fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

As many as 15 fishermen from Rameswaram, who were fishing near Needuntheevu, were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Sunday, July 9, 2023. According to an official from the Department of Fisheries, the fishermen from Thangachi Madam and Pamban, had sailed in two mechanised boats on…

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Nine Rameswaram fishermen detained by Sri Lankan Navy

Nine fishermen from Rameswaram have been detained by the Sri Lankan Navy, after their mechanised boat was found drifting into Lankan waters near Neduntheevu, in the early hours of Tuesday.

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When Dr APJ Abdul Kalam politely declined to lay the foundation stone for Sardar Patel's statue

Indian aerospace scientist and the 11th President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was born on October 15, 1931 in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. Hailing from a humble background, Kalam not only achieved great success in his professional life but also inspired hundreds of people through his works. Remembering the man…

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Eight injured as buses collide on Pamban bridge

‘The omni bus, which was travelling on the left side of the bridge took a right turn as a few two-wheelers were parked on the left; Mishap could have been averted had the driver waited for the TNSTC bus to cross’

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Ducking Sri Lankan Navy’s bullets, youth swims 13 km to Dhanushkodi

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Devotees gather in large numbers at Rameswaram's Agnitheertham on last day of 'Pitru Paksha'

Lakhs of devotees on Sunday took a bath in the holy waters of Rameswaram's Agnitheertham, on the occasion of Mahalaya Paksha Amavasya, in which people commemorate their ancestors. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Twelve more Sri Lankan nationals arrive in Rameswaram

A total of 170 Sri Lankan Tamils who fled crisis-hit Sri Lanka have reached Tamil Nadu seeking refuge

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Six Tamil Nadu fishermen held, mechanised boat impounded by Sri Lankan Navy

The Rameswaram fishermen arrested on charges of poaching on July 20, detained at Talaimannar district of Sri Lanka

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Eight more Sri Lankan nationals arrive at Rameswaram, count crosses 100

Even for 2 litres of kerosene, people in Sri Lanka have to wait for six days in queue, says a refugee

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Tamil Nadu: Three trains suspended in 2020 restored

MADURAI: The Madurai railway division has announced the restoration of three trains which were suspended during the pandemic.

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Q Branch police arrest Sri Lankan national; his accomplice

They were planning to migrate to U.K. illegally.

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In search of grassroots innovations: Anil Gupta’s Shodh Yatra passes through Tamil Nadu villages

Sixty people from across India walked through remote villages in Tamil Nadu, from Paramakudi to Rameswaram, as part of the 47th Shodh Yatra, documenting traditional knowledge and innovation

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Tamil Nadu: 3 more Sri Lankan nationals arrive at Dhanushkodi

MADURAI: Three more Sri Lankan nationals fleeing the economic crisis in the island nation landed in Rameswaram island on Wednesday. They were identified as Jesintha Mary, 51, her 10-year-old son, from Thematta Kodai in Jaffna district and Aniston, 31, from Pesailai in Mannar district.

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Railways hopes to breathe life into the ghost town of Dhanushkodi

It is working to expedite plans to reconstruct the 18-km railway line between Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi

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Three more Sri Lankan nationals arrive in Rameswaram

Marine police found them near Gothandaramar temple

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Woman found dead in Rameswaram; 6 detained

Suspecting that she was gangraped, villagers ransack prawn farm where the suspects worked

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HR&CE department preparing master plan for five temples

: Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P.K. Sekarbabu said here on Monday that his department was in the process of preparing master plans for five temples, including the ones at Marudhamalai in Coimbatore, Tiruttani and Rameswaram to improve infrastructure.

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T.N. urges Centre to fully finance dredging of Pamban Channel and development of Rameswaram

This channel is important for seaborne trade from the east coast to the west coast, says E.V. Velu

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Stand-up paddling championship gets under way in Pirappanvalasai

The two-day event forms part of the week-long Rameswaram SUP Week

The Hindu

Travel the world from your stove with this photographer’s culinary memoir

Model-turned-photographer Prasanna Pandarinathan has curated her family’s favourite recipes as a tribute to her mother, offering a glimpse into a traditional repertoire shaped by Malay Chinese nannies, London’s Cordon Bleu and Rameswaram’s seafood

The Times of India

19 Sri Lankan refugees arrive in Rameswaram, total now 39

MADURAI: Fleeing an economic crisis that shows no signs of easing, 19 Sri Lankan refugees, in two batches, arrived at Rameswaram on Sunday, saying they had sold all their belongings to pay for their passage. They are in the Mandapam camp now. The number of Lankan refugees who have arrived…

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Four fishermen from Rameswaram detained by Sri Lankan Navy; boat impounded

They were engaged in fishing near Neduntheevu

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Sri Lankan Tamil families flee to India citing economic crisis

They reach clandestinely in Rameswaram on a boat.

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108-foot-tall Hanuman statue to come up in Rameswaram

A 108-foot-tall statue of Lord Hanuman will come up in Rameswaram in about two years, for which the foundation stone was laid on Wednesday.

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