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Four Sri Lankans arrive in Dhanushkodi, say economic crisis has made life unaffordable in the island nation

Four of a family from Jaffna in Sri Lanka reached the Dhanushkodi islet on a boat in the early hours of Monday, Marine Police in Rameswaram said. The Mandapam Rehabilitation Centre now houses about 270 people from Sri Lanka who have arrived since early last year, when the island nation…

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It is DMK that has to absolve itself of sins, says Annamalai

Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai on Saturday said it was the DMK that had to carry out a yatra to the pilgrimage site of Rameswaram to absolve itself of its sins. Ramanathapuram

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Annamalai’s ‘En Mann En Makkal’ yatra covers a short distance on Day 1

Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai’s ‘En Mann En Makkal’ yatra, flagged off by party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, covered a short distance of nearly three kilometres on Day One and ended at Sri Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram.

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Stalin should be ashamed of retaining Senthilbalaji as Minister: Amit Shah

Speaking at a public meeting at Rameswaram before flagging off BJP State president K. Annamalai’s ‘En Mann En Makkal’ yatra, he asked whether it was right to retain a jailed man as a Minister. He said Mr. Stalin would not ask the Minister to resign as he knew the latter…

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Annamalai’s yatra will not affect DMK: T.N. Law Minister

Tamil Nadu Law Minister S. Regupathy said that the State-wide yatra by the BJP State president K. Annamalai from Rameswaram, would not affect the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu.

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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…

The Times of India

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

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