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Coast Guard apprehends five Sri Lankan fishermen for entering Indian waters off Rameswaram coast

The Indian Coast Guard apprehended five Sri Lankan fishermen on Tuesday for illegally entering Indian waters off the coast of Rameswaram. Read further on Dynamite News:

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22 Tamil Nadu fishermen released by Sri Lankan authority

As many as 22 fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, who were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy who had strayed into international waters, have been released and they arrived in Pampan through boats. Read further on Dynamite News:

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All 22 Indian fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy freed

Sri Lankan govt. released 22 fishermen from Rameswaram, TN & their boats detained on Nov. 18. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman intervened & spoke to External Affairs Sec. & Indian High Commissioner in SL.

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Sri Lanka releases 42 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu; likely to reach home in four days

According to fishermen association leader P. Jesu Raja, a total of 42 fishermen hailing from Tamil Nadu were released from the prisons in Sri Lanka and are expected to reach home in about four days.

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History-sheeter from Sri Lanka reaches Dhanushkodi through vessel; probe on

Jayaraasa, 41, Sri Lankan citizen, arrested by Mandapam police at Rameswaram. He escaped from Sri Lanka fearing arrest for criminal activities, reached Dhanushkodi by boat. Rumours of LTTE sympathiser. Central & State agencies inquired into history. Police registered case, to be produced before Judicial Magistrate & taken to Puzhal Central…

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Fishermen delegation, led by DMK MP T.R. Baalu, meets Union Minister of State for External Affairs in New Delhi

DMK MP Baalu, delegation of fishermen leaders from Rameswaram met Union Minister Muraleedharan in New Delhi to urge for release of 67 arrested fishermen, 10 boats from Sri Lanka. They requested compensation or retrieval of boats seized since 2018. Minister assured to discuss with Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka.…

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Sri Lankan Navy detains 21 more Rameswaram fishermen on poaching charges; 64 fishers from Ramanathapuram held in a fortnight

In less than a fortnight, 64 fishermen from Rameswaram, Thangachimadam and Mandapam in Ramanathapuram district were detained in three different incidents by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel on charges of poaching

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T.N. fishers arrest in Sri Lanka | Protest staged in Rameswaram demanding Centre’s intervention

Fishers in Rameswaram protest to urge Union govt. to rescue 27 jailed fishermen & retrieve their boats. Leaders demand talks at highest level in Sri Lanka to ensure fishermen won't be held under baseless charges. Elderly woman Arputhammal, whose son is jailed, expresses trauma & anxiety.

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Southern T.N. gets widespread rain; holiday declared for schools, colleges in Dindigul

Dindigul Collector declares holiday for educational institutions due to overnight rains. Low-lying areas inundated, visibility poor in Kodaikanal ghat. Vaigai & Periyar dams receive steady inflow. Peraiyur, Kalligudi & Elumalai record 103mm, 52.20mm & 39.80mm rain respectively. Fishermen abstain from work in Rameswaram, boats anchored.

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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 27 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu

27 fishermen from Rameswaram & Thangachimadam arrested by Sri Lankan Navy, 5 boats impounded. 3000 fishermen ventured into sea, 650 boats engaged mid-sea.

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IRCTC to operate Diwali Ganga Snana Yathirai Bharat Gaurav Train tour to coincide with Deepavali festival

IRCTC South Zone, Chennai to operate Diwali Ganga Snana Yathirai tour from Nov 9-17. Tourists can have 'Ganga Snanam' at Kashi on Deepavali. Tour covers holy places such as Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gaya & Rameswaram. Tourists get AC/Non-AC accommodation, transfers & Tamil veg food. Bookings can be done via website &…

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Chidambaram asks why PM Modi has not visited Manipur even once in last 150 days

When the Prime Minister Narendra Modi could find time to visit many countries and even travel to various States in India over the last 150 days, why has he not gone to Manipur even once, where the situation was pathetic, asked senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram. Speaking at a public…

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Trains now allowed to run at 90 kmph in Kudchi-Ugarkhurd section after safety inspection of new double line

SWR carried out safety inspection of Kudchi-Ugarkhurd double line in Belagavi. Commissioner of Railway Safety conducted statutory inspection. The project is funded by Ministry of Railways and enhances capacity & safety. Speed trial conducted & trains can run at 90 kmph. SWR commissioned 25.1 km track doubling in 2023-24. Working…

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IIT-Madras develops portable device to detect water, soil quality

IIT Madras has developed a portable device to detect heavy metals in soil & water. It can detect copper, zinc & mercury & is being tested on samples from Rameswaram. The device will help farmers decide on crops & interventions, & is expected to be validated & demonstrated in 3-5…

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Tirunelveli – Chennai Vande Bharat train service to commence on September 24

PM Modi to flag off Tirunelveli-Chennai Vande Bharat Express on September 24. Train to depart Tirunelveli at 6am, arrive Chennai 1.50pm. Return journey to leave Chennai 2.50pm, arrive Tirunelveli 10.40pm (except Tuesdays). Average speed 83.30km/hr, 652.49km in 7.5hrs.

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Madurai junction train fire | 42 passengers who survived tragedy reach Lucknow

Forty-two passengers from Uttar Pradesh who survived the fire that broke out on a Rameswaram-bound train in Tamil Nadu reached Lucknow via Delhi and Chennai

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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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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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