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TN budget 2025-26: State finance minister announces new airport in Rameswaram
Chennai, March 14: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu, while presenting the state's Budget for 2025-26 on Friday, announced the establishment of a new airport in the Rameswaram area of Ramanathapuram district.
Tamil Nadu: Over 3400 pilgrims from Rameswaram head to Katchatheevu to participate in church festival
Ramanathapuram, March 14: Over 3400 pilgrims from Rameswaram began their voyage on Friday across the sea to participate in the two-day annual St Anthony's Church festival being held on Katchatheevu Island.
Indian Coast Guard deploys ships, aircraft to ensure safe passage for 3,400 pilgrims to Katchatheevu festival
Rameswaram, March 14: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has deployed ships and an aircraft to ensure the safety of fishermen travelling to Katchatheevu Island for the annual two-day festival at St. Antony's Church.
TN fishermen's arrest by Lankan Navy: Families continue indefinite hunger strike
Chennai, March 1: Fishermen and their families in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu continued their indefinite hunger strike, which began on Friday (February 28), demanding urgent intervention from the central government to secure the release of Indian fishermen imprisoned in Sri Lanka and retrieve their confiscated boats.
Privileged and honoured: CEC Gyanesh Kumar after visiting Abdul Kalam National Memorial
Ramanathapuram, February 27: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar visited the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam National Memorial located in Peikarumbu in Rameswaram and paid his respects to the former President.
Tamil Nadu: Fishermen in Rameswaram go on indefinite strike after Sri Lanka Navy arrests 32 in Palk Bay sea
Rameswaram, February 24: A day after the Sri Lanka Navy seized 5 barges from Palk Bay sea on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and 32 fishermen were arrested, fishermen in Rameswaram went on an indefinite strike demanding the release of all the fishermen and boats detained by Sri Lankan Navy, fishermen's association said.
Rameswaram fishermen go on indefinite strike over Sri Lankan Navy arrests
Chennai, Feb 24: Fishermen in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, have launched an indefinite strike, demanding the immediate release of their colleagues arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy.
CM Stalin urges Centre to convene Joint Working Group to prevent fishermen arrests
Chennai, February 23: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday expressed concern over the increase in the capture of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, urging the Centre to convene a Joint Working Group (JWG) to find a permanent solution to the issue.
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 32 Tamil fishermen, five boats seized
Chennai, Feb 23: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 32 fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Lankan waters.
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 10 TN fishermen
Chennai, Feb 20: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested ten fishermen, hailing from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, for allegedly trespassing into its territorial waters.
Vertical lift Pamban Railway Bridge in Rameswaram set to open soon
Ramanathapuram, February 9: India's first vertical lift railway sea bridge is set to be inaugurated in Pamban, Rameswaram, a significant milestone in the country's railway infrastructure.
14 Indian fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy
Rameswaram, February 9: Fourteen fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday for allegedy entering the waters of the island country, the Sri Lankan Navy said.
Arrest of fishers by Lankan Navy: TN fishermen association to protest in Rameswaram on Jan 31
Chennai, Jan 29: Tamil Nadu fishermen associations have announced a large-scale protest in Rameswaram on Friday, January 31, in response to the continued arrests of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy.