Sri Lanka arrests 18 more Indian fishermen for allegedly poaching in its watersThe Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 18 Indian fishermen and seized their trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country's waters. The issue is...
17 Jan, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
Plea in SC seeks 'Ram Sethu' be declared as national monumentRam Sethu, also known as Adam's bridge, is a chain of limestone shoals between Pamban Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, an...
26 Mar, 2023, 03.05 PM IST
- Konkan coast, Gulf of Mannar saw widespread coral bleaching during 2014-1702 Jan, 2019, 06.43 PM IST
Supreme Court grants six weeks to Centre to clarify stand on Ram SethuA bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked the Centre to file its reply in six weeks on a p...
13 Nov, 2017, 08.24 PM IST
Mention Ram Sethu plea after govt files affidavit: Supreme Court to Subramanian SwamySwamy had earlier told the top court that govt had already clarified its stand outside the court that it has no intention to tamper with th...
29 Aug, 2017, 04.21 PM IST
Supreme Court grants time to Centre for apprising its stand on Rama SethuThe Sethusamudram shipping channel project has been facing protests from some political parties, environmentalists and several Hindu religi...
26 Nov, 2015, 05.35 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear on Nov 26 the plea of Swamy on Rama SethuSwamy said his prayer for scrapping of the project stands satisfied after the Centre took a decision and hence, he wanted to withdraw his p...
23 Nov, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
Gujarat reefs get a helping hand from MannarZSI has been successful in regenerating the unique 'branching corals' from the southern tip of Gulf of Mannar to Gulf of Kutchch.
10 Aug, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
Soak in the mystic biosphere in the Gulf of MannarThe Gulf of Mannar is a bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean. This quaint bay lies between the southeastern tip of Ind...
15 Jan, 2015, 08.22 AM IST
Pope Francis to conduct public mass during Sri Lanka visitCardinal Malcolm Ranjith said the Pope will arrive here on on January 13. He will then travel to the city in an open motorcade.
12 Sep, 2014, 02.52 PM IST
Government considers 4 options to save Ram SethuGovernment mulls four options including new and shorter alignment for controversial Sethusamudram project to avoid any damage to Ram Sethu.
15 Aug, 2014, 01.18 PM IST
Cairn India bids for one block in Sri Lanka; OVL skipsCairn India Ltd has bid for one oil and gas exploration block in Sri Lanka while ONGC Videsh did not bid for any of the 13 blocks on offer.
06 Dec, 2013, 02.16 PM IST
OVL, Cairn to jointly bid for Sri Lankan oil, gas blocksONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned ONGC, and Cairn India Ltd are likely to bid jointly for oil and gas blocks in Sri Lanka.
06 Nov, 2013, 05.35 PM IST
- Pro-Tamil outfit claims SL settling Sinhalese in Mannar
A pro-Tamil outfit today claimed Sri Lanka was attempting to settle its people in Mannar district, a stronghold of Tamils, and has urged th...
28 Aug, 2013, 10.00 PM IST
- Task force on dugong soon
The rare dugong, also known as the sea cow, is happily grazing underwater off the Gujarat coast, Tamil Nadu, and Andaman and Nicobar Island...
13 Aug, 2013, 02.59 AM IST
Sri Lankan court extends remand of 21 fishermen to August 21A court at Mannar in Sri Lanka extended to August 16 the remand of 21 fishermen from this coastal town and Mandapam.
06 Aug, 2013, 03.00 PM IST
- Cairn to start drilling for oil in Sri Lanka in July
The island spent $3.0 billion in 2010 importing oil, which was 40 per cent more than 2009, according to central bank figures.
11 Mar, 2011, 06.36 PM IST