Cabinet nod to 4-Lane Paramakudi-Ramanathapuram road project in Tamil NaduThe Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 1,853 crore project to construct a four-lane Paramakudi-Ramanathapuram section of NH-87 in Tamil Nadu. ...
01 Jul, 2025, 07.21 PM IST
Indian Coast Guard rescues three Sri Lankans near Tamil Nadu's DhanushkodiThe Indian Coast Guard rescued three Sri Lankan nationals abandoned on a sandbar near Adam's Bridge off Dhanushkodi. They were handed over ...
28 Jun, 2025, 03.07 PM IST
India-Sri Lanka rail road bridge: How Pamban Bridge could revive the century-old dream of direct link between Chennai–ColomboThe newly inaugurated Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu is more than just a marvel of engineering—it revives a century-old dream of seamless trav...
10 Apr, 2025, 10.02 AM IST
More Sri Lankans arrive in Tamil NaduOn Tuesday, local fishermen spotted the eight members stranded at Arichalmunai, after having travelled there by boat from Sri Lanka, offici...
05 Jul, 2022, 01.02 PM IST
More Sri Lankans fleeing economic crisis land in IndiaSri Lanka is grappling with unprecedented economic turmoil since its independence from Britain in 1948. The crisis is caused in part by a l...
22 Apr, 2022, 01.59 PM IST
Rameshwaram-Dhanushkodi line okayed, Ram Sethu enters railway mapThe 17-km line will cost around Rs 208 crore and it has been included in the umbrella work for new lines in the current financial year.
25 Dec, 2018, 11.54 AM IST
Sri Lanka, not Tamil Nadu elections, looms over the villages of DhanushkodiInstances of fishermen being caught and detained by the Sri Lankan Navy and their boats and fishing getting seized is an issue that no part...
16 May, 2016, 04.41 AM IST
Road & rail link between India's Rameswaram and Sri Lanka's Thalaimannar could be a reality soon!The Project may be a combination of bridge and underwater tunnel which may allow unhindered movement of ships.
03 Aug, 2015, 09.35 PM IST
Road to Dhanushkodi to be completed before this year endDhanushkodi, an holy destination for pilgrims and tourists at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island in TN, will get a good road before the...
28 Jun, 2015, 05.20 PM IST
77 Olive Ridley turtles let out into the seaA total of 77 Olive Ridley sea turtles, an endangered species, were let out into the sea near Dhanushkodi today, a forest department offici...
26 Apr, 2015, 05.42 PM IST
- Flamingos create a 'pink wall' in Dhanushkodi
After three years of lull, flamingos have started flocking to Dhanushkodi on Rameswaram Island.
15 Jan, 2015, 02.38 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Tamil Nadu fishermen suffer while netas natterThe only mark of development is a primary school, a three-room concrete structure sticking out of the thatched homes.
22 Apr, 2014, 01.14 PM IST
35 TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan NavyThirty five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested and four boats seized by Sri Lankan Navy while fishing between Talaimannar and Dhanushkodi.
26 Aug, 2013, 12.38 PM IST
- 'Sri Lankan Navy snapped fishing nets of TN fishermen'
Sri Lankan Navy snapped fishingnets of Tamil Nadu fishermen in more than 20 boats when theywere fishing near Katchatheevu today, official s...
23 Jun, 2013, 04.49 PM IST
- Fishermen attacked by Sri Lankan navy
Seven fishermen were injured when they were allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan naval personnel while fishing between Dhanushkodi and Katchati...
21 Sep, 2010, 12.54 PM IST
- Centre forms panel for new Sethu route
The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court it has set up a six-member expert committee to examine the feasibility of pushing of the Set...
31 Jul, 2008, 06.03 AM IST
- Ram Setu becomes tourists' attraction
Ever since NASA came out with the picture of Ram Setu, pilgrims and tourists who visit this island are eager to see the bridge. But after p...
30 Sep, 2007, 08.20 PM IST