PM Modi to lay foundation stone, dedicate to nation various rail and road projects worth over Rs 8,300 cr in Tamil Nadu on April 6Prime Minister Modi will visit Tamil Nadu on April 6 to inaugurate the Pamban Rail Bridge, India's first vertical lift sea bridge, and flag...
05 Apr, 2025, 06.55 PM IST
PM Modi to open India's first vertical lift sea bridge in Rameswaram on April 6, to dedicate other projectsPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s first vertical lift railway sea bridge — the new Pamban Bridge in Rameswaram — on Apri...
05 Apr, 2025, 01.15 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: Fishing boat anchored at Rameswaram's Pamban catches fireAt Rameswaram's Pamban, a fishing boat caught fire among over a hundred anchored at Pampan Harbour. Despite fishermen's efforts, the blaze ...
24 Dec, 2023, 08.54 AM IST
Sridevi's ashes to be immersed in Rameswaram todayThe ashes brought by Kapoor in a special aircraft will be taken to holy island town of Rameswaram and immersed in the sea there, airport so...
03 Mar, 2018, 04.26 PM IST
16 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy, fishing nets snappedCondemning the frequent arrest of the fishermen, Rameswaram Fishermen Association President, P Sesuraja urged the Centre to intervene and h...
16 Jan, 2018, 12.18 PM IST
Free train ride for passengers as no one to issue ticketsThe employee at the ticket counter did not report for duty as he was indisposed following which the passengers boarded the Rameswaram-Madur...
01 Nov, 2017, 05.51 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi flags off Ayodhya-Rameswaram trainThe Rameswaram-Faizabad-Rameswaram via Ayodhya weekly express is equipped with bio-toilets. The train will be known as the Shraddha Sethu E...
27 Jul, 2017, 04.47 PM IST
Rameswaram included under AMRUT as tribute to Kalam: CentreUnion Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the Centre has decided to include Rameswaram in Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Ur...
27 Jul, 2016, 04.35 PM IST
Special passenger trains from Tirunelveli, Rameswaram to Chennai BeachSpecial passenger trains from Tirunelveli and Rameswaram to Chennai Beach will be operated on December 4, an official release said.
04 Dec, 2015, 02.40 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to attend APJ Abdul Kalam's funeralKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be attending the last rites of former President A P J Abdul Kalam in Rameswaram tomorrow.
29 Jul, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
Mortal remains of former President APJ Abdul Kalam flown to RameswaramA special aircraft took off from the Palam airport at around 08:15 AM after all three forces gave a sendoff to the former head of the state.
29 Jul, 2015, 09.06 AM IST
Rameswaram grieves for their local boy APJ Abdul KalamAs word spread that he had died, the town plunged into sorrow. Locals started gathering near his ancestral home near the Rameswaram temple.
28 Jul, 2015, 11.58 AM IST
Sri Lankan Navy chase away Tamil Nadu fishermenThe fishermen, who had set out in 100 mechanised boats, returned to shore as the Lankan navy personnel allegedly threw stones at their boat...
16 Jul, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
Sri Lankan court extends remand of 24 Tamil Nadu fishermen till December 5They were produced in the Oorkavalthurai court and the court magistrate extended their remand, he said, adding, the fishermen were lodged i...
21 Nov, 2014, 08.10 PM IST
39 fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan NavyAnother group of 16 fishermen from Rameswaram in three boats were arrested while fishing near Katchatheevu today.
16 Jul, 2014, 10.01 PM IST
Inaugural run of Coimbatore-Rameswaram weekly express from September 17The inaugural run of the Coimbatore-Rameswaram Weekly Express would be held on Sept 17.
07 Sep, 2013, 03.42 PM IST
- Mega project to develop Rameswaram
Tamil Nadu government will take up a mega project" to develop Rameswaram as a major pilgrim and tourism centre in the country, Tourism Mini...
27 Feb, 2012, 10.10 PM IST