PM must resign if he cannot protect fishermen: Jayalalithaa
January 26th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday termed Dr. Manmohan Singh a weak Prime Minister and said he should resign if he cannot protect Indian fishermen from being ... Read more...
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India monitoring China’s intentions in Indian Ocean: Krishna (Lead)
August 31st, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Amid growing concerns about Beijing's attempts to entrench its influence in India's neighbourhood, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday said China has been showing "more than the ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu fishermen sail out for Sri Lankan festival
February 28th, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) Fishermen from Rameswaram and surrounding areas in Tamil Nadu set sail Saturday for Katchatheevu island in the Palk Strait, which was transferred to Sri Lanka by India, to ... Read more...
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Quickly build Sethusamudram canal, says CPI-M (Lead)
February 12th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Hundreds of youth activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) observed a hunger strike here Friday to demand the early building of a controversial shipping ... Read more...
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CPI-M youth wing strikes for implementation of Sethusamudram canal
February 12th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Hundreds of activists from the youth wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday began a 24-hour hunger strike to demand implementation of the Sethusamudram ... Read more...
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Government plans environmental study of Sethusamudram channel
January 14th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 14 (IANS) The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) will carry out an environment impact assessment of the Sethusamudram channel, which aims to dredge a navigable link through the Palk ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka is violating Katchatheevu agreement: Karunanidhi
December 10th, 2009 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Wednesday said Sri Lanka is contravening the conditions laid down in the agreement transferring Katchatheevu to the island nation.
Referring to the ... Read more...
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Masadur to swim Palk Strait in July next year
July 30th, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Having swum the English Channel and the Strait of Gibraltar, physically challenged swimmer Masadur Rahman Baidya will set out to cross the Palk Strait in July next year.
The ... Read more...
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Restart Sethusamudran project: Karunanidhi
June 11th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Thursday urged the
central government to restart the Rs.2,427-crore (Rs.24.27 billion) Sethusamudaram shipping canal project.Inaugurating the Rs.616-crore Ramanathapuram combined drinking water scheme ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi battles to end family impasse over Cabinet berths
May 24th, 2009 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, May 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M Karunanidhi was meeting senior party leaders individually at his residence here on Sunday before taking a ... Read more...
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To join or not to join - Karunanidhi meets senior DMK leaders
May 24th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Hectic moves were afoot in the DMK camp Sunday to resolve the impasse on ministry sharing with party supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi meeting ... Read more...
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Security up along Tamil Nadu coast
April 26th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) Security has been beefed up along Tamil Nadu's 650-km coastline stretching from here to Rameshwaram following intelligence inputs that LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran may attempt to cross over ... Read more...
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India, Sri Lanka trying to solve issue of trespassing fishermen
April 4th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 4 (IANS) While the Sri Lankan Tamils' issue continues to be a hot topic in Tamil Nadu ahead of the parliamentary polls, efforts are on by authorities in the island ... Read more...
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BJP bets on Hindutva as it woos middle class, military votes (Roundup)
April 3rd, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Making a determined pitch to return to power in what promises to be one of India's toughest elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday unveiled major ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to declare Kachchativu island as sacred area
March 19th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 19 (IANS) The Kachchativu island, lying midway between India and Sri Lanka, is to be declared as a sacred area, a Sri Lankan minister has said.
Minister of Urban Development and ... Read more...
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Indian fishermen allege attack by Sri Lankan Navy
January 9th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu), Jan 9 (IANS) Some Indian fishermen have alleged they were beaten up by Sri Lankan Navy personnel near the Kachchatheevu island in the early hours of Friday but there ... Read more...
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Kachchathivu island is ours, there is no dispute: Sri Lanka
January 7th, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 7 (IANS) Claiming that there was "no dispute over Kachchathivu island", Sri Lanka Wednesday said that the island located in the Palk Strait off Rameshwaram belonged to the island nation ... Read more...
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Government gets notice on plea to retrieve Kachchatheevu island
January 5th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the government on a plea of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalitha to retrieve a 285-acre island in the ... Read more...
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CPI for all-party meet to discuss Lankan Tamil tangle
November 16th, 2008 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 15 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) has called for an all-party meeting Monday to deliberate upon possible solutions for the Sri Lankan Tamil tangle.Invitations have been sent to ... Read more...
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Heavy casualties in Lankan offensive against LTTE
October 19th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 19 (IANS) Fierce fighting has broken out between Sri Lankan troops and the Tamil rebels in the country's north resulting in heavy casualties on both sides, defence authorities said here ... Read more...
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Ram Setu not integral to Hinduism, government tells apex court
October 14th, 2008 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Ram Setu bridge in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka is not an "essential and integral part of Hindu religion", the government has told ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi talks tough on Sri Lanka issue (Lead)
October 7th, 2008 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) The DMK will be forced to consider withdrawing from the central government if it does not take decisive steps to stop attacks against Tamils in Sri Lanka and ... Read more...
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Opposition slams Tamil Nadu for ignoring fishermen’s woes
October 2nd, 2008 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 2 (IANS) Opposition leaders belonging to the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the MDMK Thursday criticise the Tamil Nadu and central governments for ignoring the sufferings of Indian fishermen ... Read more...
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Another Indian fisherman killed allegedly by Sri Lankan navy
September 28th, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu), Sep 28 (IANS) The fishing community declared a general strike here following the alleged killing of a fisherman by Sri Lankan navy Sunday, the police said.Eyewitnesses Doraiswamy, Rajendran and ... Read more...
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Jayalalitha moves court to retrieve island from Sri Lanka
August 7th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalitha Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the central government to retrieve from Sri Lanka the Kachatheevu island ... Read more...
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Indians admit they fish in Sri Lanka’s troubled waters
August 1st, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian fishermen under attack from Sri Lanka's navy admit they frequently fish in the island nation's waters, but argue that they have no other ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka approves power deal with India
July 25th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, July 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka has approved a proposal for a mega underwater power transmission deal with India to meet a major part of the soaring power needs in ... Read more...
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Ram Setu cannot be worshipped, government tells apex court
July 23rd, 2008 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The government Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the Ram Setu "cannot be worshipped" since it was broken by Lord Ram himself. Central government counsel Fali S. ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu wants back islet ceded to Sri Lanka
July 19th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 19 (IANS) The frequent killings of Tamil fishermen in the Palk Strait between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka is developing into a major diplomatic row, with the state government Saturday ... Read more...
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Lankan navy again opens fire at Indian fishermen
July 13th, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) For the second consecutive day, the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly opened unprovoked firing on Indian fishermen off the Nagappattinam coast, official sources said Sunday. No lives were lost ... Read more...
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Fisherman dies as boat collides with dredger
July 12th, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), July 12 (IANS) A fisherman was killed and two others were injured when their boat collided with a dredger off the Tamil Nadu coast early Saturday, officials said. The ... Read more...
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Lankan Navy kills Indian fisherman in Palk Strait
June 3rd, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
Rameswaram, June 3 (ANI): An Indian fisherman was allegedly shot dead by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday, close to Katchativu Island, after he was allegedly found fishing in the Palk ... Read more...
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Baalu’s business interest in Sethu project: Swamy
April 28th, 2008 - 9:37 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Former Union Minister Subramanian Swamy Monday alleged in the Supreme Court that Union Transport Minister T.R. Baalu is trying for expeditious implementation of the Sethu Samundram Shipping ... Read more...
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Stop Indian military aid to Sri Lanka: PMK
March 13th, 2008 - 7:30 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) The PMK, an ally of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK, Thursday demanded a halt to all Indian military aid to Sri Lanka following the "genocide" of Tamil people in ... Read more...
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Decision on Sethusamudram affidavit likely Thursday
February 27th, 2008 - 11:36 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The government is likely to take the final decision Thursday on the affidavit to be filed in the Supreme Court on the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, Culture ... Read more...
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