Ramanathapuram, March 14, 2019: A list of 2,451 pilgrims has been finalized for the two-day annual St Antony’s Church festival being held in Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island located between Rameswaram and Sri Lanka. Inspector General of Police (south zone) K.P. Shanmuga Rajeswaran inspected the arrangements made at Rameswaram fishing jettyContinue Reading
Sinhala Mass introduced this yearContinue Reading
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday observed that fishermen can be permitted to travel in motorised country boats to Katchatheevu for the St. Antony’s Church festival, from the coming years, subject to rules and regulations. However, permission would not be granted this year, as the issueContinue Reading
Rameswaram: A total of 75 fishermen from this island town today attended the consecration ceremony of a church in Katchatheevu, an islet ceded by India to Sri Lanka in the 1970s, with the occasion marked by a sense of bonhomie amid the persisting dispute over fishing rights in the region.Continue Reading
Chennai: Chief minister O Panneerselvam on Thursday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate the participation of all fishermen from the state, who wish to participate in the consecration ceremony of the newly constructed St Antony’s Church at Katchatheevu, without placing any restrictions on the numbers. TheContinue Reading
The Madras High Court bench has directed the Union Governments counsel to get instructions on permitting Tamil Nadu fishermen to attend the consecration ceremony of St Anthonys church at Katchatheevu islet in Sri Lanka, the Press Trust of India reported. A division bench comprising Justices A Selvam and P KalaiarasanContinue Reading
Chennai: Underlining its commitment for the retrieval of Katchatheevu islet from Sri Lanka, the AIADMK government Monday told the Tamil Nadu Assembly that the issue was “topmost” on its agenda. “Retrieval of Katchatheevu back to India and restoration of the traditional fishing rights of Indian fishermen in the Palk BayContinue Reading
Rameswwaram – The annual St. Antony’s church festival at Katchatheevu islet off Sri Lanka would begin on February 28, with 4,336 pilgrims from India getting registered so far to participate in it, officials said today. The annual feast of the church would being that day with the hoisting of theContinue Reading