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Indian Coast Guard seizes 20 kg drugs from Tamil Nadu's Mandapam

The Indian Coast Guard seized contraband identified as Marijuana weighing more than 20 kg from Tamil Nadu's Mandapam, a press release said on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 18, 2024

Tamil Nadu: DRI seizes 4.9 kgs of smuggled foreign-origin gold in Ramanathapuram

In a joint operation with Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Customs Preventive Unit (CPU), Ramanathapuram, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 4.9 Kgs of foreign origin gold at mid sea near Vedhalai coast, Mandapam in Tamil Nadu. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 6, 2024

99 kg of hashish worth ₹108 crore seized near Mandapam during bid to smuggle to Sri Lanka

DRI and Coast Guard intercept boat smuggling 99 kg of hashish to Sri Lanka, leading to arrests and investigation.

The Hindu · Mar 5, 2024

Sri Lankan Navy detains 21 more Rameswaram fishermen on poaching charges; 64 fishers from Ramanathapuram held in a fortnight

In less than a fortnight, 64 fishermen from Rameswaram, Thangachimadam and Mandapam in Ramanathapuram district were detained in three different incidents by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel on charges of poaching

The Hindu · Oct 29, 2023

New Pamban bridge may miss its November deadline

After missing its earlier deadline of March 2023, which was later extended to July, railway officials are trying to finish by November the work on new Pamban railway sea bridge to connect Mandapam with Rameshwaram on the Pamban Island in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023

New marine tardigrade species named after former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

CUSAT researchers discover new species of marine tardigrade, Batillipes kalami, in Mandapam, Tamil Nadu. Named after late President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, it is the second marine tardigrade species from India and the first from the east coast. It is the 37th species of the genus Batillipes and is 0.17mm in…

The Hindu · Sep 19, 2023

Nine Mandapam fishermen released by Sri Lankan court

Nine fishermen from Mandapam, who were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy personnel on July 25 on the charge of poaching in their territorial waters, were released on bail with certain conditions by a court in the island nation on Tuesday. Rameswaram

The Hindu · Aug 8, 2023

Sri Lankan Navy arrests nine fishermen from Tamil Nadu, seizes 2 boats

Fishermen from Mandapam arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for poaching. Names of fishermen given. Fishermen leader Jesu Raja calls for intervention from Tamil Nadu CM and Union External Affairs Minister. Over 110 boats impounded by Sri Lankan Navy since 2018, causing untold hardships to families. Fishermen risking lives to bring…

The Hindu · Jul 25, 2023

Indian Coast Guard, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seize ₹20 crore worth gold smuggled from Sri Lanka

On the second day of search by scuba divers deployed by the Indian Coast Guard and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the Central agencies recovered 11.600 kg of gold from the seabed in Gulf of Mannar on Thursday.

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

19 Sri Lankan refugees arrive in Rameswaram, total now 39

MADURAI: Fleeing an economic crisis that shows no signs of easing, 19 Sri Lankan refugees, in two batches, arrived at Rameswaram on Sunday, saying they had sold all their belongings to pay for their passage. They are in the Mandapam camp now. The number of Lankan refugees who have arrived…

The Times of India · Apr 10, 2022