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Ramar Sethu, a world heritage centre?

The Rs 2,427.40-crore Sethusamudram canal project aims to create a navigable channel of 152.2 km from the Gulf of Mannar to the Bay of Bengal through the Palk Bay and Palk Strait. The project that......

'Widening Ramar Sethu can amplify tsunamis'

Ramar Setu, or the Sethusamudram Project coming up in the Gulf of Mannar separating India and Sri Lanka, has evoked strong reactions both from those opposing the project as well as those in support......

Why the Ram Setu must not be destroyed

Sethusamudram, a project to create alternative shorter route for ships to cross the Gulf of Mannar, is a wonderful idea -- one which is more than 150 years old. The channel, originally an idea of a......

Hope for paradise of biologists

Will the Gulf of Mannar, the 'Paradise of Biologists', be lost or saved due to indiscriminate fishing? This is the question often posed by environmentalists.Hope has emerged in the form of Gulf of......

Tamil women soldiers recruited to Sri Lankan army

A batch of 95 Tamil women soldiers of the Sri Lanka army held their passing out parade at the security force Headquarters in the former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam stronghold of Kilinochchi in......

ONGC, Cairns India bid for Sri Lankan oil fields

The overseas-arm of the state run ONGC, ONGC Videsh, which paid $1 million for acquiring data in the Mannar offshore basin in Sri Lanka, and Cairn India have bid for oil exploration blocks in the......

Sethusamudram controversy back in the spotlight

There seems to be no end to the 16-year-old war over the controversial Sethusamudram project. The project involves dredging the stretch of water between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka to make it......

Vedanta completes deal with Cairn India

Nearly 15 months after first announcing the deal, Vedanta Resources on Thursday announced the completion of its acquisition of a controlling stake in Cairn India.Vedanta has acquired 58.5 per cent......

India to start power trade with Sri Lanka by 2014

The two countries are likely to sign an MoU for a Rs 2,500-crore (Rs 25 billion) project.The government's initiative to have trading of electricity with Sri Lanka is likely to bear fruit by......

'Bio resources:India wants legally binding treaty'

India plans to play a larger role in protection of forests and biodiversity, especially in the 10th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held in Nagoya, Japan, in......

Kamal Haasan delivers with Manmadhan Ambu

Pavithra Srinivasan reviews Tamil film Manmadhan Ambu. Post YOUR reviews here!There are several things going for Red Giant's Manmadhan Ambu (Cupid's Arrow), but chief of them all is Manush Nandan's......

Cochin Haneefa, the baddie we will miss

Remember the rowdy in Kireedom, who desperately tried to maintain his aura as a baddie? Or Eldho, the comic stage actor in Mannar Mathai Speaking? Or the boat owner in Punjabi House? Or......

First Look: In Ghost House Inn

The four-man army-- Mahadevan, Govindankutty, Appukkuttan and Thomaskutty-- in Siddique-Lal's In Harihar Nagar had entertained viewers with their funny escapades two decades ago, and the sequel......

Suniel Shetty settles Bhaagam... row for Rs 7.5m

Suniel Shetty has settled out of court a copyright row over his forthcoming film Bhaagam Bhaag for Rs 75 lakh and accepted that his film is indeed a Hindi remake of the Malayalam superhit, Mannar......

Skill, not Sunny or Sachin, got them India cap

Haresh Pandya examines if there is any truth in Saamna's claim that Sunil Gavaskar's tenure as India captain benefited Mumbai/Marathi-speaking cricketers more than Sachin Tendulkar's stint as......

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QNA

Q. Which one of the following area has been declared as a Biosphere Reservea) Nilgirisb) Gulf of Mannarc) Nokrekd) Manas
Iqbal Seth: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-one-of-the-following-area-has-been-declared-as-a-biosp/24086593/answers/

Q. name the scientists who gave detailed information about Nebulae ?
Octopus: A. b) Gulf of Mannar more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/name-the-scientists-who-gave-detailed-information-about-nebu/22410194/answers/24086608

Q. Which waterbody seprates the Andaman Islands from the Nocibar Islands ?(A) Palk Strait(B) Gulf of Mannar(C) Nine Degree Channel(D) Ten Degree Channel
Rajan: A. charles MedierW HerschelVan MannarL H Aller BarmanR Milkovsky more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-waterbody-seprates-the-andaman-islands-from-the-nociba/21846951/answers/22410277

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Coast Guard inducts warship INS Vaibhav in operational service

New Delhi: The Coast Guard on Tuesday inducted its latest warship INS Vaibhav, which was involved in a mishap in which more than four fishermen... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/coast-guard-inducts-warship-ins-vaibhav-in-operational-service_850040.html

It's not just another day

Whenever Savithri, a resident of south Chennai lifts a drink of water she sends a silent "thank you" to the sea near her home. "This is the latest... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/its-not-just-another-day/article4732899.ece

Donor's relatives honoured

Heart Care Foundation honouring the late Sukumaran's family whose organs were donated after his death | EPS When Sukumaran's family decided to... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Heart-transplant-Donors-relatives-honoured/2013/05/14/article1589178.ece

Sri Lanka's TNA forms committee to address Tamil problems

Sri Lanka's major Tamil party, the Tamil National Alliance has said that it has formed a committee with members from major and minor Tamil parties... ...

http://newsonair.nic.in/news.asp?cat=International&id=IN1246

32-day ordeal ends for Rameswaram fishermen

The 32-day ordeal for 30 Rameswaram fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on April 6, ended as they returned to a warm reception at... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/32day-ordeal-ends-for-rameswaram-fishermen/article4695049.ece

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