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Articles for Kodiyakkarai

Six T.N. fishermen attacked and robbed of their gear mid-sea
1 day, 19 hours ago

Six T.N. fishermen attacked and robbed of their gear mid-sea

The Hindu  

In two separate incidents off the Kodiyakkarai coast, six fishermen from Tamil Nadu were attacked mid-sea and robbed of their belongings by unidentified persons, suspected to be Sri Lankan nationals. In the first incident, which occurred early on Saturday, three fishermen from Akkaraipettai — K. Rajkumar, 25; K. Rajendran, 49; and M. Nagalingam, 45 — sustained injuries when they were …

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Indian fishermen allege mid-sea attack by Sri Lankan Navy
1 year ago

Indian fishermen allege mid-sea attack by Sri Lankan Navy

The Hindu  

Three fishermen from Kodiyakkarai near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district were allegedly attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy at sea, early on Friday, December 8, 2023, when they were fishing several nautical miles off the Kodiyakkarai coast. According to police sources, M. Packirisamy, 40 and S. Rajkumar, 33, both from Vellapallam in Nagapattinam district, and R. Sakthi, 46, from Poompuhar in …

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Kalki’s epic lends prominence to this location
2 years, 4 months ago

Kalki’s epic lends prominence to this location

The Hindu  

When Sundarar, the 8th Century devotional poet and one of the Saivite minstrels, visited Kodiyakkarai, or Point Calimere, in Nagapattinam, he could not bear the sight of Kuzhagar, the presiding deity, residing in the midst of an impenetrable forest. Point Calimere is also a wildlife and bird sanctuary, its shallow waters and marshes providing an ideal feeding site for migratory …

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