fishers’ pilgrimage to Katchatheevu for annual church festival cancelled In a communication addressed to Ramanathapuram district Collector, B. Vishnu Chandran, the coordinator of the Katchatheevu Pilgrims Committee and parish priest of St. Joseph’s Church, Verkottu in Rameswaram, M. Santiagu, said due to the indefinite strike by the mechanised boats associations, pilgrims from Rameswaram and other parts of Tamil Nadu could …
The coordinator of the Katchatheevu Pilgrims Committee and parish priest of St. Joseph’s Church, Verkottu in Rameswaram on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, announced the cancellation of the pilgrimage from Rameswaram to the Sri Lankan islet of Katchatheevu for the St. Anthony’s Church annual festival that is scheduled to be held February 23 and 24. In a communication addressed to Ramanathapuram …
Lucknow A tour turned into a nightmare, according to 65-year-old Shiv Pratap Singh, who recalled the horrifying fire that erupted on a hired tourist coach parked near Madurai railway station early on Saturday. “The nine deceased were identified as -- Parmeshwar Dayal Gupta from Hardoi, Satru Daman Singh and Mithilesh Kumari from Sitapur, Shanti Devi from Kheri, Manaroma Agarwal and …
The last-minute check for essential travel items, the mad rush to nearby shops to buy water bottles and water cans, elders urging children to keep their identity cards in hand, security personnel asking people to maintain order: this cacophony grows, as do the serpentine queues as people pour in, awaiting the short boat ride across a choppy sea. In batches, …
