Railway ministry clears confusion over Madurai-Tuticorin project
The railway ministry clarified confusion following remarks by Minister Ashwani Kumar, refuting claims that Tamil Nadu opposed ...
'TN government raised no issues for Madurai-Thoothukudi line': Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
CHENNAI: Five days after Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw alleged that the 143.5 km long Madurai-Thoothukudi (via ...
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Dhanushkodi: a ghost town awaits revival
On the evening of December 22, 1964, 14-year-old Purushothaman was playing with his friend Muniyasamy at his home at the railway quarters in Dhanushkodi. When he asked his friend to stay the night ...
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The haunting Dhanushkodi cyclone of 1964
By any yardstick, the December 1964 cyclone, known as the Rameswaram cyclone, can be called the worst that Tamil Nadu has seen as the event had wiped out Dhanushkodi, a vibrant coastal town.