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‘It was like climbing Mount Everest’: How a 19-year-old DU student set an 18-hour swim record across Palk Strait
April 17, 2026 11:51 pm
On April 12, Kamya Bharadwaj from Gurgaon swam from Dhanushkodi to Sri Lanka’s Talaimannar and back. She has been awarded the Open Water Swimming Academy Theni (OWSAT) World Record holder.
Sri Lanka detains 13 more fishermen from TN; Stalin asks centre to uphold India's traditional fishing rights in Palk Strait
December 22, 2021 11:07 am
🔴 Writing to the Union government, MK Stalin said action should be taken to prevent such 'fearsome' incidents and attacks on fishermen.
At 47, Telangana woman swims across the Palk Strait, sets eyes on crossing English Channel next
March 22, 2021 6:53 pm
Goli Syamala told indianexpress.com, "I crossed the Sri Lankan waters in 5 hours. The Indian side was very rough. I struggled a lot due to strong currents."
Centre proposes Rs 200 crore joint venture with Tamil Nadu for water transport
June 09, 2017 4:27 pm
"We will formulate a joint venture company and start water transport from Kanyakumari to Chennai and also from Thiruvananthapuram (in Kerala) to Kanyakumari to Chennai. We can even go upto Mumbai and Goa also," said Nitin Gadkari.
Raja-Mandala: A bridge to Sri Lanka
September 15, 2015 12:53 am
The causeway across the Palk Strait could become the most powerful symbol of South Asia’s new regionalism.
Lankan Navy arrests 33 TN fishermen
June 02, 2014 2:39 am
They also seized six mechanised boats, he further said, adding that the fishermen and the boats have also been taken to Talaimannar.
Centre asked to reconsider 1974 agreement on Katchatheevu with Sri Lanka
June 11, 2013 1:57 pm
The plea was put forth by DMDK leader Vijayakant,Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Top AP cop is fastest man to swim across Palk Strait
March 29, 2011 1:43 pm
Senior Andhra Pradesh IPS officer Rajiv Trivedi is the fastest man to swim across the Palk Strait.
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