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APJ Abdul Kalam laid to rest, nation bids a teary adieu
India | Jul 30, 2015, 02:27 PM ISTRameswaram: In a spontaneous outpouring of grief, thousands of people bid an emotional farewell to former President APJ Abdul Kalam who was today laid to rest with full state honours in his home town here
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Preparations in full swing for APJ Abdul Kalam's funeral
India | Jul 30, 2015, 10:34 AM ISTRameswaram: Preparations are on for the final journey of India's 'Missile Man' and former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Thursday, with large number of people gathered outside his residence here.Kalam who died on July 27
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APJ Abdul Kalam to be laid to rest in Rameswaram at 11 am
India | Jul 30, 2015, 06:32 AM ISTRameswaram: Former president APJ Abdul Kalam, who passed away in Shillong on Monday, will be given a state funeral with full military honours at his birthplace Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu at 11 am today.Large number
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Rajinikanth remembers Abdul Kalam, calls him 'Mahatma'
Bollywood | Jul 29, 2015, 10:26 PM ISTChennai: Superstar Rajinikanth feels "blessed enough" to have lived during a time that had a "mahatma" like former president A P J Abdul Kalam.Paying tribute to Kalam, Rajinikanth today said the scientist inspired millions of
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People gather in large numbers at Abdul Kalam's Rameswaram house
India | Jul 29, 2015, 12:42 PM ISTChennai: A large number of people have gathered at former president A.P.J.Abdul Kalam's house at Rameswaram to pay their last respects, a relative said on Wednesday."People in large numbers have assembled at Kalam's house
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Jayalalithaa to skip APJ Abdul Kalam's last rites
National | Jul 29, 2015, 10:33 AM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said she won't attend the funeral of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Rameswaram on Thursday owing to "health condition"."I have great affection and respect for
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Former President A P J Abdul Kalam's funeral to take place in Rameswaram on July 30
India | Jul 28, 2015, 04:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The funeral of late former President A P J Abdul Kalam will be held in Rameswaram, his birth place in Tamil Nadu, on July 30 with full military honours.Home Ministry sources said Kalam
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APJ Abdul Kalam's family wants last rites to be held at Rameswaram
India | Jul 28, 2015, 11:17 AM ISTChennai: The last rites of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam would most probably be held in his native town Rameswaram as per the wishes of the family members, said a senior official at Tamil Nadu's
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Indian fishermen attacked by Sri Lankan navy; return to shore
India | Jul 26, 2015, 12:49 AM ISTRameswaram (TN): Indian fishermen were attacked off Katchatheevu islet tonight allegedly by Sri Lankan naval personnel, who opened fire in the air, forcing them to return to shore, fisheries department officials said.The naval personnel also
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 38 Indian fishermen
India | Jul 22, 2014, 12:54 PM ISTRameswaram: Thirty-eight fishermen from Kottaipattinam and Rameswaram were arrested by Sri Lankan navy personnel early on Tuesday on charges of crossing International Maritime Boundary Line.The Lankan navy personnel also seized nine of their boats, “Q”
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Hindu Munnani leader murdered in Rameswaram
India | Jul 09, 2013, 12:51 PM ISTRameswaram (TN), Jul 9: In the second such fatal attack on its leaders, a local functionary of Hindu Munnani was yesterday found murdered here, police said.55-year old Nambu alias Kuttainambu, the Secretary of Hindu Munnani's