Sri Lanka Pilgrims

A Hindu religious festival in Sri Lanka ended in chaos after an elephant in the procession panicked, with 13 people in the crowd injured as they fled, police said Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Kushinagar airport in Uttar Pradesh with a flight from Sri Lanka becoming the first to touch down at the new airport.

The Railways will run a unique pilgrim train, Shri Ramayana Express, from November 14 on the Ramayana circuit to cover the major destinations related to the Hindu epic, the Railway Ministry announced on Tuesday.

As fishermen continued their protest and stuck to their boycott decision demanding release of boats seized by Sri Lanka, an official today said efforts were being made to persuade them to provide vessels for taking pilgrims to Katchatheevu for the annual church festival.

The recent attacks on Sri Lankan pilgrims in Tamil Nadu and the shrill protest over training of its military personnel in India has deeply "hurt" and perhaps has even scarred India -Sri Lanka relations, which is now passing through a delicate phase, but Sri Lanka isn't yet considering chaining horses mid-stream.

Tamil shopkeepers have protested in Sri Lanka's capital to condemn an attack on Sri Lankan pilgrims this week in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Some 184 Sri Lankan pilgrims were mobbed Monday in Tamil Nadu and had to seek refuge in the church they were visiting.

Tamil Nadu fishermen should avoid crossing International Maritime Boundary line to avoid dispute, says Sri Lankan envoy to India, Prasad Kariyavasam. He says that it is time Sri Lankan Tamil fishermen who were deprived of the fishing during the conflict period get to fish in the Lankan waters.

Five buses carrying Sri Lankan pilgrims to Trichy airport in Tamil Nadu have reportedly been been attacked.The pilgrims were on their way back home after Sri Lanka advised its citizens not to travel to Tamil Nadu until further notice. All 184 pilgrims are now on a special flight back to Sri Lanka.

Buses in Tamil Nadu were attacked this afternoon because they had on board pilgrims from Sri Lanka. The convoy of five buses was headed to the Trichy airport to board a special flight home.

The Sri Lankan government has advised its citizens not to travel to Tamil Nadu until further notice after Lankan pilgrims, visiting a church in Thanjavur in the state, were allegedly harassed. 184 pilgrims visiting the Poornimatha Church were allegedly mobbed and had taken refuge in the church. They will return to Sri Lanka.

Security has been beefed up in this pilgrim town ahead of the Republic Day celebrations with deployment of police, including costal security guards and Railway police, at sensitive localities.

A Hindu religious festival in Sri Lanka ended in chaos after an elephant in the procession panicked, with 13 people in the crowd injured as they fled, police said Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Kushinagar airport in Uttar Pradesh with a flight from Sri Lanka becoming the first to touch down at the new airport.

The Railways will run a unique pilgrim train, Shri Ramayana Express, from November 14 on the Ramayana circuit to cover the major destinations related to the Hindu epic, the Railway Ministry announced on Tuesday.

As fishermen continued their protest and stuck to their boycott decision demanding release of boats seized by Sri Lanka, an official today said efforts were being made to persuade them to provide vessels for taking pilgrims to Katchatheevu for the annual church festival.

The recent attacks on Sri Lankan pilgrims in Tamil Nadu and the shrill protest over training of its military personnel in India has deeply "hurt" and perhaps has even scarred India -Sri Lanka relations, which is now passing through a delicate phase, but Sri Lanka isn't yet considering chaining horses mid-stream.

Tamil shopkeepers have protested in Sri Lanka's capital to condemn an attack on Sri Lankan pilgrims this week in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Some 184 Sri Lankan pilgrims were mobbed Monday in Tamil Nadu and had to seek refuge in the church they were visiting.

Tamil Nadu fishermen should avoid crossing International Maritime Boundary line to avoid dispute, says Sri Lankan envoy to India, Prasad Kariyavasam. He says that it is time Sri Lankan Tamil fishermen who were deprived of the fishing during the conflict period get to fish in the Lankan waters.

Five buses carrying Sri Lankan pilgrims to Trichy airport in Tamil Nadu have reportedly been been attacked.The pilgrims were on their way back home after Sri Lanka advised its citizens not to travel to Tamil Nadu until further notice. All 184 pilgrims are now on a special flight back to Sri Lanka.

Buses in Tamil Nadu were attacked this afternoon because they had on board pilgrims from Sri Lanka. The convoy of five buses was headed to the Trichy airport to board a special flight home.

The Sri Lankan government has advised its citizens not to travel to Tamil Nadu until further notice after Lankan pilgrims, visiting a church in Thanjavur in the state, were allegedly harassed. 184 pilgrims visiting the Poornimatha Church were allegedly mobbed and had taken refuge in the church. They will return to Sri Lanka.

Security has been beefed up in this pilgrim town ahead of the Republic Day celebrations with deployment of police, including costal security guards and Railway police, at sensitive localities.