Sri Lanka Pilgrims

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  Elephants Go Out Of Control At Sri Lanka Festival, Pilgrims Flee; 13 Injured

  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.

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  Airport In UP's Kushinagar Launched By PM, First Flight From Sri Lanka

  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.

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  Railway Ministry Set To Launch Shri Ramayana Express From November 14

  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.

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  Efforts On To Rope In Fishermen For Katchatheevu Festival

  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.

• Despite protests, Sri Lanka not rethinking military ties with India

  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.

• Sri Lankans protest attack on pilgrims in India

  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.

• Full transcript: Sri Lankan envoy on Tamil Nadu tension

  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.

• Sri Lankan pilgrims attacked in Tamil Nadu: 10 developments

  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.

• Sri Lankan pilgrims' buses targeted en route to airport for evacuation

  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.

• Sri Lankan government advises citizens not to travel to Tamil Nadu

  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 beefed up in Rameswaram

  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.