Rameswaram (TN), Sept 18: Fishermen in the coastal villages of Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram District have opposed the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project, claiming the livelihood of lakhs of fishermen is threatened by the project.
Fishermen say the ongoing work on the project is driving away fish, and fear that the ship traffic will only worsen things once the project is completed.

New Delhi, Sept 18: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent a surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for benign enlargement of the prostate gland, will be discharged from the hospital today.

The Chairman of the Medical Expert Panel for the Prime Minister, Professor K. Srinath Reddy, on Monday said that Dr. Singh is "convalescing after his surgery and is doing well."

The surgery took place to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy of the prostate (benign enlargement of the prostate gland).

New Delhi, Sept 14: Hailing the UPA Government’s decision to withdraw the affidavit in the Sethusamudram case as the ‘victory’ of Hindus, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday sought an apology from the Centre “for hurting the sentiments of Hindus by raising question over existence of Lord Ram”.

They also demanded that work on the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project be stopped immediately.

New Delhi, Sept 14:  The Government will file a supplementary affidavit in the Sethu Samundram case in the Supreme Court today.