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  Narendra Modi, Ranil Wickremesinghe resolve to intensify cooperation

  Politics | September 15, 2015 16:07 IST

  New Delhi: Reflecting growing congruence in ties, India and Sri Lanka today held extensive talks on sticky fishermen issue, ensuring justice to Tamils and ways to deepen trade and defence engagements besides resolving to intensify

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  Rahul Gandhi vows to fight for fishermen's rights over trawler ban

  Politics | May 27, 2015 13:23 IST

  Chavakkad (Kerala): Vowing to fight for rights of fishermen, Rahul Gandhi today accused the Narendra Modi government of trying to take away their access to seas in the same way it has been "taking away

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  Karuna welcomes Lanka's efforts to solve fishing dispute

  Politics | May 13, 2015 14:17 IST

  Chennai: Welcoming Sri Lanka's efforts to solve the fishing dispute in Palk Strait, DMK today urged the Centre to take steps for bilateral talks involving fishermen of the island nation and India and bring about

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  Need to find long-term solution to fishermen issue: PM Modi

  World | March 13, 2015 12:30 IST

  Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the "complex" fishermen issue between India and Sri Lanka involves livelihood and humanitarian concerns and both sides will need to find a long-term solution to the festering

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  Sri Lankan Navy hurls petrol bombs at Tamil Nadu fishing boat

  India | March 12, 2015 18:49 IST

  Rameswaram (TN): Sri Lankan Naval personnel on Thursday allegedly hurled petrol bombs at a fishing boat from Thangachimadam in Rameswaram causing damage to the boat, police said.The five occupants of the boat escaped unhurt and

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  India to file petitions seeking release boats from Sri Lanka

  India | February 12, 2015 16:34 IST

  Chennai: The Indian High Commission in Colombo will be filing petitions in various Sri Lanka courts from Thursday, seeking release of 81 boats of Indian fishermen even as the Tamil Nadu government has sent officials

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  87 Indian fishing vessels in Sri Lanka's custody: Govt

  India | December 18, 2014 8:40 IST

  New Delhi: As many as 87 Indian fishing vessels are in custody of Sri Lanka and the government has taken up the issue with the country's authorities, Lok Sabha was informed yesterday.Minister of State for

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  Fishermen threatened, sent back by Sri Lankan naval personnel

  India | December 04, 2014 14:08 IST

  Rameswaram (TN): About 3,000 fishermen, who put out to sea from this coastal town today, were allegedly threatened at gun point by Sri Lankan naval personnel and nets of 15 boats damaged, P Sesuraja, president

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  'Govt intervention in TN fishermen release great achievement'

  Politics | November 26, 2014 21:31 IST

  New Delhi: The government today highlighted its “intervention” in the safe release of five Tamil Nadu fishermen who were facing death penalty in Sri Lanka, and termed it as a “great achievement”.Minister of State for

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  Lankan navy arrests 14 TN fishermen on charges of poaching

  India | November 23, 2014 19:56 IST

  Rameswaram: The Sri Lankan navy today arrested 14 Tamil Nadu fishermen near Jaffna Peninsula, on charges of poaching in Sri Lankan waters.  Fisheries Department Assistant Directors Gopinath and Sekar told PTI that the fishermen belonged

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  After appeal against the Sri Lankan high court verdict, India wants 'unconditional' release of fishermen

  India | November 12, 2014 23:16 IST

  New Delhi: A day after it filed an appeal against the Sri Lankan high court verdict giving death sentence to five Indian fishermen, India on Wednesday said it wants "immediate and unconditional" release of its

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  "Some good outcome" soon in fishermen issue, says Rudy

  Politics | November 12, 2014 16:10 IST

  Chennai: Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today said “some good outcome” would soon emerge on the issue of five fishermen facing death sentence in Sri Lanka, in which India has filed an appeal.“Indian government has

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  India conveys its sensitivities to Lanka over fishermen issue

  India | November 04, 2014 23:51 IST

  Seoul: India today conveyed the “sensitivities of Indian public” to Sri Lanka over the detention of country's fishermen in international waters, days after five Indian fishermen were given death penalty in the island nation for

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  India assures sentenced fishermen of seeking early release

  World | November 04, 2014 19:50 IST

  Colombo: India's High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Yash Sinha Tuesday met the five Indian fishermen sentenced to death at Colombo's Welikada prison and assured them that the Indian government will make all efforts to secure

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  Gadkari assures steps to bring back five fishermen from Lanka

  Politics | November 04, 2014 19:14 IST

  Rameswaram (TN): The families of five fishermen, who were awarded capital punishment by a Sri Lankan court last month on drug-trafficking charges, today met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and sought immediate steps by India to

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  Modi govt 'playing' with lives of Indian fishermen: Vaiko

  Politics | November 04, 2014 16:22 IST

  Chennai: Slamming the NDA government on fishermen issue, BJP ally MDMK on Tuesday said it is "playing with the lives of Indian fishermen" and its UPA-like approach towards Sri Lanka had emboldened Colombo to treat

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  India hopeful that fishermen issue will be resolved

  India | November 01, 2014 7:12 IST

  New Delhi: India has said it has conveyed its ‘concern' to Sri Lanka over the death sentence given by a court there to five Indian fishermen and expressed confidence that the matter will be resolved

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  Lankan court order has incensed TN, says CM

  India | October 30, 2014 20:08 IST

  Chennnai: Strongly condemning the death penalty awarded to five Tamil Nadu fishermen by a Sri Lankan court, the AIADMK government today said it has ‘incensed' all sections of the society and sought Prime Minister Narendra

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  5 Indian fishermen given death sentence by Lankan court; India reacts

  India | October 30, 2014 19:43 IST

  Colombo/New Delhi: Five Indian fishermen were given the death penalty by a Sri Lankan court today for alleged drug trafficking, invoking a sharp reaction from India which took up the matter with Sri Lanka and

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  Jaya charges BJP with double standards on fishermen issue

  Politics | September 14, 2014 17:30 IST

  Tuticorin(TN): Charging BJP with adopting ‘double-standards' on the fishermen issue, AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said voting for the national party will not benefit the people of her state.  Campaigning for