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  Six Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

  India | September 09, 2014 16:43 IST

  Rameswaram: In the second such incident within a week, Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested six fishermen on charges of entering into the island nation's territory while fishing near Katchtathivu.Rameswaram Fishermen Organisation President S Emerite

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  Jayalalithaa seeks Narendra Modi's intervention into fishermen issue

  India | September 03, 2014 7:02 IST

  Chennai: Expressing concern over the ‘alarmingly' increasing frequencies of arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking Centre's immediate intervention to resolve

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  No Indian fisherman in Lankan jails now

  India | August 18, 2014 9:07 IST

  New Delhi: For the first time this year no Indian fisherman is in Sri Lankan jail, following the release of 94 fishermen on Saturday by the island nation.Officials said hundreds of Indian fishermen had been

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  India thanks Rajapaksa over fishermen release

  World | August 14, 2014 22:15 IST

  Colombo: India today thanked President Mahinda Rajapaksa for releasing all Indian fishermen in Sri Lanka's custody as a goodwill gesture ahead of India's Independence Day.India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, YK Sinha, called on Rajapaksa

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  Jayalalithaa seeks Narendra Modi's intervention to secure release of TN fishermen

  Politics | July 30, 2014 8:19 IST

  Chennai: Hours after Sri Lankan Navy arrested 50 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded his immediate intervention to secure the release of total 93 fishermen and

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  Sri Lankan Navy arrests 50 Indian fishermen

  India | July 29, 2014 12:43 IST

  Rameswaram: Fifty fishermen from Nagapattinam and Karaikal have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel for allegedly fishing near the Lankan coast.This is the second time this week that Indian fishermen have been arrested

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  Jaya seeks diplomatic action for release of fishermen

  India | June 30, 2014 13:12 IST

  Chennai: Seeking strong diplomatic action from the Centre for release of 28 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said the Centre should “not” treat the IMBL with

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  India raises fishermen issue with Lanka

  India | June 08, 2014 20:00 IST

  New Delhi: India today raised with Sri Lanka the arrest of 73 Indian fishermen by Lankan forces for allegedly poaching in its waters.The Indian High Commissioner in Colombo has been instructed by External Affairs Minister

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  Jaya writes to PM on fishermen issue, seeks permanent solution

  India | June 08, 2014 18:12 IST

  Chennai: In the wake of arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking laying down a time-bound action plan to achieve a

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  Sri Lanka-India fishing community talks end in deadlock

  World | May 12, 2014 21:54 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lanka today said the fishermen issue with India will be referred to a high-powered committee meeting in June after talks between the representatives of the two fishing communities ended in a deadlock.“At today's

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  Lanka, India to hold talks on May 12 to solve fishermen issue

  World | May 10, 2014 17:11 IST

  Colombo: Indian and Sri Lankan delegations will go ahead with their talks on the fishermen issue planned for May 12, a top Lankan official said here today.  Fisheries Ministry spokesman Narendra Rajapaksa said the arrest

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  Lanka awaits India response on talks to solve fishermen issue

  World | April 01, 2014 20:12 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lanka today said it is waiting for India's response on the resumption of talks between fishing delegations from the two countries to resolve the politically sensitive fishermen issue.  “We await a request and

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  Fishermen issue: Jaya slams Centre's meek & passive approach

  India | November 08, 2013 14:31 IST

  Fishermen issue: Jaya slams Centre's ‘meek& passive' approach Chennai:  Slamming New Delhi's “meek and passive approach” over the arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu government has said the Centre cannot remain

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  Jaya slams Centre for 'muted response on fishermen issue

  India | August 29, 2013 12:02 IST

  Chennai: Slamming the Centre for remaining a “mute spectator” on the frequent arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said there was no concerted action on securing their

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  Karunanidhi cautions Centre on fishermen's issue

  India | August 27, 2013 15:36 IST

  Chennai: DMK today warned Centre that if it kept “passing time” while promising to act on Sri Lankan navy's “atrocities” against Indian fishermen, the fishermen will be left in “utter helplessness.”Responding to the Lankan navy's