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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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