Colombo: Sri Lanka on Monday claimed to have "rescued" 8 Indian fishermen who it said were distressed at sea even as officials in Tamil Nadu said that they had been arrested for alleged poaching.The fishermen
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
Islamabad: Pakistan Thursday arrested 50 Indian fishermen and seized 10 boats, the police said.A police official said 10 Indian fishing boats along with 50 crew members were apprehended for entering Pakistani waters.The fishermen would be
Colombo: At least 38 Indian fishermen lodged in Sri Lanka's Jaffna prison for alleged poaching are on a fast unto death demanding their early release.The Indian consulate office in Jaffna has alerted the Indian High
Madurai: Four Indian fishermen from a village in Nagapattinam district were today arrested by Sri Lankan Navy after they strayed into Lankan waters, officials said.Fisheries department officials said that the fishermen from Pushpavanam village, who
New Delhi: Over 200 Indian fishermen are presently in Pakistan's custody, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said yesterday."In respect to Pakistan, as per figures provided by Pakistan authorities on July 1, 2014 under a bilateral
Chennai: Five fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were sentenced to death in Sri Lanka for alleged drug trafficking but set free after President Mahinda Rajapaksa pardoned them, arrived here on Thursday.The fishermen from Rameswaram, who
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
Karachi: Pakistan has arrested 25 Indian fisherman for violating the territorial waters of the country, its maritime security agency said.The Indian fishermen were arrested and their boats seized early on Sunday morning. "We are preparing
Islamabad: At least 29 Indian fishermen were today arrested by Pakistani authorities for allegedly entering the country's territorial waters.The fishermen were arrested by Maritime Security Agency (MSA) officials, who also confiscated their five boats during
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: A few hours after Sri Lankan Navy arrested 50 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking immediate release of total 93 fishermen and 62 boats, presently
Colombo: Seventy three Indian fishermen have been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly poaching into the country's waters, the Navy said today, days after it released 33 fishermen from the country.Navy spokesman Kosala Waranakulasuriya said
Amritsar: A total of 151 Indian fishermen released by Pakistan from prisons in that country ahead of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to India will cross over into Indian territory Monday, officials said here
New Delhi: Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi today welcomed the steps taken by Sri Lanka and Pakistan to release Indian fishermen coinciding with his swearing-in tomorrow.He also welcomed the leaders from SAARC nations and Mauritius for
Karachi: Pakistan will release 151 Indian fishermen tomorrow as a goodwill gesture ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Indian government led by Narendra Modi on Monday.An official at the Malir jail here, where
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Thursday said the second round of talks between the Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen can be held March 25 only if all the arrested Indian fishermen and their
Colombo: A Sri Lankan court today ordered the release of 42 Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly poaching in Lankan waters, ahead of bilateral talks here tomorrow to resolve the fishermen issue. “42 of them were
Ahmedabad: In fifth such incident since August, Pakistan coastal authorities have apprehended 28 Indian fishermen and seized five boats, a Gujarat-based fishermen's association said today.The fishermen were captured by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) off
Colombo: A day after 25 Indian fishermen were arrested, Sri Lanka today said no one had the right to enter its territorial waters, indicating that future arrests were possible despite recent talks to resolve the
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