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  Indian fishermen to cross Attari border Monday

  India | May 25, 2014 22:15 IST

  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

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  Modi welcomes step by Lanka, Pak to release Indian fishermen

  India | May 25, 2014 21:09 IST

  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

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  Pakistan to release 151 Indian fishermen tomorrow

  World | May 24, 2014 23:09 IST

  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

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  Talks only after Sri Lanka releases Indian fishermen: Jayalalithaa

  India | March 21, 2014 7:27 IST

  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

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  Sri Lanka orders release of 42 Indian fishermen ahead of talks

  World | March 12, 2014 15:34 IST

  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

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  28 Indian fishermen captured by Pakistan agency; 5 boats seized

  India | February 14, 2014 7:45 IST

  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

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  Won't stop arrests of Indian fishermen despite talks: Lanka

  World | January 22, 2014 21:18 IST

  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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  Sri Lanka arrests 25 Indian fishermen

  World | January 21, 2014 13:55 IST

  Colombo: The Sri Lanka Navy arrested 25 Indian fishermen for entering its waters illegally, the navy said Tuesday.The navy media unit said the fishermen were arrested when they crossed the international maritime boundary line of

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  Indian, Lankan fishermen repatriated concurrently

  India | January 17, 2014 13:08 IST

  Chennai : The repatriation of first batch of 51 Indian and 52 Sri Lankan fishermen, set free ahead of January 20 talk here between their associations over the vexed issue of fishing rights in the

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  PM urged to take steps for release of jailed Indian fishermen

  India | November 14, 2013 16:29 IST

  New Delhi: A delegation of fishermen representatives from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to take steps to ensure release of Indian fishermen languishing in Pakistan and Sri Lankan

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  30 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

  World | November 05, 2013 18:37 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lanka has arrested at least thirty Indian fishermen for allegedly poaching in its waters, Naval spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said today.The Indian fishermen in a total of seven trawlers have violated the international

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  Take up Indian fishermen's release with Sri Lanka: J. Jayalalithaa

  India | September 14, 2013 7:28 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa yesterday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up with Sri Lanka the release of 97 Indian fishermen in custody there.In a letter to Manmohan Singh, Jayalalithaa said:

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  Pakistan frees 337 Indian prisoners

  World | August 23, 2013 16:31 IST

  Karachi: Pakistan today released 337 Indian nationals, most of them fishermen, against the backdrop of tensions between the two countries over firing on the LoC.  An official of the Home Department of southern Sindh province

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  20,000 Indian fishermen stage protest against Sri Lanka

  India | August 10, 2013 22:00 IST

  Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu), Aug 10: An estimated 20,000 fishermen today staged a black flag demonstration in the sea onboard their boats protesting the recent arrests of 65 of their colleagues by the Sri Lankan Navy

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  Sri Lanka shooting Indian fishermen unnerves Karunanidhi

  Politics | August 08, 2013 16:54 IST

  Chennai, Aug 8: DMK president and the leader of Tamil Eelam Supporters' Organisation (TESO) M. Karunanidhi Thursday wondered how long the government would remain silent as Indian fishermen are being shot daily by the Sri

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  Sri Lanka arrests 65 Indian fishermen

  World | July 31, 2013 8:42 IST

  Colombo, July 31: Sixty-five Indian fishermen in nine trawlers have been detained by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly violating the international maritime border.Naval spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya has said that 34 of them in

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  India not firm on attacks on Indian fishermen: Jayalalithaa

  India | June 07, 2013 10:12 IST

  Chennai, June 7: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa yesterday accused the central government of not taking a firm stand on the attacks on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy.She said the Indian government

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  Sri Lankan navy arrests 49 Indian fishermen

  World | June 06, 2013 14:42 IST

  Colombo, June 6: The Sri Lankan navy arrested 49 Indian fishermen Thursday when they entered the country's waters illegally.Navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya told Xinhua that 24 fishermen were arrested off the northern seas of Mannar

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  Pak releases 45 Indian fishermen

  World | May 24, 2013 15:54 IST

  Islamabad, May 24:Pakistan on Friday freed 45 Indian fishermen as a gesture of goodwill, but confusion surrounded their release as Indian authorities here were not informed about it.The fishermen were freed from a jail in

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  Pak frees 51 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture

  World | May 17, 2013 16:38 IST

  Islamabad, May 17: Pakistan on Thursday announced it would free 51 Indian fishermen who had completed their prison terms as a gesture of goodwill.“Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has decided to release 51 Indian