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
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
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
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
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chennai, March 15: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to step up efforts to secure the release of 53 Indian fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan naval
Colombo, Mar 14: The Sri Lankan Navy Thursday said it had arrested 53 Indian fishermen who entered Sri Lankan waters illegally.Navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya told Xinhua that the Indians were arrested at two separate locations.
Ahmedabad, Jan 22: Pakistani officials have apprehended 27 Indian fishermen and seized half a dozen boats off Zakhau coast near Jamnagar in Gujarat, a fishermen's body said yesterday.National Fish Workers Forum (NFWF) Secretary Manish Lodhari
Lahore, Nov 12: A bus transporting 15 Indian fishermen released from a Pakistani jail met with an accident in Punjab province today, causing minor injuries to four of them, officials said.The Lahore-bound bus collided with
Islamabad, Oct 12: Pakistani authorities today arrested 24 Indian fishermen and seized four boats for allegedly entering the country's exclusive economic zone, officials said.The fishermen were arrested by the Maritime Security Agency (MSA) and brought
New Delhi, Oct 9: As many as 22 Indian fishermenB were arrested off the coast of Qatar at Al Ruwais and India's embassy in Doha is in touch with local authorities in the matter. “22
Karachi, Sep 17 :Pakistani Maritime Security Agency on Sunday arrested 11 Indian fishermen and handed them over to the port police here. The Indian fishermen were in two boats, and MSA officials alleged, they were
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