DMK also responsible for 'wrong' of 1974, says Governor Ravi over travails of fishermenTamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi urges the state government to adopt a constructive approach regarding the fishermen's issue instead of politic...
02 Mar, 2025, 08.10 PM IST
M K Stalin slams BJP for "somersault" on Katchatheevu, dubs RTI disclosure "wrong information"Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin criticized the BJP, accusing them of flip-flopping on the Katchatheevu issue ahead of the upcoming Lok...
03 Apr, 2024, 12.19 AM IST
Sri Lankan Cabinet did not discuss Katchatheevu issue: Cabinet spokesmanPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cited a media report to assert that new facts reveal that the Congress Party "callously" gave away K...
02 Apr, 2024, 02.09 PM IST
Cong cites 2015 RTI reply to question Jaishankar's standBJP attacks Congress on Katchatheevu issue. Congress questions Jaishankar's stance. Jairam Ramesh and P Chidambaram criticize Ministry of E...
02 Apr, 2024, 12.18 AM IST
'Why are they doing a somersault now?': Chidambaram slams Jaishankar over Katchatheevu island rowCongress leader P Chidambaram has criticized External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over the Katchatheevu island dispute, accusing him of a...
01 Apr, 2024, 06.56 PM IST
Katchatheevu: A regular item on Indo-Sri Lankan conversationsKatchatheevu is a 285-acre uninhabited island in the Palk Strait, between India and Sri Lanka. It lies northeast of Rameswaram, about 33 km...
01 Apr, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
Katchatheevu: PM Modi slams DMK, calls out its 'double standards'"Congress and DMK are family units. They only care that their own sons and daughters rise. They don’t care for anyone else. Their callousne...
01 Apr, 2024, 12.41 PM IST
Indira Gandhi government gave Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka: PM Modi"These people divided mother India into three parts for politics..," the prime minister said in Lok Sabha, launching a blistering attack on...
11 Aug, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
Fishermen's issue: Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa slams KarunanidhiJayalalithaa accused Karunanidhi of being a "party" in India ceding Katchatheevu islet to Sri Lanka, by not moving court against the Centre...
15 Apr, 2016, 08.39 PM IST
Not possible to return Katchatheevu to India: Sri Lankan ministerAsserting its sovereignty over Katchatheevu, a Sri Lankan Minister today said it was not possible for the island nation to return the islet...
21 Feb, 2016, 09.45 PM IST
Tamil Nadu thanks Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Centre for getting fishermen releasedThe fishermen were arrested on Nov 28, 2011 for alleged drug trafficking by Sri Lanka and were sentenced to death by a court there on Octob...
05 Dec, 2014, 08.56 PM IST
Demand to revisit Katchatheevu pact with Sri Lanka raised in Rajya SabhaRaising the issue of plight of Tamil fishermen at the hands of Sri Lankan Navy, D Raja (CPI) said "Katchatheevu agreement should be reopene...
11 Jul, 2014, 04.29 PM IST
Government mulls plan to end woes of Tamil Nadu fishermenThe government is considering asking Sri Lanka to give 'fishing rights' around the Katchatheevu Island in the Palk Straits, at a fee, to In...
05 Jul, 2014, 04.45 AM IST
Jayalalithaa urges PM to reverse Centre's stance on KatchatheevuThe affidavit further indicated that "Indian fishermen have no traditional fishing rights" in the area around Katchatheevu.
02 Jul, 2014, 04.25 PM IST
MEA opposes DMK debate on Katchatheevu island pact with Sri LankaMMEA has opposed DMK’s attempt to force a discussion on the sensitive issue of India’s agreement with Sri Lanka on the Katchatheevu island.
30 Aug, 2013, 05.29 AM IST
Jaya renews demand for retrieval of KachatheevuThe 1974 Agreement signed between India and Sri Lanka had determined Katchatheevu as a part of Sri Lanka.
21 May, 2013, 12.11 PM IST
- TESO to move Supreme Court against 1974 agreement on Katchatheevu
Holding that there was no legislation for ceding Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka in 1974, DMK-backed TESO today said it would move the SC.
15 Apr, 2013, 10.28 PM IST