India, Sri Lanka reaffirm maritime partnership through bilateral diving exerciseIndia and Sri Lanka strengthened their maritime ties during the IN-SLN DIVEX 2026 diving exercise in Colombo. Divers from both navies condu...
29 Apr, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
India hands over personal watercraft to Sri LankaIndia has boosted Sri Lanka's coast guard with two personal watercraft for search and rescue operations. This follows a joint naval diving ...
27 Apr, 2026, 07.53 AM IST
INS Nireekshak arrives in Sri Lanka for training, cooperation boostMaritime cooperation is all about countries working together on the seas. This includes things like sharing information to keep shipping la...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Sri Lanka sends 238 Iranian sailors homeSri Lanka has repatriated 238 Iranian sailors. This group includes 32 survivors from a US torpedo attack that sank their vessel, the IRIS D...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
India summons Sri Lankan Acting High Commissioner in New Delhi over death of Indian fishermanA strong protest has been registered in Sri Lanka over the death of an Indian fisherman, following a collision between a Sri Lankan naval v...
01 Aug, 2024, 03.19 PM IST
India protested strongly to Sri Lanka over death of fishermen in vessel collision: JaishankarOn January 18 this year, four fishermen lost their lives following a collision between their vessel and a Sri Lankan naval craft.
11 Feb, 2021, 06.26 PM IST
Nothing against India will happen in Sri Lanka land, waters: Lanka Navy chief"We assure the Indian government that nothing against India will happen in Sri Lankan land and waters around it," Sri Lankan Navy chief Vic...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.25 PM IST
'Will attack if Indian fishermen continue using banned nets'Justin, a leader of Tamilnadu Fishermen's Association, was speaking to PTI after participating in a meeting of fishermen of two countries a...
24 Jul, 2015, 05.50 AM IST
Fishermen threatened, sent back by Sri Lankan naval personnel3,000 fishermen, who put out to sea from Rameshwaram, were allegedly threatened at gun point by Sri Lankan naval personnel & nets of 15 boa...
04 Dec, 2014, 01.22 PM IST
TN fishermen chased away by Lankan Navy personnelAs the Sri Lankan naval personnel asked them to move away, the fishermen panicked, cut off their fishing nets themselves and fled the scene...
23 Nov, 2014, 01.44 PM IST
16 fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnelSixteen fishermen have been arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters.
30 Sep, 2014, 11.38 AM IST
Chorus mounts in Tamil Nadu against India's offer to train Lanka naval officialsIn a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently, Jayalalithaa had expressed her strong protest over India's offer to train Sri Lankan...
03 Dec, 2013, 04.09 PM IST
India should revoke offer to train Sri Lankan naval officials: DMKDMK chief M Karunanidhi today demanded that India revoke its offer to train Sri Lankan naval officials and said the act raised doubts.
03 Dec, 2013, 02.14 PM IST
15 Tamil Nadu fishermen released by Sri Lankan courtFifteen Tamil Nadu fishermen, arrested by Sri Lankan Naval personnel on October 19, were on Monday ordered to be released by a court in Jaf...
25 Nov, 2013, 03.45 PM IST
Centre, state govts should end SL navy's 'high handed' behaviour: FishermenFishermen demand effective intervention by Union and state governments to put an end to Lankan naval-men's high handed behaviour.
13 Jul, 2013, 12.06 PM IST
Indian fisherman injured in firing by Lankan NavyAn Indian fisherman was injured when Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly fired at some fishing boats off Kodiakarai coast.
07 Mar, 2013, 10.52 AM IST
- Lankan Navy kills another fisherman
A fisherman was killed and two others injured off Kodiakarai coast in Nagapattinam district, in what is believed to be another attack on In...
24 Jan, 2011, 06.43 AM IST