Sri Lankan Navy apprehends eight Indian fishermen, captures two boats off the coast of RamanathapuramEight Indian fishermen from Ramanathapuram were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday while fishing near Delft Island in Palk Bay. T...
08 Dec, 2024, 10.36 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
India taking up at highest level in Sri Lanka issue of 16 detained Tamil Nadu fishermenUnion Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan also said in Lok Sabha that the safety and security of every Indian is a matte...
25 Mar, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
India expresses concern over detention of fishermen by Sri Lanka; says issue of their early release raised with Lankan govt"We are concerned at the detention of Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu by Sri Lankan authorities between December 18 to 20. As per our info...
21 Dec, 2021, 07.18 PM IST
Jaya seeks PM's intervention to free 41 TN fishermen in Lankan custodyIn the latest detentions, the four fishermen were arrested yesterday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line.
18 Dec, 2015, 03.35 PM IST
Jayalalithaa urges PM Modi to take up fishermen arrests with Sri LankaJayalalithaa today urged the Prime Minister to take up the arrest of the state's fishermen at a high political level with Sri Lanka.
11 Oct, 2015, 02.29 PM IST
European Parliament adopts resolution on Italian marines, India disapprovesTaking exception to the European Parliament's decision, India today said the case involving the two Italian marines is sub judice.
16 Jan, 2015, 01.05 PM IST
24 Indian fishermen currently in detention in Sri Lanka: Government24 Indian fishermen are currently under detention or arrest in Sri Lankan jails on the charge of alleged fishery related violation, the gov...
27 Nov, 2014, 07.25 PM IST
India conveys its sensitivities to Sri Lanka over fishermen issueDuring the meeting with Bangladesh's Minister of Housing & Public Works Mosharaf Hossain, Bangladesh floated the idea of raising fund .
04 Nov, 2014, 11.08 PM IST
No Indian fisherman in Sri Lankan jails nowIndia has been maintaining that it is a humanitarian issue and has always recommended talks between fishermen associations from both the si...
17 Aug, 2014, 04.19 PM IST
Jayalalithaa writes to Prime Minister on fishermen issue, seeks permanent solutionThere have been 77 incidents of apprehension and 67 incidents of harassment of and attacks on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy in th...
08 Jun, 2014, 04.59 PM IST
Fishermen issue: Sri Lanka, India to hold talks on May 12Fisheries Ministry spokesman Narendra Rajapaksa said the arrest of 24 Lankan fishermen and their 5 boats in Andhra wouldn't hinder the talk...
10 May, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
Sri Lankan navy acting with greater impunity after talks: JayalalalithaaJayalalalithaa said the Sri Lankan Navy has intensified its "hostile action" after the Indo-Lankan fishermen level talks here.
15 Feb, 2014, 02.27 PM IST
Indian fishermen row: Tamil Nadu Chief Minter pleads Prime Minister to summon Sri Lankan High CommissionerJ Jayalalithaa has urged the Prime Minister to summon Sri Lankan High Commissioner to lodge a strong protest over the arrest of Indian fish...
05 Feb, 2014, 02.55 PM IST
Indo-Lanka fishermen talks without prejudice to case in SC: Tamil Nadu"The Union government has also been apprised that the resolutions to be adopted in the talks would be implemented only after the state gove...
25 Jan, 2014, 10.50 PM IST
TN fishermen issue: Display greater fortitude, J Jayalalithaa to PMTamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa accused the UPA government of virtually abandoning its 'defenceless' fishermen.
29 Sep, 2013, 01.47 PM IST
- India hopes to amicably resolve with Lanka detention of Indian fishermen
India today said it hopes to "amicably" resolve the issue of the detention of 16 Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan authorities.
03 Apr, 2013, 08.13 PM IST