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
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
3 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Lankan NavyThe fishermen from Jagadapattinam in Pudukottai District were detained off Karainagar in northern Sri Lanka, a state Fisheries official sai...
09 Jul, 2017, 12.46 PM IST
Jayalalithaa urges Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get 10 Tamil Nadu fishermen released from Kuwait"It is reported that their passports are under the custody of the sponsors who are neither allowing them to work nor return to India," Jaya...
19 Mar, 2016, 04.17 PM IST
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 28 fishermen on charges of crossing IMBLJayalalithaa had written letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for appropriate actions for a permanent solution to the recurring ...
13 Mar, 2016, 09.16 AM IST
31 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan NavyThe fishermen - 22 from Tuticorin and nine from Rameswaram - were taken into custody along with their three country boats and a mechanised ...
06 Mar, 2016, 12.12 PM IST
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena orders release of 37 Indian fishermenPresident of Rameswaram Fishermen's Association Sesuraja, who led the team to Sri Lanka, told PTI that Sirisena told them that the fisherme...
13 May, 2015, 09.47 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention sought for securing release of fishermenThe 24 fishermen had gone for deep sea fishing in three boats from Bettuagad near Kolkata in West Bengal and were arrested by Bangladesh Na...
11 Dec, 2014, 03.12 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
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
Ensure release of fishermen from Sri Lankan custody, CPM to governmentCPI(M) asked Centre to take urgent steps to secure release of 210 Indian fishermen from Sri Lankan custody & initiate talks with Colombo on...
25 Dec, 2013, 05.59 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
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
40 Indian fishermen return home after their releaseThe detention of the 40 fishermen had prompted Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to shoot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Dec 5,...
13 Dec, 2012, 11.35 AM IST
- Fishermen families get Rs 1 crore each, but case to continue
The family members of the two fishermen, who were mistakenly shot dead by Italian marines on board the vessel 'Enrica Lexie', have withdraw...
25 Apr, 2012, 01.48 AM IST
- Detention case against Italian marines to continue: MEA
The marines had been charged with murder under Indian laws for shooting dead the fishermen Valentine Jalastine and Ajesh Binki in February ...
24 Apr, 2012, 07.39 PM IST