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Colombo, February 24 The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized their boat for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters, an official statement said on Tuesday.The Sri Lanka's North Central Naval Command spotted a group of Indian fishing boats engaged in illegal...

Chennai, February 23 – Tensions escalated along the Palk Strait after the Sri Lankan Navy arrested 12 fishermen from Pamban on Monday and seized their mechanized trawler on charges of alleged poaching in Sri Lankan waters.According to officials from the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department, the...

Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu), February 21 – Fishing activities remained suspended along parts of the Ramanathapuram coast in Tamil Nadu on Saturday, following the arrest of 22 fishermen from Rameswaram and Mandapam by the Sri Lankan Navy earlier in the week.Members of various fishermen...

Colombo, February 16 The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 25 Indian fishermen on Monday for allegedly poaching in the island nation's territorial waters.The fishermen were apprehended and their two trawlers were seized in Sri Lankan waters off Kankesanthurai, Jaffna, the Navy said in a statement...

New Delhi, February 12 Due to sustained efforts by the Centre, 2,661 Indian fishermen have been repatriated from Pakistan since 2014, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.In a written response to a query in the Upper House, Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan...