Rameswaram, March 26 – In yet another incident highlighting tensions in the Palk Bay, seven fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Thursday on charges of alleged illegal fishing.Two mechanised fishing trawlers were also seized during...
Colombo, March 6 Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the government has taken over operations concerning the Iranian ship IRIS Bushehr and its crew as a neutral state, as authorities move to bring the crew ashore and relocate the ship away from the country's main commercial...
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Colombo, March 4 The Sri Lankan Navy said on Wednesday that it rescued 32 Iranian sailors from a sinking Iranian naval ship off the southern coast, while several bodies were recovered from the site.Navy spokesperson Commander Buddhika Sampath told reporters that several bodies were also found...
Chennai, March 2 The Indian Coast Guard provided security and surface-to-air escort to 3,741 pilgrims who travelled from Tamil Nadu and other states to Katchatheevu Island for the annual two-day festival at St Antony's Church, officials said.The convoy, consisting of a large number of...
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Chennai, February 25 – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin intensified his criticism of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday, stating that increased visits by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state would only widen the alliance's margin of defeat in the upcoming...
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Chennai, February 23 – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday to take immediate diplomatic steps to secure the release of Tamil Nadu fishermen detained by the Sri Lankan Navy, amid continuing tensions in the Palk Strait.In a letter to EAM...
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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...
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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...
Eleven fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and released from a Sri Lankan prison arrived in Chennai. Of the eleven fishermen, four were from Ramanathapuram, and the other seven were from the districts of Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai. They were arrested in July of last year and...
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Puducherry, February 16 Lt Governor K Kailashnathan has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, seeking his intervention for the release of 25 fishermen from Karaikal who were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy last week.A statement from the Lt Governor's office said on Monday that a...
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...
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Chennai, February 14 Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday urged the Centre to take necessary steps to expedite the return of Tamil Nadu fishermen released by a Sri Lankan court but currently held at the Mirihana Detention Centre.A Sri Lankan court ordered the release of nine fishermen who...
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Colombo, February 12 Two Sri Lankan Navy ships, SLNS Sagara and Nandimitra, set sail from the Colombo port for Visakhapatnam to participate in the multilateral naval exercise MILAN and the International Fleet Review hosted by the Indian Navy, it was announced on Thursday.The SLNS Sagara and...