Indian fishermen allege mid-sea attack by Sri Lankan Navy
1 year ago

Indian fishermen allege mid-sea attack by Sri Lankan Navy

The Hindu  

Three fishermen from Kodiyakkarai near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district were allegedly attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy at sea, early on Friday, December 8, 2023, when they were fishing several nautical miles off the Kodiyakkarai coast. According to police sources, M. Packirisamy, 40 and S. Rajkumar, 33, both from Vellapallam in Nagapattinam district, and R. Sakthi, 46, from Poompuhar in Mayiladuthurai district, all staying temporarily in Kodiyakkarai, had ventured into the sea to fish, in a fibreglass boat on Thursday afternoon. When they were fishing mid-sea roughly 16 nautical miles to the southeast of Kodiyakkarai coast, they were allegedly intercepted by the Sri Lankan Navy. Two of the Sri Lankan Navy personnel reportedly boarded the boat and assaulted them using ropes, said sources.

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'Sri Lankan' pirates assault six TN fishermen at sea off Nagapattinam
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14 hours, 56 minutes ago

'Sri Lankan' pirates assault six TN fishermen at sea off Nagapattinam

New Indian Express  

NAGAPATTINAM: Six fishermen from Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts were allegedly assaulted and robbed at sea by assailants said to be from Sri Lanka on Friday night. Sources said fishermen C Kumar, K Jegan and N Lakshmanan -- all from Mayiladuthurai camping in Nagapattinam's Kodiyakarai for the past two months -- on Friday afternoon ventured into sea in a motorised boat. …

Six T.N. fishermen attacked and robbed of their gear mid-sea
1 day, 19 hours ago

Six T.N. fishermen attacked and robbed of their gear mid-sea

The Hindu  

In two separate incidents off the Kodiyakkarai coast, six fishermen from Tamil Nadu were attacked mid-sea and robbed of their belongings by unidentified persons, suspected to be Sri Lankan nationals. In the first incident, which occurred early on Saturday, three fishermen from Akkaraipettai — K. Rajkumar, 25; K. Rajendran, 49; and M. Nagalingam, 45 — sustained injuries when they were …

Sri Lanka Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean
3 days, 14 hours ago

Sri Lanka Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean

Al Jazeera  

The 102 refugees, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee. More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation by Sri Lanka’s navy, bringing them safely to port. The 102 people, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port …

Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to raise fishermen arrests with Sri Lankan President
1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to raise fishermen arrests with Sri Lankan President

India Today  

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has urged the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to take up the issue of the arrest of "Indian fisherfolk" by Sri Lankan authorities during the visit of the island nation’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to India to secure their early release. Rahul Gandhi further requested the External Affairs Minister …

Indian fishermen shooed away by Sri Lankan Navy, allege fishermen
1 week ago

Indian fishermen shooed away by Sri Lankan Navy, allege fishermen

The Hindu  

As about 350 boats went into sea from Rameswaram after a long gap on Saturday, fishermen alleged they were shooed away by Sri Lankan Navy near Katchatheevu on the same evening. Condemning the event, Jesu Raja, a fishermen leader, said the boats did not even cross the 13 nautical miles fixed for Indian fishermen, but still, Sri Lankan Navy threatened …

Tensions rise as Sri Lankan Navy arrests 14 Tamil Nadu fishermen, seizes 2 boats
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Tensions rise as Sri Lankan Navy arrests 14 Tamil Nadu fishermen, seizes 2 boats

India Today  

Fourteen Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested, and two fishing boats were seized by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line. Recently, the Rameswaram fishermen had observed a month-long strike protesting the escalating actions of the Sri Lankan Navy, which they claim have led to arrests, boat seizures, and even violent attacks. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister …

SL navy arrests 18 Puducherry, Tamil Nadu fishers for ‘poaching’
2 weeks, 5 days ago

SL navy arrests 18 Puducherry, Tamil Nadu fishers for ‘poaching’

New Indian Express  

KARAIKAL: A total of 18 fishermen from Puducherry and Tamil Nadu who ventured into sea from Karaikal in a mechanised boat on Sunday night were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy early on Tuesday for alleged poaching. According to sources, the group of 18 fishermen, after staying put at shore for nearly two weeks owing to restrictions enforced by the …

12 fishermen released by Sri Lankan government arrive in Thoothukudi
3 weeks, 2 days ago

12 fishermen released by Sri Lankan government arrive in Thoothukudi

The Hindu  

Twelve fishermen from Tharuvaikulam, who were released by the Sri Lankan government, arrived in Thoothukudi in the early hours of Saturday. The Sri Lankan navy arrested a total of 22 fishermen hailing from Tharuvaikulam in Thoothukudi district on August 5 on charges of allegedly crossing the Maritime boundary. The Sri Lankan authorities also seized the boats and detained all 22 …

Tamil Nadu CM Seeks Diplomatic Efforts to Stop Arrest of Fishermen
1 month, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu CM Seeks Diplomatic Efforts to Stop Arrest of Fishermen

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin drew the attention of Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to two latest incidents in which fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and urged him to take immediate diplomatic efforts to prevent such arrests and secure the expeditious release of all fishermen and fishing boats in their custody. The …

12 Tamil fishermen arrested by Lankan navy for crossing maritime border
1 month, 1 week ago

12 Tamil fishermen arrested by Lankan navy for crossing maritime border

India Today  

Twelve fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy for crossing the international maritime border. This is the second such incident within a week, where Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy. With the increasing number of arrests by the Sri Lankan navy, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin has urged Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to intervene …

Deep-Sea Fishermen of Kerala and Tamil Nadu: Life, Risk and Survival in the Arabian Sea
1 month, 1 week ago

Deep-Sea Fishermen of Kerala and Tamil Nadu: Life, Risk and Survival in the Arabian Sea

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 10, 2024 21:53 IST - 3 MINS READ Fisherfolk from the coasts of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala live their lives partly on land and partly on sea. As the boats pursue shoals of migrating fish, sometimes they inadvertently drift across international maritime borders. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, between 2020 and …

Sri Lanka Navy arrests 23 Tamil fishermen for crossing maritime border
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Navy arrests 23 Tamil fishermen for crossing maritime border

India Today  

The Sri Lankan Navy arrested 23 Tamil Nadu fishermen and seized three boats for allegedly crossing the international maritime border on Saturday. These fishermen were fishing near Neduntheevu Island when a Sri Lankan Navy patrol boat surrounded them. In a similar incident in October, 16 fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of crossing the …

'On their way home!': Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy repatriated
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'On their way home!': Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy repatriated

India TV News  

Colombo: Seven Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters were repatriated on Wednesday, the Indian mission here said. The fishermen issue is a contentious topic in the bilateral ties, with Lankan Navy personnel even firing at Indian fishermen in the Palk Strait and seizing their boats in several alleged incidents of …

Four Tamil Nadu fishermen robbed mid-sea by suspected Sri Lankan nationals
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Four Tamil Nadu fishermen robbed mid-sea by suspected Sri Lankan nationals

The Hindu  

Four fishermen from Tamil Nadu were robbed of their fishing gear and other equipment by a group of suspected Sri Lankan nationals while they were fishing mid-sea. The incident occurred on August 24, 2024, after the fishermen – Kumar, 50, from Kuttiyandiyur, Tharangambadi; Kandhan, 51, from Ariyanattu Street, Nagapattinam; David, 43, from Kovalam, Kanniyakumari; and Sandakrush, 51, from Koothankuzhi – …

Four Nagapattinam fishermen robbed of their belongings mid-sea
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Four Nagapattinam fishermen robbed of their belongings mid-sea

The Hindu  

A group of seven persons, suspected to be Sri Lankan nationals, allegedly stole fishing gear and other gadgets from four fishermen from Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu as they were fishing mid-sea on the night of Wednesday. The others on the boat were N. Chandran, 61, V. Arumugam, 47, and V. Madurai Veeran, 35, said Coastal Security Group sources. The …

Two Indian fishermen from Rameswaram missing; 2 others rescued by Sri Lankan Navy near Katchatheevu
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Two Indian fishermen from Rameswaram missing; 2 others rescued by Sri Lankan Navy near Katchatheevu

The Hindu  

An unregistered mechanised boat, which had four fishermen on board from Rameswaram, capsized near Katchatheevu islet, while they were engaged in fishing in the mid-sea in the wee hours of Tuesday. When a fisherman swam to the shore, the Sri Lankan Navy personnel, who were on foot-patrolling, carried out a search operation saving another fisherman. According to information reaching Rameswaram, …

Eight fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy; one boat impounded
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Eight fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy; one boat impounded

The Hindu  

Eight fishermen from Rameswaram and Thangachimadam in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on poaching charges in the early hours of Tuesday. The arrested persons were reportedly fishing between Dhanushkodi and Talaimannar waters when the Sri Lankan Navy personnel captured them and took them to Mannar district in the country under judicial custody. The Tamil Nadu Fisheries …

India protests death of fisherman whose boat collided with Lankan navy ship
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India protests death of fisherman whose boat collided with Lankan navy ship

Hindustan Times  

India on Thursday lodged a strong protest with Sri Lanka over a collision between a Lankan naval vessel and an Indian fishing boat that killed a fisherman and left another missing. Tensions between the two sides over fishing have grown since a Sri Lankan Navy personnel was killed during an operation to seize an Indian fishing boat in July. A …

Sri Lankan naval vessel collides with Indian fishing boat near Katchatheevu Island; 1 fisherman dead
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lankan naval vessel collides with Indian fishing boat near Katchatheevu Island; 1 fisherman dead

Hindustan Times  

A collision between a Sri Lankan naval vessel and an Indian fishing boat near Katchatheevu island left one fisherman dead and another missing, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday. Representative Image: Indian fisherman killed, another missing in collision with Sri Lankan naval vessel near Katchatheevu island The collision occurred about 5 nautical miles north of Katchatheevu Island on …

Sri Lankan Navy arrests nine Indian fishermen, seizes two powerboats for alleged illegal fishing
5 months ago

Sri Lankan Navy arrests nine Indian fishermen, seizes two powerboats for alleged illegal fishing

India TV News  

Rameswaram: The Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended nine Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram and two powerboats off the coast of the state for allegedly fishing beyond the Indian border, according to the Rameswaram Fishermen Association. This came days after massive protests by fishermen in Rameswaram against frequent arrests by the Sri Lankan Navy and they demanded the immediate release …

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 13 fishers from Pudukottai; CM Stalin writes to Centre asking for their immediate release
5 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 13 fishers from Pudukottai; CM Stalin writes to Centre asking for their immediate release

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday arrested 13 fishermen of Pudukottai district for trespassing into the waters of the island nation. Stalin wrote to Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar, requesting to activate appropriate diplomatic channels to ensure the immediate release of all the arrested fishermen and their boats. Currently, the Sri Lankan authorities have detained 173 fishing boats and …

21 fishermen rescued after boat capsizes off Muthalapozhi coast
5 months, 2 weeks ago

21 fishermen rescued after boat capsizes off Muthalapozhi coast

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In yet another boat mishaps off Muthalapozhi coast, 21 fishermen fell into the sea on Monday morning. Nahas, Saheer, Hasan, Mansoor, Shakir, Shafi, Shaji, Noufal, Shyam, Mahesh, Falah, Suhane, Nasser, Nasumuddin, Shaji, Naseer, Sainuddin, Navas, and Safeer were admitted at Chirayinkeezhu Taluk Hospital. A boat carrying two fishermen capsized while they were heading out for fishing. It was on …

25 T.N. fishermen from Ramanathapuram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
5 months, 3 weeks ago

25 T.N. fishermen from Ramanathapuram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

The Hindu  

Twenty five fishermen from Ramanathapuram district were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing in four country boats near Neduntheevu, early on Monday, July 1, 2024. Sri Lankan Navy personnel, who were on patrol, nabbed the four boats and arrested the fishermen on charges of poaching and took them to Kankesanthurai. He alleged that the Sri Lankan …

TN fishers urge release of arrested colleagues, claim Lankan sailor's death was accidental
5 months, 3 weeks ago

TN fishers urge release of arrested colleagues, claim Lankan sailor's death was accidental

New Indian Express  

NAGAPATTINAM: Even as the ten Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday for alleged poaching face additional charges of causing the death of a naval sailor who was part of the team that seized their trawler, the fisher community in Tamil Nadu seek their repatriation saying that the death could have been accidental. In the early hours …

10 arrested Indian fishermen to be charged for death of Navy sailor in Sri Lanka
5 months, 3 weeks ago

10 arrested Indian fishermen to be charged for death of Navy sailor in Sri Lanka

Hindustan Times  

Ten Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly engaged in illegal fishing in the Sri Lankan waters on Monday, will be charged with the death of a Navy sailor, who was killed in an operation to seize their trawler, authorities here said. The 10 Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly engaged in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters will be charged with the …

Lankan Navy personnel dies while trying to seize TN boat
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Lankan Navy personnel dies while trying to seize TN boat

New Indian Express  

NAGAPATTINAM: A Sri Lankan Navy personnel allegedly died after he suffered critical injuries while attempting to seize an Indian trawler that was fishing near Neduntheevu on Tuesday. A Sri Lankan Navy statement said the Indian fishers had crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line and were fishing illegally in Sri Lankan waters. According to the Sri Lankan Navy’s official statement, a …

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin urges EAM to rescue Tamil Nadu fishermen from Sri Lanka
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin urges EAM to rescue Tamil Nadu fishermen from Sri Lanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin, on Tuesday wrote a letter to the External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, urging him to secure the release of all fishermen apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy. In his letter directed to the EAM, Stalin said, "The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended one mechanised fishing boat bearing registration number IND-TN-12-MM-5138 and ten …

Stalin writes to Jaishankar over arrests of fishermen by Sri Lanka, urges to convene joint working group
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Stalin writes to Jaishankar over arrests of fishermen by Sri Lanka, urges to convene joint working group

India TV News  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar urging to convene the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group to prevent further arrests of the fishermen and also requested to secure the release of all the fishermen and their fishing boats under the custody of Sri Lankan authorities. 203 fishermen and 27 boats apprehended …

Sri Lanka Navy arrests four Indian fishermen and seizes trawler for poaching
6 months ago

Sri Lanka Navy arrests four Indian fishermen and seizes trawler for poaching

Hindustan Times  

Four Indian fishermen were arrested and their trawler seized early on Tuesday by the Sri Lanka Navy for allegedly poaching in the island nation’s waters, taking the total number of such arrests to more than 180 this year. Representative Image: Sri Lanka Navy arrests four Indian fishermen and seizes trawler for poaching “In the latest incident of alleged poaching by …

Coast Guard rescues 13 fishermen stranded mid sea off Kerala's Chavakkad
7 months ago

Coast Guard rescues 13 fishermen stranded mid sea off Kerala's Chavakkad

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Coast Guard on Tuesday night rescued 13 fishermen who were stranded mid sea after their fishing vessel started sinking following water ingress caused by a hole in the hull. The fishing boat Guruvayoorappan was involved in fishing around 31 nautical miles off Chavakkad when water started entering the engine room. Following an alert from the Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre …

14 Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by Indian Coast Guard at Nagapattinam
7 months ago

14 Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by Indian Coast Guard at Nagapattinam

The Hindu  

The Indian Coast Guard has arrested 14 Sri Lankan fishermen along with five boats for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and for fishing sea cucumber on Thursday, May 16, 2024, Sources from the Indian Coast Guard said, ICGS Rani Durgavati apprehended five Sri Lankan fishing boats with 14 Sri Lankan crew at 13 nautical mile South East of Point …

Sri Lanka top court hears rights petition against Indian fishermen
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka top court hears rights petition against Indian fishermen

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court in Colombo yesterday had moved that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs be made a respondent in the fundamental rights petition filed against illegal bottom trawling carried out by the south Indian fishermen in the Sri Lanka waters in the north and northeastern seas. Sri Lankan fishermen have asked authorities to prevent Indian fishermen from engaging in illegal …

Iranian boat intercepted off Kerala's Koyilandy coast, six Indian fishermen held
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Iranian boat intercepted off Kerala's Koyilandy coast, six Indian fishermen held

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Coast Guard on Sunday intercepted an Iranian fishing boat off the coast of Koyilandy in this district. Six fishermen, hailing from Kanyakumari in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, were taken into custody from onboard the vessel. Six fishermen, hailing from Kanyakumari in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, were taken into custody from on board the vessel, coastal police here said. All those …

Resolving the India-Sri Lanka fishing dispute
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Resolving the India-Sri Lanka fishing dispute

Hindustan Times  

The prolonged dispute over fishing rights around Kachchatheevu Island in Palk Bay has been a source of tension between India and Sri Lanka for many years. However, Indian fishermen have been crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line unintentionally and have sometimes been apprehended or faced consequences from the Sri Lankan authorities. These occurrences have raised concerns for the safety of …

Decoding India-Sri Lanka fishermen issue: A visual guide
9 months ago

Decoding India-Sri Lanka fishermen issue: A visual guide

India Today  

With general elections approaching, the issue of sporadic arrests of Indian fishermen is heating up in Tamil Nadu’s political arena. “The problem has three interrelated facets: disagreements over Kachchatheevu ; poaching by Indian fishers in Sri Lankan waters; and their use of trawlers, which worsens the crisis,” writes Sohani Bose in a paper for the Observer Research Foundation. According to …

15 fishermen from Karaikal and Nagapattinam arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
9 months, 1 week ago

15 fishermen from Karaikal and Nagapattinam arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

The Hindu  

Fifteen fishermen from Karaikal in Puducherry and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, were arrested early on Friday, March 15, 2024, by the Sri Lankan Navy. This is at least the third such incident in March alone and at least the sixth this year: on March 10, the Sri Lankan Navy arrested 15 fishermen including two from Puducherry’s Karaikal district and 13 …

19 fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy
10 months, 2 weeks ago

19 fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy

The Hindu  

A total of 19 fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday. Around 11 a.m., when the Sri Lankan authorities stated that the 19 arrested fishermen included two from Odisha, Fisheries Department officials in Ramanathapuram conducted an inquiry. An officer in the rank of Assistant Director in the Fisheries Department said that a preliminary inquiry had revealed that …

Unending woes: The Hindu Editorial on bottom trawling and the arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Unending woes: The Hindu Editorial on bottom trawling and the arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

The continuing arrests of fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry by the Sri Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay, despite diplomatic interventions at the highest level, and the attacks on them mid-sea by armed civilians are a matter of serious concern. No doubt, Sri Lanka is under pressure from its northern province fishermen to act against Tamil Nadu fishermen, who …

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 23 Rameswaram fishermen, impound two mechanised boats; fishermen associations threaten to boycott Lok Sabha election
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 23 Rameswaram fishermen, impound two mechanised boats; fishermen associations threaten to boycott Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan Navy personnel on February 3 arrested 23 fishermen, belonging to Rameswaram and Thangachimadam, and impounded two of their mechanised boats at a point near Neduntheevu on charges of poaching. The boats, belonging to J. Sahayaraj and A. James, in which 23 fishermen were engaged in fishing in the mid-sea, were held by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel on …

Tamil Nadu: Sri Lankan Navy apprehends 23 fishermen from Rameswaram
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Sri Lankan Navy apprehends 23 fishermen from Rameswaram

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu news: A total of 23 Indian fishermen and two boats were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy from Rameswaram, officials said today. "Sri Lankan Navy arrived there and apprehended two boats and 23 fishermen from Rameswaram fishing boats and took them to Myalati Naval Camp, Jaffna for investigation," they said. Last month, the Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 18 …

Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam attacked at sea and robbed
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam attacked at sea and robbed

The Hindu  

In two separate incidents, five fishermen from Arcottuthurai coastal village in Nagapattinam district were attacked by unidentified persons, mid-sea, while they were fishing several nautical miles southeast of the Kodiyakkarai coast and robbed of their belongings around midnight on Friday, February 2, 2024. According to police sources, T. Ponnuthurai, 51, and S. Jeyachandran, 40, both hailing from Fishermen Colony in …

18 fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram held by Sri Lankan Navy
11 months ago

18 fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram held by Sri Lankan Navy

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan Navy arrested 18 fishermen from Pamban and impounded two mechanised boats in mid-sea along the Palk Bay on charges of poaching on Tuesday night. The surveillance team of the Sri Lankan Navy had intercepted them around 7 pm on Tuesday and after preliminary probe took 18 fishermen into custody and also confiscated their two boats. Our families …

Annamalai seeks Jaishankar's intervention for repatriation of 12 Tamil fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy
1 year ago

Annamalai seeks Jaishankar's intervention for repatriation of 12 Tamil fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy

India TV News  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party President K Annamalai has written a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar requesting the ministry’s intervention for the repatriation of 12 fishermen who have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy. Annamalai letter to Jaishankar "We bring to your kind attention the arrest of 12 Tamil fishermen from Nagapattinam by the Sri Lankan …

133 Boats of Tamil Fishermen in Lankan Custody: CM Tells Jaishankar
1 year ago

133 Boats of Tamil Fishermen in Lankan Custody: CM Tells Jaishankar

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin urged the Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to secure the release of the 21 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were arrested on Wednesday by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel, and also the 133 fishing boats held by them. ‘I would like to draw your immediate attention to yet another instance of the arrest …

15 Indian fishermen, released from Sri Lankan prison, reach Chennai airport
1 year, 1 month ago

15 Indian fishermen, released from Sri Lankan prison, reach Chennai airport

Hindustan Times  

Fifteen fishermen who were released from Sri Lankan prisons reached Chennai airport on Tuesday. Earlier, as many as 22 fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu who were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy for having strayed into international waters were released and arrived in Pacmbam through boats. Earlier on October 29, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin had written to …

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 22 more Indian fishers
1 year, 1 month ago

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 22 more Indian fishers

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: The Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended 22 Indian fishermen, who were aboard two country boats, hailing from Pamban area in Ramanathapuram, for allegedly violating the IMBL. While the boats were engaged in fishing near the IMBL, the Sri Lankan navy chased away a cluster of Indian boats. It is alleged that two of the boats continued fishing in the …

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 22 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district, seizes 2 boats
1 year, 1 month ago

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 22 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district, seizes 2 boats

The Hindu  

In yet another fresh incident, the Sri Lankan Navy personnel arrested 22 fishermen from Pamban and Thangachimadam in Ramanathapuram district on charges of poaching and impounded two country boats, on Saturday. According to official sources in the Fisheries Department, the Sri Lankan Navy personnel had detained the fishermen under charges of poaching into their waters. Denying it, fishermen leader Rayappan, …

Sri Lanka releases 42 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu; likely to reach home in four days
1 year, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka releases 42 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu; likely to reach home in four days

The Hindu  

A total of 42 fishermen hailing from Tamil Nadu were released from the prisons in Sri Lanka and are expected to reach home in about four days, said fishermen association leader P. Jesu Raja on November 13. In three different incidents in October, the Sri Lankan Navy personnel had arrested 64 fishermen and impounded 10 of their mechanised boats on …

Sri Lankan Navy detains 21 more Rameswaram fishermen for poaching; 64 fishers from Ramanathapuram arrested in a fortnight
1 year, 1 month ago

Sri Lankan Navy detains 21 more Rameswaram fishermen for poaching; 64 fishers from Ramanathapuram arrested in a fortnight

The Hindu  

With the detention of 21 more Rameswaram fishermen, 64 fishermen from Ramanathapuram district were detained in three different incidents by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel on charges of poaching, in less than a fortnight, said fishermen leader P. Jesu Raja on Sunday, October 29, 2023. However, on October 28, the Sri Lankan Navy arrested 16 fishermen near Talaimannar and Dhanuskodi …

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