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 …
In the wake of the arrest of nine Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu by the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to the Union Minister for External Affairs on Tuesday, requesting him to take diplomatic efforts to resolve issues of Tamil Nadu fishermen. Referring to the arrest of nine TN fishermen by the Lankan Navy on Tuesday, Mr. …