Articles for Lankan Fishermen

CM Stalin says penalty adds woes to three Tamil Nadu fishers busted in Sri Lanka
3 months, 2 weeks ago

CM Stalin says penalty adds woes to three Tamil Nadu fishers busted in Sri Lanka

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: Three Rameswaram fishermen were sentenced to six months imprisonment and imposed a fine of SLR 50,000 each by a Sri Lankan court on Thursday for allegedly violating the International Maritime Boundary Line for the second time. This comes on the day Chief Minister MK Stalin sent a letter to Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar urging him to ensure …

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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 …

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India has pledged to assist in rescue of Sri Lankan fishermen captured by Somali pirates: Colombo
10 months, 3 weeks ago

India has pledged to assist in rescue of Sri Lankan fishermen captured by Somali pirates: Colombo

India TV News  

Colombo: India has pledged to assist in the rescue of six Sri Lankan fishermen captured by the Somali pirates, Sri Lanka Navy spokesman Gayan Wickremasuriya said on Sunday. Wickremasuriya said the UN’s central maritime command was alerted by Sri Lanka on Saturday on the six fishermen and their trawler being captured by the Somali pirates 840 nautical miles southeast of …

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Pondy CM writes to External Affairs Minister seeking release of 14 fishermen from custody of Sri Lankan Navy
1 year ago

Pondy CM writes to External Affairs Minister seeking release of 14 fishermen from custody of Sri Lankan Navy

The Hindu  

Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Monday wrote to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar requesting him to take necessary steps for the early release of 14 fishermen, 11 from the Karaikal region of U.T. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan also wrote to Mr. Jaishankar seeking his assistance in getting released the 14 fishermen from the custody of the Sri Lankan Navy. Mr. Rangasamy …

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Raise Katchatheevu, Tamils issue during Sri Lankan president’s visit: T.N. CM Stalin writes to PM Modi
1 year, 5 months ago

Raise Katchatheevu, Tamils issue during Sri Lankan president’s visit: T.N. CM Stalin writes to PM Modi

The Hindu  

Ahead of Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to New Delhi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. In his letter, Mr. Stalin recalled the history behind ceding the Katchatheevu islet to Sri Lanka in 1974, “without the State government’s consent”, and contended that it has deprived T.N. Pointing out the demands of the Tamil Nadu government and the DMK for upholding …

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Tamil Nadu: Sri Lankan Navy arrests 22 Indian fishermen, seizes four boats
1 year, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Sri Lankan Navy arrests 22 Indian fishermen, seizes four boats

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu: The Sri Lankan navy has arrested around 22 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu for allegedly fishing in its waters. in addition, the Sri Lankan Navy has also seized four boats. In a tweet, he said, "The Sinhalese Navy has arrested 22 fishermen from Ramanathapuram district Mandapam and Pudukottai and Nagapattinam districts who were fishing in the Bay of …

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Installing of Buddha statues in Sri Lanka’s Katchatheevu raises hackles
1 year, 8 months ago

Installing of Buddha statues in Sri Lanka’s Katchatheevu raises hackles

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 31, 2023 15:52 IST - 4 MINS READ Statues of the Buddha were surreptitiously installed recently at Katchatheevu island, located between India and Sri Lanka, where Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen dry their nets and also pray at the St.Anthony’s Shrine. Indian fishermen often claim that they were fishing near the island when they are either arrested …

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Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen ‘fiercely oppose’ proposal to issue licence to Indian fishermen
1 year, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen ‘fiercely oppose’ proposal to issue licence to Indian fishermen

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen on Sunday said they “fiercely oppose” the government’s plan to issue licences to Indian fishermen to enter Sri Lankan waters, terming the move a “serious setback” to their nearly 15-year-long struggle. On February 22, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry told Parliament that authorities were looking into possibly issuing licences to Indian fishermen, as part of Sri Lanka’s …

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Eleven arrested Sri Lankan fishermen to be produced in court on November 14
2 years, 1 month ago

Eleven arrested Sri Lankan fishermen to be produced in court on November 14

The Hindu  

The Kakinada Marine Police on Sunday arrested 11 Sri Lankan fishermen a day after they were handed over to them by the Indian Coast Guard, Visakhapatnam. The 11 Sri Lankan fishermen and their boats had been handed over to the Andhra Pradesh Marine Police in Kakinada. “The 11 Sri Lankan fishermen, along with their two boats and fish catch, were …

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Sri Lankan Fishermen Apprehended On Suspicion Of Involvement In Drug Cartel Denied Bail By Kerala HC
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lankan Fishermen Apprehended On Suspicion Of Involvement In Drug Cartel Denied Bail By Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday denied bail to six Sri Lankan fishermen who had been apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard officials on suspicion that they are part of international drug cartels and had been involved in transporting the same at the time of apprehension.Justice Viju Abraham observed that there was "considerable force" in Special Public Prosecutor's argument that …

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Rameswaram: Fishermen stage protest condemning attacks by Sri Lankan Navy
2 years, 4 months ago

Rameswaram: Fishermen stage protest condemning attacks by Sri Lankan Navy

Firstpost  

On 25 March this year, the fifth meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group on Fisheries was held through virtual mode Rameswaram: Fishermen in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram on Sunday staged a protest condemning the imprisonment and attacks by the Sri Lankan Navy on Indian fishermen. Earlier, 12 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing …

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Fights over illegal fishing lead to armed conflict, deaths
2 years, 8 months ago

Fights over illegal fishing lead to armed conflict, deaths

Associated Press  

Protesters from across Sri Lanka descended on the nation’s capital in February, shouting above the street noise and pumping their fists in the air in frustration. “It is getting significantly worse,” said Johan Bergenas, a World Wildlife Fund expert on oceans who first warned of a rise in global fishing conflicts five years ago. Andreas Aditya Salim, co-founder of the …

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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 23 Indian fishermen, seize 5 trawlers for alleged poaching
3 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 23 Indian fishermen, seize 5 trawlers for alleged poaching

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 23 Indian fishermen and seized two trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters, an official statement said on Thursday. “Taking into account the impact of foreign fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters on the local fishing community and the sustainability of fishery resources of Sri Lanka, the Navy is conducting regular patrols …

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Exercise Restraint If Sri Lankan Fishermen Stray Into Indian Waters, Persuade Lankan Authorities To Do Same In Case Of Indian Fishermen: Madras HC To UOI
3 years, 9 months ago

Exercise Restraint If Sri Lankan Fishermen Stray Into Indian Waters, Persuade Lankan Authorities To Do Same In Case Of Indian Fishermen: Madras HC To UOI

Live Law  

The Madras High Court last week asked the Union of India to persuade the Sri Lankan authorities to desist from taking extreme measures in case Indian fishermen, accidentally or otherwise, stray into Sri Lankan waters without 'being jingoistic or parochial in the matter'. "It is the same restraint which ought to be exercised by Indian authorities when it comes to …

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Palk Bay fishing dispute | Casting the net in a sea of conflict
3 years, 10 months ago

Palk Bay fishing dispute | Casting the net in a sea of conflict

The Hindu  

Samson Darwin was a toddler when his family fled their home in Jaffna in the 1990s, to escape the civil war that was tearing apart Sri Lanka’s north and east. Outraged by the incident, Tamil Nadu fishermen have accused the Sri Lankan Navy, which was patrolling the seas for “poaching” fishing trawlers, of killing the four men. Like Sesu Raja, …

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‘Bodies of two fishermen recovered in the Palk Strait’
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Bodies of two fishermen recovered in the Palk Strait’

The Hindu  

Two bodies, reportedly of fishermen, have been recovered in the Palk Strait, the Sri Lankan Navy said on Wednesday. The Sri Lankan Navy had earlier said that one boat, with four fishermen on board, “sank”, as the Sri Lankan patrol units tried apprehending it, along with some 50 fishing trawlers, found “poaching” in the Sri Lankan territorial waters. Asked of …

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Attacked by Sri Lankan Navy with bottles and stones, allege Tamil Nadu fishermen
4 years, 1 month ago

Attacked by Sri Lankan Navy with bottles and stones, allege Tamil Nadu fishermen

Firstpost  

Political parties, including the DMK and MDMK, condemned the ‘attack’ in Dhanushkodi area in Indian waters that came close on the heels of more than 4,000 fishermen being driven away by the Lankan navy on 17 October Rameswaram: Groups of fishermen from Rameswaram were attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel using bottles and stones early on Tuesday while fishing …

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