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22 T.N. fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

In a fresh incident, the Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday arrested 22 Tamil Nadu fishermen on charges of poaching at Delft Island. Within two days, three fishermen from the coastal district died after a mechanised boat developed snag. Fishermen associations have also appealed to the Tamil Nadu government to take up the issue with the Union government, and secure the …

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

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 …

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17 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram, Pudukottai districts arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

Seventeen fishermen from Pudukottai and Rameswaram who were onboard three mechanised boats were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on September 14 on charges of trespassing while fishing. Pudukottai fishermen Of the nine fishermen from Pudukottai district, a group of four identified as N. Arun, G. Marudhu, K. Sundaram and S. Selvaraj set sail on board a mechanised boat, bearing …

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15 fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

As many as 15 fishermen from Rameswaram, who were fishing near Neduntheevu, were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Sunday, July 9, 2023. When the boats were involved in fishing near Neduntheevu, Sri Lankan Navy arrested them on charges of poaching in Sri Lankan waters. Condemning the Sri Lankan Government for “ruining the livelihood of fishermen …

Lankan Navy arrests seven more Tamil fishermen

RAMANATHAPURAM: The Sri Lanka Navy arrested seven Tamil fishermen near Neduntheevu on Wednesday late at night, for allegedly crossing the maritime boundary. The fishermen ventured into the sea from Rameswaram on Wednesday, but the Navy personnel nabbed them late at night and took them to Kankesanthurai Port. Condemning the arrests, members of the Rameswaram All Mechanised Fishing Boat Association took …

Ramnad/12 fishermen held, two boats seized by SL Navy personnel

The Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday arrested 12 Rameswaram fishermen and seized two of their mechanised boats on the charge of poaching. The names of the arrested fishermen were given as Xavier, 43, Raja, 44, Arockiadas, 44, James, 45, Ranjith, 43, Raman, 41, Muneeswaran, 30, Sekar, 35, Mukta, 25, Jeromiyas, 46, Padalam, 59, and Napoleon, 46. The news came in …