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

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. …

Sri Lanka Fishermen Kodiyakarai Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam

1 day, 1 hour ago

Small cargo services from Nagapattinam to Kankesanthurai to begin by January 20

The Hindu

In a bid to revitalise trade in Nagapattinam and the neighbouring delta districts, the Nagapattinam district administration is set to launch a small cargo service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka by the last week of January. Based on demand and supply, we will explore the possibility of increasing the frequency.” Mr. Akash highlighted the historic significance of Nagapattinam …

Sri Lanka Service Nagapattinam Kankesanthurai

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Cyclone Fengal Approaches Tamil Nadu, Disaster Teams On High Alert; Schools, Colleges Shut Amid IMD Warning

ABP News

The southwest Bay of Bengal is witnessing intensified activity as a deep depression is on track to evolve into Cyclone Fengal by Wednesday warned the India Meteorological Department. Cyclone Fengal Formation As of Wednesday morning, the deep depression was situated over the southwest Bay of Bengal at latitude 8.2°N and longitude 82.4°E, approximately 130 km east-southeast of Trincomalee, 400 km …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Cyclone Fengal: Rains continue to batter Tamil Nadu, standing crops damaged in Cauvery delta region

New Indian Express

Rains submerged crops, partially and completely, at several places including those in and around Tiruvarur, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupettai, Mayilduthurai, Vedaranyam and according to farmers' rough estimates, crops over at least 2,000 acres were affected. The deep depression is very likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm on November 27 and heavy to very heavy rain at a few places and …

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Cyclone Fengal approaches Tamil Nadu, heavy rain likely; schools, colleges shut

India Today

A deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclone by Wednesday, bringing heavy to extremely heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh, according to the India Meteorological Department. Currently, located approximately 670 km off the coast of Chennai, the deep depression is moving toward Tamil Nadu and is likely to develop …

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Cyclone Fengal expected to make landfall on Nov 29, Tamil Nadu braces for impact

India Today

The deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal is set to escalate into a cyclonic storm, named Cyclone Fengal, within the next 12 hours, according to the latest meteorological reports. The cyclonic storm is predicted to bring strong winds, heavy rainfall, and high sea waves along Tamil Nadu’s coastal districts, including Nagapattinam, Puducherry, Cuddalore, and Chennai. The weather system …

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Heavy Rains Predicted in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as Depression Intensifies

ABP News

The India Meteorological Department has forecast the intensification of a depression in the Southwest Bay of Bengal into a deep depression within the next 12 hours. The system is expected to move north-northwestwards towards the Sri Lanka-Tamil Nadu coasts over the next two days, triggering heavy to extreme rainfall in Tamil Nadu's Delta districts and Puducherry. The Regional Meteorological Centre …

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1 month ago

Monsoon: Ferry service to Sri Lanka suspended for now

New Indian Express

NAGAPATTINAM: The international ferry service connecting Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu with Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka has been suspended for over a month due to monsoon. “We have stopped the service due to monsoon and as per directions from the Directorate General of Shipping under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways,” Subhashree Sundararaj, managing director of IndSri Ferry Services, told …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Fishing boat from Nagapattinam capsized by Sri Lankan vessel

New Indian Express

NAGAPATTINAM: A fishing boat from Nagapattinam district was allegedly rammed and capsized by a Sri Lankan naval craft near Kodiyakarai on Tuesday evening. According to sources, the group, consisting of K. Sakthivel, R. Devaraj, S. Karthikeyan, and S. Sathish from Seruthur, departed for fishing in a motorised boat registered under M. Dharman on Tuesday morning. S. Karthikeyan, one of the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Frequency of ferry service between Nagapattinam and Sri Lanka increased by one more day in a week

The Hindu

The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka will add an extra weekly sailing. The ferry service, which resumed on 16th August 2024 with the new vessel “Sivagangai,” initially operated daily. Passengers can book tickets via the official website www.sailindsri.com, the ‘Sail IndSri’ app on Google Play Store and App Store, or through registered …

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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 – …

Fishermen Tamil Sri Lankan Nagapattinam

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 …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Ferry service resumes between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai

The Hindu

The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka resumed on Friday. Nagapattinam MP V. Selvaraj, Puducherry Home Minister A. Namassivayam, and Nagapattinam Collector P. Akash flagged off the service. He expressed the hope that the service would promote better relations between the Tamil communities in India and Sri Lanka and help to resolve the issues between the …

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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 …

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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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

Fishermen Sri Lankan Navy Nagapattinam Kodiyakkarai

1 year, 2 months ago

Sea service: The Hindu Editorial on the ferry service between Kankesanthurai and Nagapattinam

The Hindu

The commencement of a passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu last week marks the fulfilment of a long-standing demand across the Palk Strait for the revival of a sea link. Sri Lanka’s civil war, which lasted nearly 25 years, had disrupted the movement of people and goods on traditional maritime routes …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Nagapattinam fishermen attacked mid-sea, robbed of their belongings in sixth such attack in two months

The Hindu

Nine fishermen from the Vanavanmahadevi coastal village in Nagapattinam district were attacked by unidentified persons, mid-sea, while they were fishing to the east of Kodiyakkarai, and robbed of their belongings. Police sources said N. Subramanian, 50, A. Murugesan, 41, A. Sundaramoorthy, 55, C. Rajagopal, 62, and S. Mahalingam, 60, all natives of Vanavanmahadevi near Vedaranyam had ventured into the sea …

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1 year, 2 months ago

A ferry tale from the neighbourhood

Hindustan Times

The launch of a ferry service between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai near Jaffna in Sri Lanka on Saturday is in step with the view in New Delhi and Colombo to increase connectivity between the two neighbours. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on Saturday, mentioned grid connection, pipeline and economic corridor besides housing projects, cultural centres and hospitals in …

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1 year, 2 months ago

India-Sri Lanka ferry service: Embarking on new diplomatic chapter, says PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: India and Sri Lanka are embarking on a new chapter in diplomatic and economic relations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he hailed the launch of a ferry service between the two nations as an "important milestone" in strengthening ties. Addressing the event to launch ferry services between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Passenger ferry service between India and Sri Lanka begins again after nearly 40 years

The Hindu

An international, high-speed passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam on the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai in the northern province of Sri Lanka, has resumed as of Saturday, October 14, 2023, after a gap of nearly four decades. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter In video messages, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

‘New chapter of diplomatic and economic relations,’ PM says at launch of ferry services between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai

The Hindu

India and Sri Lanka are moving towards a “new chapter of diplomatic and economic relations”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at the launch of ferry services between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka. https://t.co/VH6O0Bc4sa — Narendra Modi October 14, 2023 Mr. Modi recollected his 2015 Sri Lanka tour during which special focus was brought on air …

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

Small cargo services from Nagapattinam to Kankesanthurai to begin by January 20

Cyclone Fengal Approaches Tamil Nadu, Disaster Teams On High Alert; Schools, Colleges Shut Amid IMD Warning

Cyclone Fengal: Rains continue to batter Tamil Nadu, standing crops damaged in Cauvery delta region

Cyclone Fengal approaches Tamil Nadu, heavy rain likely; schools, colleges shut

Cyclone Fengal expected to make landfall on Nov 29, Tamil Nadu braces for impact

Heavy Rains Predicted in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as Depression Intensifies

Monsoon: Ferry service to Sri Lanka suspended for now

Fishing boat from Nagapattinam capsized by Sri Lankan vessel

Frequency of ferry service between Nagapattinam and Sri Lanka increased by one more day in a week

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

Four Nagapattinam fishermen robbed of their belongings mid-sea

Ferry service resumes between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai

Lankan Navy personnel dies while trying to seize TN boat

14 Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by Indian Coast Guard at Nagapattinam

15 fishermen from Karaikal and Nagapattinam arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

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

Indian fishermen allege mid-sea attack by Sri Lankan Navy

Sea service: The Hindu Editorial on the ferry service between Kankesanthurai and Nagapattinam

Nagapattinam fishermen attacked mid-sea, robbed of their belongings in sixth such attack in two months

A ferry tale from the neighbourhood

India-Sri Lanka ferry service: Embarking on new diplomatic chapter, says PM Modi

Passenger ferry service between India and Sri Lanka begins again after nearly 40 years

‘New chapter of diplomatic and economic relations,’ PM says at launch of ferry services between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai