Indian fishermen beaten up by Sri Lankan Navy

New Delhi: As many as 125 Indian fishermenhave been apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy in the last four months, Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday. Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed also said the government has emphasised upon the need for ...

Slamming the Centre on the issue of attacks on Indian fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan navy, former UPA ally DMK today said the government thinks that its job on the matter is over just by making a statement.

Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy, who visited the injured fishermen at a hospital here on Saturday, condemned the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly attacking them in

Government has been taking up the issue of attacks on Indian fishermen with Sri Lanka and asked it to ensure that its Navy acts with restraint and in a humane manner, Defence Minister A K Antony told the Lok Sabha today. In a written reply to the ...

Eight fishermen were injured in separate incidents of attack allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy while fishing off Kodiakarai coast, fisheries department officials said on Thursday. Gunasekaran, assistant director of fisheries, Nagapattinam, said four fishermen had put to sea in a fibreglass boat from Vanavanmahadevi near Nagapattinam  when Lankan Navy allegedly attacked them with wooden logs while they were fishing few knots South East off Kodiakarai last night. They also seized their catch ...

After 26 fishermen from Karaikal were captured by the Lankan Navy, Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy and AIADMK state unit leader A Anbazhagan made separate calls for their early release. Rangasamy wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has demanded that india should summon the Sri Lankan envoy over Sri Lankan Navy attacks on Tamil fishermen. She has urged for withdrawal of 1974 agreement with Sri Lanka. She has revived the demand for retrieval of ...

Four fishermen from Vellapallam alleged attacks by Sri Lankan Navy off Vedaranyam past midnight of Wednesday. They were fishing South East off Kodiakkarai when the four were intercepted by a Sri L...

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