Jayalalithaa urges Centre to take steps to retrieve Katchatheevu

The stand of the government of Tamil Nadu is that Katchatheevu has always been a part of India, geographically, culturally and historically," she said. |PTI File photo Mounting pressure on the Centre to retrieve Katchatheevu and redraw the maritime ...

Chennai, May 21 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has reiterated that Katchatheevu, the fishing islet has to be retrieved back by India in an endeavour to provide a permanent solution to the problem of Indian fishermen.In a letter to ...

Tamil Nadu has no right to demand Katchatheevu, for it is Sri Lanka's as per an agreement, Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Development Minister Douglas Devananda has said. His statement comes in response to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister ...

Human Rights Watch calls for shifting CHOGM from Sri La... TESO to approach SC on islet Katchatheevu Bangladesh backs Sri Lanka on human rights issue Sri Lanka hits out at Canada Chennai, May 10 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Friday said India ...

Tamil Nadu asks India to take back Katchatheevu Chennai, May 12 (IANS) With the rise in popularity of marine ornamental aquarium, the breeding and retailing of clown fish in captivity in Tamil Nadu offers a good livelihood opportunity, said an ...

DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Government of India to retrieve Katchatheevu as part of Tamil Nadu and consequently an integral part of India. In his petition, the former Tamil Nadu Chief ...

Joining issue with his arch rival and chief minister J Jayalalithaa, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Saturday said his party never accepted the ceding of Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka by the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government at the Centre.

DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Saturday rejected an allegation by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa that the DMK government did nothing to retrieve Katchatheevu, an island ceded to Sri Lanka in 1974. The Hindu, 2 weeks ago Centre's Katchatheevu largesse haunts DMK  Deccan Herald, 1 month ago

On May 3, the resolution by the asking the Centre to retrieve Katchatheevu, ceded by India to Sri Lanka in 1974, has not come as a surprise to many. For decades, the cessation of the tiny, uninhabited island (measuring less than 300 acres) by India ...