Deterrent action for Indians found fishing in SLwaters

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. The 1974 Agreement signed between India and Sri Lanka had determined Katchatheevu as a part of Sri Lanka, and it was ceded by the Indian Government unilaterally without obtaining the approval of both Houses ...

The Intelligence Bureau has confirmed that the fishing boat seized by the Sri Lankan Navy off Colombo coast, was built at a boat yard in Munambam. The boat carrying 66 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees was reportedly on its way to Australia, when ...

The 32-day ordeal for 30 Rameswaram fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on April 6, ended as they returned to a warm reception at the Rameswaram fishing jetty late on Wednesday evening. The fatigued fishermen were received with tears ...

Fifteen fishermen, who put to sea from here, were today attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy when they were fishing near Dhanuskodi, fisheries department sources said.

In a bid to put an end to frequent attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan navy, the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Centre to retrieve KachchativuIsland ceded to Sri Lanka under a 1974 ...

The Australian government repatriated 25 more Sri Lankans who tried to illegally migrate, bringing the total number of boat people returned to over 1,000, the Australian embassy said Monday. The group was advised of its status and that all its 25 ...

Exerting pressure on the Centre yet again on the issue of 'repeated indiscriminate attacks' on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy, the Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Friday urging that the "government of India should take ...

For the third time, the remand of 26 fishermen from Tamil Nadu who were held by the Sri Lankan Navy on April 5 has been extended, now upto May 6.The case came up for hearing at the m...

In a latest incident, the Sri Lankan navy detained 14 fishermen and two country boats in mid-sea for a few hours and let them off after warning not to enter the island nation waters on Monday. Fisheries department source said, the mechanized boats ...