111 fishermen likely to reach Tamil Nadu in couple of days

'Madi' remained practically stationary and lay centred about 500 km east-north east of Chennai and 710 km north-north east of Trincomalee. CHENNAI: Very severe cyclonic storm 'Madi' over the Bay of Bengal remained stationary between Chennai and Triconamalee ...

Two Indian Coast Guard ships have arrived in the eastern Sri Lankan port of Trincomalee to participate in a three-nation marine exercise. The ICGS Vishwast and ICGS Rajkamal were welcomed in accordance with naval traditions on arrival. The ships are here to ...

Sri Lankas Tamil-majority Northern Provincial Council passed a resolution calling for direct flights to India from Trincomalee and Palaly airports in the Eastern and the Northern Provinces. Sri Lanka's Minister of Civil Aviation Priyankara Jayaratne today ...

A Magistrates court in Trincomalee in Sri Lanka has extended the remand of 111 Indian fishermen who were caught on 11th of last month till 20th of January.Another court in Kuthlam near Colombo also extended the remand of another group of 15 fishermen till ...

Five T-56 weapons and several other weapons were recovered by the army at the third mile post in Murugapuri in Trincomalee this evening, Media Spokesman Ruwan Wanigasuriya said. One light machine gun, one 7.62mm self-loading rifle, one 303 rifle, ...

Three fishermen from Myanmar have been rescued by local fishermen and were handed over to the Navy in Trincomalee last evening. The fishermen were rescued by a group of local fishermen, when found adrift in the sea after getting caught in a storm. ...

Two Chinese war ships, 'Jing Gangsha' and 'Heng Shui' arrived at the port of Trincomalee yesterday on a good will visit. The Navy Headquarters said that the 'Jing Gangsha' (LPD) is commanded by Captain Liu Zhonghu, the ship is 210 meters in length ...

The Disaster Management Center (DMC) today advised the people living within 100 metersof the coastal belt in Jaffna, Trincomalee, Mullativu and Kilinochchi to leave for safer locations. The DMC also advised the public in the endangered area to ...

TRINCOMALEE, January 14 (ChinaMil) --The amphibious dock landing ship "Jinggangshan" and the guided missile frigate "Hengshui" of the 15th escort taskforce of the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLAN) (hereinafter referred to as the ...