#Fishermen Issue
TN Chief Minister urges Jaishankar to secure release of fishermen from Sri Lankan custody
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged the Union government to take urgent diplomatic steps to secure the release of seven...
Sri Lanka has no intention of ceding Katchatheevu island, says Foreign Minister
Sri Lanka has no intention to cede the Katchatheevu island, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said, calling the “rumblings” in India an issue between...
Sri Lanka arrests Indian fishermen because their rights were given up during Emergency: Jaishankar
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Friday that Sri Lankan authorities are arresting Indian fishermen because of an Emergency-era agreement that gave...
Tensions rise as Navy, fishermen clash in Trincomalee waters
A tense confrontation unfolded yesterday (3) off the coast of Kuchchaveli, Trincomalee, when Sri Lanka Navy personnel engaged in an anti-poaching operation encountered...
Fishermen issue: Sinking of Tamil Nadu boats mooted
Sri Lanka’s Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) has formally recommended sinking the seized fishing boats of Tamil Nadu fishermen in the...
Indian fishermen continue to poach in Sri Lankan waters
The Sri Lanka Navy seized 05 Indian fishing boats and apprehended 32 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, during...
