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Katchatheevu island

03 Apr 2024

Katchatheevu Island: Why It Has Become A Flashpoint In Tamil Nadu?

Tamil Nadu fishermen

07 Aug 2020

Indian Coast Guard rescues 14 fishermen adrift on boat off Tamil Nadu coast

The Indian Coast Guard has rescued 14 fishermen, whose boat was adrift at sea owing to a mechanical failure, off the Nagapattinam coast in Tamil Nadu. An Indian Coast guard ship in the region had undertaken the rescue mission after a merchant vessel MV Gas Ionian had relayed the information. The fishing boat GN Sabari Vasan which had sailed out from Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin was dangerously drifting at sea since August 4

07 Mar 2019

Around 3,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen chased away by Sri Lankan Navy

Nine fishermen from Thondi in Ramanathapuram district were arrested on February 25 by the Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in the island nation's waters.

Tamil Nadu fishermen

05 Jul 2018

Sri Lankan Navy arrested 12 Tamil Nadu fishermen

The fishermen were charged with poaching fish in the territorial waters of Sri Lanka using the banned fishing net.

Sri Lankan Navy

04 Jan 2018

13 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy, boats damaged

The Lankan navy personnel also damaged a few boats and fishing equipment belonging to others using iron rods, before chasing the Indian fishermen away.

TN fishermen arrested

19 Nov 2017

Eight TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy, nets snapped

The fishermen were arrested by the Lankan Naval personnel while they were fishing near Katchatheevu and taken to Kaarainagar in the island nation.

Tamil Nadu fishermen

02 Nov 2017

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 13 Tamil Nadu fishermen for alleged poaching

Fourteen Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were allegedly fishing near Neduntheevu in the island nation waters on Thursday.

10 Aug 2017

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 12 Tamil Nadu fishermen

The fishermen were arrested while reportedly fishing off Neduntheevu, Fisheries Inspector Bala said.

09 Aug 2017

Tamil Nadu fishermen go on indefinite strike from today

In Tamil Nadu, fishermen in Pudukottai district announced indefinite strike from Wednesday urging immediate release of fishermen and their boats by Sri Lanka.

Tamil Nadu fishermen

18 Jun 2017

Sri Lankan navy arrests five Tamil Nadu fishermen, captures boat

Five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested and their boat impounded by the Sri Lankan navy on Sunday for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters.

15 May 2017

Remand of five arrested TN fishermen extended till May 29

The five were arrested and their boat impounded when they were fishing near Katchatheevu in the early hours of May 1.

Tamil Nadu fishermen

01 May 2017

Five Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy

Five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested on Monday and their boat impounded by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters.

Sri Lankan Navy

26 Mar 2017

Sri Lankan Navy arrest 12 more Indian fishermen, confiscate two trawler boats

At least 12 Indian fishermen were on Sunday arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters.

Rameswaram island

07 Mar 2017

Indian fisherman's killing: Matter raised with Sri Lankan govt, thorough probe assured, says MEA

Hundreds of fishermen on Tuesday staged a demonstration in Rameswaram island to protest the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy.

Tamil Nadu fishermen

22 Dec 2016

Pamban fishermen boycott work demanding release of colleagues

Fishermen in nearby Pamban today went on an indefinite boycott demanding the release of 50 of their colleagues, arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the last two months, for allegedly entering its waters illegally.

18 Dec 2016

Sri Lanka Navy chases away 3,000 TN fishermen, threatens to shoot them

Over 3,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen were forced to return without their catch after Sri Lankan Navy personnel allegedly intercepted them and snapped fishing nets of ten mechanised boats off Katchatheevu islet.

Tamil Nadu fishermen

07 Jul 2016

16 TN fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy

With this, the number of fishermen arrested for allegedly fishing in Lankan territorial waters have gone up to 44 since July 3.

25 Jun 2016

Jayalalithaa urges PM Narendra Modi to get fishermen released from Sri Lanka

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said the boat which carried five fishermen from Tamil Nadu last week "drifted ashore" due to an engine snag.

19 Mar 2016

Jayalalithaa urges PM Narendra Modi to get 10 Tamil Nadu fishermen released from Kuwait

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to get repatriated ten fishermen of Tamil Nadu stranded in Kuwait after being detained in a "foisted" case by the police there.

31 Jan 2016

Sri Lankan Navy arrests nine Indian fishermen

Nine Indian fishermen and two boats were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy near Palk Strait in Tamil Nadu early morning today.

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