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MEA summons Sri Lankan envoy after 5 fishermen injured in firing
January 29, 2025 2:43 am
The acting high commissioner of Sri Lanka in New Delhi was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and a strong protest was lodged with the top diplomat.
'Tendu' leaves worth Rs 2 crore seized off Tamil Nadu, fishermen held
November 16, 2022 7:36 am
Acting on inputs, the Coast Guard ship 'Vajra' intercepted four boats - two belonging to India and the other two to Sri Lanka - off Tamil Nadu coast on Monday. A check revealed the boats to have been engaged in smuggling of the leaves that are used for 'beedis' (leaf-wrapped cigarettes).
Fishermen issue; Need lasting political solution, says TN CM
August 05, 2021 8:52 am
In a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Chief Minister M K Stalin siad that India should "exert pressure" on Sri Lanka to ensure no violence is unleashed on the fishermen and stop forthwith damaging their equipment.
Four Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy
October 03, 2019 2:12 pm
On October 1, more than 2,000 fishermen from the state were allegedly attacked and chased away by the Lankan Navy while they were fishing in Indian waters.
Tamil Nadu govt cracks whip against fishermen using banned nets
January 10, 2019 6:27 pm
"The pair trawling is used to net huge quantity of fish in a single catch by tying the net to two boats and had been banned for nearly two decades as it caused immense damage to fish wealth part of the larger marine ecology," a senior fisheries official said in Chennai.
Lankan Navy sinks Tamil Nadu fishermen's boat, arrests four
November 29, 2018 7:29 pm
The naval personnel chased the fishermen away and allegedly rammed their vessel into the fishermen's late Wednesday night and took four of them away to the island nation, they said.
Seven Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka Navy
July 24, 2018 1:07 pm
Four fishermen from Mandapam near Rameswaram were arrested by the Lankan Navy on July 8 for allegedly poaching fish in their territorial waters using a banned fishing net.
Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami urges PM to help repatriate 21 fishermen stranded in Iran
June 21, 2018 6:16 pm
The fishermen from Tamil Nadu stranded in Iran, "are neither allowed to return to India nor allowed to continue fishing for which they were engaged as contract fishing labourers," he said in a letter to the Prime Minister.
Over 1,500 Tamil Nadu fishermen chased away by Lankan Navy
February 06, 2018 5:29 pm
Meanwhile, a group of fishermen from Ramanathapuram district staged a demonstration here condemning the continuing attacks on their brethren by the Sri Lankan Navy.
10 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy
October 08, 2017 2:39 pm
The fishermen from Nagapattinam district were arrested for allegedly fishing close to the island nation's waters and taken to Karainagar along with their boat, Deputy Director of Fisheries - Karaikal, Perumal Pillai said.
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