8 fishermen detained by Sri Lankan Naval personnel

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 12:24

Eight fishermen in two mechanised boats were detained by Sri Lankan Navy personnel while fishing near Katchateevu islet, `Q` branch officials said on Sunday.

38 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 11:36

Thirty-eight Tamil Nadu fishermen were today arrested by Sri Lankan navy for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary line, three days after fishermen representatives of India and Sri Lanka met to discuss the vexed fishing issue.

25 Indian fishermen arrested in Sri Lanka

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 10:23

Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested 25 Indian fishermen for allegedly poaching in the country`s waters, officials said.

Sri Lanka realeses over 120 Indian fishermen

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 20:01

More than 120 Indian fishermen, arrested by Sri Lankan Navy in the past several months, were released on Friday in line with the reciprocal agreement reached between the two countries to set free detained fishermen.

Centre showing `inadequate` response to fishermen`s arrest: Jayalalithaa

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 11:09

Accusing the Centre of showing "hopelessly inadequate response" to arrest of Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has said the island country`s "repressive" Navy was "establishing its authoritarian presence in the Palk Bay by arresting innocent fishermen."

Karuna slams arrest of 22 Indian fishermen by Lanka

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 14:30

Slamming the arrest of 22 Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy on Sunday and that of a journalist from the country last week in the island nation, DMK president M Karunanidhi on Monday said unless Centre took strong steps "problems are not going to end."

Sri Lankan navy arrests 18 more fishermen

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 13:53

Sri Lankan Navy on Monday arrested 18 Indian fishermen while fishing between Katchativu and Dhanushkodi.

Over 3,000 fishermen launch indefinite fast

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 01:19

Over 3,000 fishermen of various hamlets launched an indefinite fast in front of the Head Post Office here on Saturday in protest against the arrest of 107 fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy on December 11.

No amicable solution so far to attacks on Indian fishermen: Vasan

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 22:22

Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan regretted no amicable solution has so far been found to issue of frequent attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, despite several steps taken by the Centre.

Thirty TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 15:38

Thirty fishermen of Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy when they were fishing at Kodiyankarai, a senior Fisheries Department official said on Thursday.

Jaya seeks immediate release of TN Fishermen

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 12:18

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s intervention to secure immediate release of 80 fishermen detained illegally by the Sri Lankan Navy.

Anti-Lanka protests affecting us more, says TN fishermen

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 17:09

A day after their arrest for allegedly entering Sri Lankan waters, thirty fishermen from Tamil Nadu were on Wednesday remanded to custody till November 19