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Judicial remand of TN fishermen extended till Jan23

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 18:38

A Sri Lankan court on Thursday extended till January 23 the judicial remand of four Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by the island navy and lodged in a prison there.

Karuna seeks release of all TN fishermen and boats

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 13:01

DMK on Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take "resolute" steps to stop atrocities on Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy and retrieve confiscated fishing trawlers.

Lankan navy arrests 9 TN fishermen

Last Updated: Sunday, April 14, 2013, 18:10

Nine fishermen from Pudukottai district were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan navy when they were fishing in mid-sea on Sunday, officials said.

TN Cong MP demands release of Indian fishermen

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 17:57

Cong MP from TN demanded that India should intervene and take steps for the release of 10 fishermen who have been taken into custody by the SL Navy.

Lankan navy personnel attack TN fishermen in Mid-Sea

Last Updated: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 17:19

In yet another mid-sea attack, Sri Lankan Naval personnel allegedly attacked six fishermen from Tamil Nadu`s Nagapattinam district.

TN fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy released

Last Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 00:05

The Sri Lankan Navy released 42 fishermen arrested by it for allegedly violating the International Maritime Boundary Line, a senior Fisheries Department official said.

Another attack on TN fishermen; 9 missing

Last Updated: Sunday, January 22, 2012, 17:31

Nine fishermen from Rameswaram were missing and more than 200 boats damaged in an alleged attack by Sri Lankan Naval personnel.

Lankan court extends remand period of TN fishermen

Last Updated: Monday, January 16, 2012, 16:26

A Sri Lankan court on Monday extended by 14 days the remand period of five fishermen from Tamil Nadu, arrested on drug smuggling charges.

TN fishermen attacked by Sri Lankan Naval men

Last Updated: Sunday, October 23, 2011, 20:04

The Sri Lankan Naval personnel also damaged the fishing nets and tortured some fishermen.

Lankan attack on TN fishermen ‘aggression’: Jaya

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 14:08

Voicing concern over frequent attacks and harassment of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, CM J Jayalalithaa has told PM Manmohan Singh that it should be viewed as "an act of provocation and aggression" against India.

Lankan Navy opens fire in air to warn TN fishermen

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 18:35

Lankan Navy opened two rounds of fire in the air to warn a group of Tamil fishermen near Katchatheevu, an islet ceded by India to the island nation.

TN fishermen attacked at midsea

Last Updated: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 00:22

A group of 12 fishermen from Tamil Nadu alleged they were attacked with empty liquor bottles by Sri Lankan Naval personnel off Kodiakarai coast in the district damaging their fishing nets.