Indian fishermen have been habitually transgressing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), the imaginary line in the waters between India and Sri Lanka, in their struggle for survival. On February 8, seven fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly straying …
A Sri Lankan court had yesterday released 20 fishermen, arrested on January and February this year on charges of poaching into the island nation’s waters, and they were handed over to the Indian Coast Guard at the IMBL by the Lankan authorities. A total of 89 fishermen from Tamil Nadu and …
RAMESWARAM: More than 1,700 Tamil Nadu fishermen on Tuesday were allegedly chased away by the Sri Lankan Navy which also "snapped" … four from here and from Mandapam, were arrested on November 19 for allegedly fishing off Katchatheevu, an i…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought immediate intervention of …