Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Union Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar, urging the Centre to expedite efforts to secure the release of 14 Indian fishermen detained by the Pakistan Navy earlier this year. Among the detained fishermen, seven are from Tamil Nadu. The fishermen were arrested on January 3, 2024, after venturing out for… Continue reading "Stalin writes to MEA for release of fishers from Pakistan"
The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 12 Indian fishermen hailing from Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu and seized their mechanised fishing trawler allegedly for poaching in its territorial waters on Sunday. The Sri Lanka Navy in its official website claimed that it had seized one Indian fishing boat and apprehended 12 Indian fishermen, while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters,… Continue reading "12 Nagapattinam fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy"
The Sri Lankan Navy arrested 21 Indian fishermen hailing from this district and seized four mechanized fishing trawlers allegedly for illegal poaching in its territorial waters on Wednesday evening. Tamil Nadu fisheries officials said tonight that of the 21 arrested, 17 fishermen were from Jagadapattinam coastal hamlet and four from Kottaipattinam fishing hamlet. They had set sail into the sea… Continue reading "Sri Lanka navy arrests 21 Tamil Nadu fishermen"
Fifty Tamil Nadu fishermen from Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam and Pudukkottai, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on different occasions, were released by Lankan courts on Friday. While four other fishermen were fined, one more was jailed. The development comes amid External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s day-long visit to the island nation and a week after Chief Minister M K… Continue reading "50 Tamil Nadu fishers released by Lankan courts"
Condemning the arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy. PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has announced that the party will stage a protest at the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai on October 8. In a statement, Anbumani said that since June 16 after the fishing ban ended, as many as 404 fishermen have been arrested. “As… Continue reading "PMK to picket Sri Lankan embassy over arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen"
Sri Lankan Navy caught 17 Indian fishermen hailing from Rameswaram for alleged violation of IMBL. The arrested fishermen have been taken to Mannar for further legal proceedings. On Saturday, nearly 500 mechanised boats from Rameswaram ventured into the sea. While the cluster of fishermen were fishing near the IMBL, some said to have went into the Sri Lankan water. The… Continue reading "Sri Lankan Navy arrests 17 Indian fishermen from Rameswaram"
Leaders of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] have strongly condemned the Sri Lankan government for its mistreatment of Tamil Nadu fishermen. The condemnation follows reports that five fishermen, arrested by the Sri Lankan navy, were tonsured and forced to clean prison toilets and drainage. The fishermen were apprehended on August 27 while… Continue reading "Parties condemn SL govt for tonsuring TN fishermen"
The Sri Lankan Navy seized four country boats and arrested as many as 33 Indian fishermen hailing from the Pamban region for alleged violation of the IMBL here on Thursday. According to official sources, the arrested fishermen were escorted to Thalai Mannar and will be handed over to Puthalam fisheries officials for further proceedings. It may be noted that after… Continue reading "Sri Lanka Navy arrests 33 fishermen from Pamban, seizes four boats"
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced a relief of Rs 10 lakh to the family of a fisherman who went missing when the boat he was in capsized mid-sea after a Sri Lankan Navy ship collided with it last week. In a statement, Stalin said Coast Guard ships had launched a search operation for the missing Ramachandran… Continue reading "TN CM announces cash relief to missing fisherman’s family"
BJP state president K Annamalai is all set to take representatives from fishermen fraternity along with him to Delhi to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday. According to Kamalalayam, TN BJP headquarters, insiders, Annamalai, would fly to the national capital on Monday, August 5 along with fishermen representatives from the state. “During his Delhi visit, Annamalai will meet… Continue reading "Annamalai to leave for Delhi along with representatives from the fishermen community"