Two rescued, one missing as Indian fishermen allege Sri Lankan Navy sank boat
The Lankan Navy maintains that while they were chasing away Indian fishing boats, a boat that was attempting to evade had collided with a Navy craft, which eventually led to the sinking of the Indian boat.
Oct 19, 2021, 17:16 PM IST
Coast Guard nabs two for attempted smuggling of 1.2 tonnes of sea cucumber
The joint patrol was initiated after intelligence was received regarding the illegal trans-shipment of sea cucumber in the late intervening hours of Monday and Tuesday.
Jul 06, 2021, 21:40 PM IST
Four Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for alleged poaching
As per the Sri Lankan Navy, the Fast Attack Craft of the Northern Naval Command of Colombo arrested the fishermen about 9 Nm Northwest of Kovilan on Sunday.
Jul 17, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
Five more fishermen from Tamil Nadu arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
The arrested persons were taken to the Kangesanthurai port.
Jun 25, 2017, 14:54 PM IST
Sri Lankan Navy captures 24 more Indian fishermen, 4 boats off Tamil Nadu coast
Twenty-four Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Naval personnel today for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and fishing in the island nation's territorial waters.
Mar 05, 2017, 11:35 AM IST
Five Indian fishermen dead, 20 missing in fishing boat capsize
Five Indian fishermen died and 20 are still reported missing after their fishing boats which had drifted away into Bangladeshi waters during a cyclonic storm capsized in the rough seas, officials said today,
Aug 14, 2016, 20:48 PM IST
Rajnath Singh chairs coastal review meeting, calls maritime terrorism a big threat
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday insisted on the need to make India's coastal security fool proof and impregnable.
Jun 16, 2016, 10:46 AM IST
Rajnath Singh to review coastal security in Mumbai today
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will on Thursday hold a meeting with top officials of nine coastal states and four Union Territories to review coastal security.
Jun 16, 2016, 09:43 AM IST
Lankan Navy arrests 28 fishermen on charges of crossing IMBL
Sri Lankan Navy personnel on Sunday arrested 28 Indian fishermen on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and fishing in their territory.
Mar 13, 2016, 09:15 AM IST
Centre should not treat IMBL with SL as settled issue: Jaya
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said the Centre should not treat the International Maritime Boundary Line with the island nation as a settled issue as the constitutionality of the 1974 and 1976 agreements have been challenged in the Supreme Court.
Mar 11, 2016, 12:26 PM IST
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 20 Indian fishermen
Twenty Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel on charges of allegedly violating the International Maritime Boundary Line Thursday morning.
Nov 26, 2015, 10:24 AM IST
Coast Guard's fresh advisory on fishermen straying into Pak waters
Indian Coast Guard has issued a fresh advisory to the Gujarat government asking it to warn them not to stray into the "no-fishing" zone.
Oct 25, 2015, 12:53 PM IST
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 19 Tamil Nadu fishermen
Nineteen fishermen from the district were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of violating the International Maritime Boundary Line this morning, Fisheries Department officials said here.
Oct 10, 2015, 12:14 PM IST
