Jayalalithaa seeks PM's intervention for release of arrested fishermen
In the latest incident involving the Lankan navy, 29 fishermen from Nagapattinam district and three boats were detained by the Lankan Navy when they were fishing off Trincomallee coast in Sri Lanka.
Jan 02, 2016, 14:16 PM IST
29 TN fishermen detained by Lankan navy
An official said that the Indian fishermen from Akkaraipettai in Nagapattinam district of TN, along with their boats, had been taken to a Sri Lankan army camp in Trincomallee, where they have been detained.
Dec 31, 2015, 12:35 PM IST
Sri Lankan navy arrests six Tamil Nadu fishermen
Six fishermen of Pudukottai district were arrested by Sri Lankan navy while they were fishing near the Lankan coast, authorities said on Sunday.
Dec 20, 2015, 11:21 AM IST
Jaya seeks PM's intervention to free 41 TN fishermen in Lankan custody
Tamil Nadu government Friday sought the Centre's intervention to secure the release of 41 fishermen from the state detained in Sri Lanka.
Dec 18, 2015, 15:53 PM IST
TN fishermen expected to be released by November 3rd week
The process for release of 126 Tamil Nadu fishermen lodged in Sri Lankan prisons was underway and they were expected to be released by the third week of this month, a Lankan fishermen association leader said on Saturday.
Nov 07, 2015, 22:10 PM IST
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 34 Tamil Nadu fishermen
Thirty-four Tamil Nadu fishermen were on Tuesday arrested in separate batches by Sri Lankan Naval personnel near Katchatheevu in the Palk Straits and close to the Lankan coast respectively, a fisheries department official said.
Oct 27, 2015, 10:04 AM IST
Sri Lanka to release 86 Indian fishermen on Oct 28
Eighty-six Tamil Nadu fishermen would be released on October 28.
Oct 25, 2015, 12:24 PM IST
Jayalalithaa urges PM Modi to take up fishermen arrests with Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged the Prime Minister to take up the arrest of the state's fishermen at a high political level with Sri Lanka and sought immediate release of 54 fishermen and their 34 boats, including 19 who were apprehended yesterday.
Oct 11, 2015, 14:45 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
TN to give fishermen devices, fibre coracles, floating cages
Tamil Nadu Government today made a slew of announcements for the welfare of fishermen including subsidised Distress Alert Transmitters (DAT) and life buoys, fibre coracles and floating cages for fish breeding.
Sep 15, 2015, 21:11 PM IST
