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Rameswaram: Lankan Navy arrests 10 fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Mar 21 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested 10 Indian fishermen and seized one boat from Ramanathapuram, Rameswaram north of Delft Island in the sea area.
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77 Indian fishermen released by Sri Lankan government
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 14 (ANI): Consequent to the mutual agreement between India and Sri Lanka, 77 Indian fishermen released with efforts of High Commission of India in Colombo.
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'Fishing out' radioactive elements from nuclear waste
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 13 (ANI): According to a recent study, arsenic molecules might be used to "fish out" the most toxic elements from radioactive nuclear waste - a breakthrough that could make the decommissioning industry even safer and more effective.
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TN fishermen to call off protest after talks with Nirmala Sitaraman
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 13 (ANI): The fishermen in Thankachimadom Rameswaram have decided to call off their protest after talks with Union Ministers Nirmala Seetharaman and Pon Radhakrishnan.
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Sri Lanka releases 53 Indian fishermen lodged in Jaffna Prison
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): In a goodwill gesture, Sri Lanka on Friday released 53 Indian fishermen lodged in Jaffna Prison.
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Lanka to release 85 fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 9 (ANI): All 85 fishermen, who are in custody of the Sri Lankan Government, would be released soon, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
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Govt. assures DMK on Indian fisherman's killing
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 9 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday assured the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Indian fisherman killing, saying that the government is taking cognizance of the matter.
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Indian Coast Guard takes custody of 10 Lankan fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Nagapattinam, (Tamil Nadu) [India] Mar. 8 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard has confirmed taking custody of 10 Sri Lankan fishermen and their two boats, on charges of violating India's territorial waters.
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Stalin dubs Indian fisherman's killing 'grave human rights viola
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 8 (ANI): Furious over the killing of an Indian fisherman by the Sri Lankan Navy, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president M.K. Stalin on Wednesday dubbed the episode as 'grave human rights violation'.
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'Extremist elements' in TN blowing fishermen issue out of propor
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday called on the Centre to take strong measures and collaborate with the Sri Lankan Government for allowing fishing in their region till the time the Indian side is re-populate with export quali
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Fisherman killing: Vice-President Ansari takes up issue with SL President
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 7 (ANI): Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Tuesday took up the issue of the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, who assured that such incidents won't repeat.
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Killing of fishermen unacceptable, matter taken up with Sri Lankan Govt.:
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 7 (ANI): Expressing concern over the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy, India on Tuesday said the matter has been raised with the Sri Lankan Government.
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