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Sri Lanka detains 7 Indian fishermen
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaffna [Sri Lanka], July 24 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday apprehended seven Indian fishermen near the shore of the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna.
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Kanimozhi urges Swaraj to bring back 21 fishermen stranded in Iran
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi on Thursday met External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj and urged to bring back 21 Indian fishermen who have been stranded in Iran.
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Sri Lankan court orders release of 16 Indian fishermen
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 13 (ANI): The Oorkavalthurai Court (Jaffna) in Sri Lanka has ordered the release of 16 Tamil Nadu fishermen, who were arrested recently for crossing the maritime boundary.
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SL Navy apprehends 4 Indian fishermen
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 08 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended four Indian fishermen along with a mechanised fishing boat near Delft Island on Sunday morning.
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China's fishermen scour the globe
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], July 3 (ANI): China has a huge fishing fleet, one that scours domestic and international waters to catch enormous hauls. Indeed, the statistics speak for themselves. For example, of 4.6 million fishing vessels worldwide, 3.5 million are in Asia and China fields 1.07 mil
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India, Pakistan exchange list of prisoners
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): India and Pakistan on Sunday exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen of each country lodged in the jails.
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Sri Lanka to release 10 Indian fishermen's boats
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 17 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy will release ten Indian fishermen's boats that were taken into custody in 2015 and 2016.
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IMD advises fishermen to not venture into sea
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 7 (ANI): The Indian Metrological Department on Thursday advised fishermen to not venture into the east central Arabian Sea off Konkan and Goa coasts, as well as west central and adjoining southwest Arabian Sea, off Somalia coast between June 8 to June 12, due to rough
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India, Pak address maritime boundary violations by fishermen
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): A high-level meeting was held between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) at the Coast Guard Headquarters on Monday.
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Tamil Nadu: Locals dig up sandy terrain for drinking water
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 23 (ANI): Locals residing on coastal hamlet in Tamil Nadu's Dhanushkodi town of Arichal Munai are forced to dig up sandy terrain in order to procure drinking water to meet their daily needs.
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Alert sounded for fishermen in Kerala, Lakshadweep
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerela) [India] May 05 (ANI): The Fisheries Deputy Director of Ernakulam region on Saturday warned the fishermen in Kerala and Lakshadweep of the south-west wind.
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Pakistan sends ailing Indian prisoner back home
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan repatriated an ailing 20-year-old Indian prisoner Jitendra Arjunwar on humanitarian grounds on Thursday.
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