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11 Tamil Nadu fishermen return to Chennai after release from Sri Lanka
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
11 Tamil Nadu fishermen, who were released from a prison in Sri Lanka, returned to Chennai by flight on Thursday.
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Unrest among fishing community in Rameshwaram after Sri Lankan Navy detain
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Sri Lankan Navy detained 22 Tamil Nadu fishermen and seized four fishing boats in two separate incidents on Wednesday, triggering unrest among the fishing community, according to the Vice President of the National Fishermen Association, CR Senthilvel.
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India-Bangladesh facilitate safe repatriation of fishermen and fishing boa
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Indian Coast Guard on Thursday shared that the safe repatriation of 23 Indian fishermen and 2 fishing boats and the handing over of 128 Bangladeshi fishermen with 5 fishing boats to Bvangladesh Coast Guard was facilitated.
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Indian Coast Guard station Frazerganj apprehends fishing boat involved in
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Station Frazerganj successfully conducted an operation on January 22, 2026, leading to the apprehension of an Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) Laxminarayan for smuggling betel nuts from Bangladesh to India, the Indian Coast Guard said in a press release.
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FIR filed under Immigration Act after Coast Guard hands over Pakistani boa
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An FIR has been filed under the Immigration and Foreigners Act after a Pakistani fishing boat with nine crew members was intercepted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) during a routine maritime patrol off the Gujarat coast on Wednesday, officials said.
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Rameshwaram fishermen capture mechanised boat from Puducherry's Karaikal n
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Fishermen from Rameswaram captured a mechanised fishing boat from Karaikal, Puducherry, late on Thursday night near the Dhanushkodi coast.
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Indian Coast Guard intercepts Pakistani fishing boat inside Indian waters,
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Pakistani fishing boat, identified as AL-MADINA, had nine crew members onboard. The vessel has been seized and is being towed to Porbandar for thorough rummaging and joint interrogation by concerned agencies. The Coast Guard said the operation reflects its "unwavering commitment to se
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Coast Guard hands apprehended Bangladeshi boats for legal proceedings on i
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The arrests of the 35 crew members aboard were made for violation of the Maritime Zones of India (MZI) (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act, 1981. The presence of active fishing gear and approximately 500 kilograms of fish catch on the boats strongly indicated ongoing fishing op
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Kerala: Massive fire destroys over 10 fishing boats in Kollam; no casualti
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A massive fire broke out early Sunday morning at a boat-anchoring point on Ashtamudi Lake in Kerala's Kollam, destroying more than ten fishing boats.
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ICG apprehends Bangladeshi boat for illegal fishing in Indian waters
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
During surveillance, the ICG ship observed a suspicious fishing vessel conducting evasive manoeuvres within Indian waters. The vessel was promptly intercepted and identified as a Bangladeshi fishing boat in violation of the Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign Vessels
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CM Stalin urges EAM Jaishankar to ensure release of Tamil Nadu fishermen d
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging him to initiate immediate diplomatic efforts with the Sri Lankan Government to secure the release of all detained fishermen from Tamil Nadu along with their fishing boats.
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Fishing boats stay anchored in TN, Andhra coasts as cyclonic storm 'Motha'
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The weather system, situated over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday night, the India Meteorological Department said in a special bulletin.
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