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Kanyakumari MP Vijay Vasanth urges EAM Jaishankar to ensure safety and rep
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Kanyakumari Lok Sabha MP Vijay Vasanth met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and submitted a letter seeking urgent intervention for the safety and repatriation of Indian fishermen stranded in Iran.
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India-Bangladesh facilitate safe repatriation of fishermen and fishing boa
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks 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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3 Tamil Nadu fishermen apprehended by Sri Lankan navy
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The fishermen went fishing in a boat with the registration number IND-TN-11-MM-96 belonging to A Joseph, a member of Mandapam, from the northern coast of Mandapam on Saturday.
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ICGS Rani Durgavati facilitates repatriation of Indian fishermen from Sri
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Indian Coast Guard's Ship Rani Durgavati facilitated the repatriation of four Indian fishermen from Sri Lankan authorities, the Indian Coast Guard shared on Friday.
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TN CM writes to PM Modi, urges him to raise fishermen issue with Sri Lanka
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Stalin highlighted the hardships faced by Tamil Nadu fishermen due to repeated incidents of harassment, attacks, and arrests by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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Tamil Nadu: 15 fishermen released from Sri Lankan custody arrive in Chenna
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Fifteen Indian fishermen, recently released from Sri Lankan prison, arrived at the Chennai airport on Friday.
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Fisherman deported from Sri Lanka returns home, confirms Indian High Commi
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
One Indian fisherman has been deported from Sri Lanka and has reached India, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 14 fishermen from Ramanathapuram district of Tamil
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Sri Lankan Navy arrested fourteen Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district. The four of them were arrested from Thondi, Thiruppalai, this morning, and 10 fishermen, who went fishing on Tuesday, were arrested from the Pamban area of Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram district
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34 Indian fishermen, two trawlers apprehended by Bangladeshi authorities n
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"As soon as information about the incident was received, our High Commission in Bangladesh took up the matter with Bangladeshi authorities through diplomatic channels seeking immediate consular access," the sources said.
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 7 Indian fishermen for allegedly crossing maritime
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Seven Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday morning for allegedly fishing across the maritime border between the two countries, Rameswaram Fishermen Association said.
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India, Pakistan exchange list of prisoners, fishermen; 159 Indians await r
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistan has been requested to ensure the "safety, security and welfare" of all civilian prisoners and fishermen, pending their release and repatriation to India, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
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"Our government has inherited the problem": EAM replies on Indian fisherme
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Jaishankar detailed Sri Lanka's legal framework, stating, "Sri Lanka has two laws--the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act of 1996 and the Fisheries Regulation of Foreign Fishing Boats of 1979. Both these acts were amended in 2018 and 2023, providing for much stiffer sentences, bigger fin
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