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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 12 Karaikal fishermen near Kankesanthurai
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the Rameswaram Fishermen Association, the Navy accused them of crossing the international maritime boundary and took them to the Kankesanthurai naval camp for questioning. Their boat was also seized.
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India-Sri Lanka ferry service resumes, strengthening ties
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, India, and Kankesanthurai (KKS) in Sri Lanka has resumed, the Indian Embassy in Sri Lanka said in a statement on Friday.
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India summons Sri Lankan Acting High Commissioner in New Delhi over death
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The statement said that a collision was reported earlier the same day between a Sri Lankan naval vessel and an Indian fishing boat 5 nautical miles north of Katchatheevu Island
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Nagapattinam-Kankesanthurai ferry services will "resume this year," says S
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Showing optimism to increasing connectivity between India and Sri Lanka, the Minister Counsellor (Commercial) of Sri Lanka's High Commision, Geshan Dissanayake said Wednesday that the ferry services between India's Nagapattinan and Sri Lanka's Kankesanthurai will be resumed this year.
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Six Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lankan Navy; second incident within a
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As many as six Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were fishing in international waters, were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy along with their trawler, near the Kankesanthurai area in Sri Lanka.
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Shorter time, higher baggage allowance; Ferry service between India-Sri La
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The newly launched passenger ferry service from Nagapattinam to Sri Lanka's Kankesanthurai will have a travel time of approximately 3-4 hours, sources said.
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Launch of ferry service important step in increasing connectivity between
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday called the launch of a ferry service between Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam and Sri Lanka's Kankesanthurai an "important step" in increasing the connectivity between the two nations.
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Ferry service launch marks big step for India-Sri Lanka people-to-people c
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In his virtual address at the flag-off ceremony of the ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai, he said that the launch of a ferry service between India and Sri Lanka is also an affirmation of the people-centric policies of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. Read More
"Important milestone in strengthening our relations": PM Modi at launch of
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the launch of ferry services between Nagapattinam and SrilLanka's Kankesanthurai is an important milestone in strengthening the relations between the two countries.
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Tamil Nadu: Four Rameswaram fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday apprehended four Indian fishermen on charges of trespassing into their waters.
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Tamil Nadu: Three more fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Na
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Just hours after it detained four Rameswaram based fishermen and seized a country-made boat, Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday apprehended three more Indian fishermen on charges of trespassing into their waters.
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Sri Lankan Navy apprehends four Indian fishermen
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 9 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy apprehended four Indian fishermen, from the state of Tamil Nadu along with a boat on the charges of poaching in its territorial water on Tuesday, officials said.
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