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11 Tamil Nadu fishermen return to Chennai after release from Sri Lanka
Updated : 2 months, 4 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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Indian origin Tamils in SL share their assessment of Ditwah havoc with EAM
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The delegation shared their assessment of the havoc caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
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"We are losing our land": Sri Lankan MP highlights Tamil community concern
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sri Lankan MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, General Secretary of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC), has raised urgent concerns about the situation facing the Tamil community in Sri Lanka during his visit to Tamil Nadu.
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'India not a dharamshala to accommodate refugees from all over the world':
Updated : 1 year ago IST
India is not a dharamshala to accommodate refugees from all over the world, the Supreme Court remarked on Monday while declining to entertain a plea filed by a Sri Lankan national challenging his deportation after serving a jail term.
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PM Modi meets Sri Lanka's Tamil Community, says, "will contribute to socia
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met with leaders of Sri Lanka's Tamil community, expressing sorrow over the passing of respected Tamil leaders R Sambanthan and Mavai Senathirajah.
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Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Rameswaram urge Centre, TN govt to facilitate
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Struggling without recognition or financial aid, Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Rameswaram have urged the Indian government to facilitate their return to Sri Lanka. Fleeing economic turmoil, these families have been living in hardship, unable to access education or employment, while the Tamil
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"Our government has inherited the problem": EAM replies on Indian fisherme
Updated : 1 year, 2 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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14 Indian fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Fishermen in more than 400 boats went fishing from Rameswaram on Saturday. Many of them were fishing in the waters of the Gulf of Mannar between Dhanushkodi and Thalaimannar.
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"Will always cherish fond memories of meetings," PM Modi condoles demise o
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Condoling the demise of veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader R Sampanthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that he "will always cherish fond memories of meetings" with him.
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UAPA tribunal to review ban extension on LTTE
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora of Delhi High Court will head the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) Tribunal for the purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause for declaring the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as an unlawful association.
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19 fishermen from Tamil Nadu released from Sri Lankan prison arrives in Ch
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The 19 fishermen included nine from Mayiladuthurai, four from Pudukottai, six from Karaikal in Puducherry state. All of them went fishing in the sea in two boats on March 6.
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12 Tamil Nadu fishermen released from Sri Lanka, 11 still held in detentio
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A total of 23 Indian fishermen and two boats were held by the Sri Lankan Navy from Rameswaram on Sunday
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