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India-Sri Lanka fishermen issue needs comprehensive approach, not incident
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Premadasa, who is on a visit to India, stressed that the framework for resolving the issue must be grounded in international conventions and maritime laws, including those governing the sea, continental shelf, and legal fishing practices.
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Parliament Budget Session: Lok Sabha adjourned; to meet at 11 am on Februa
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Earlier today, around 30 National Democratic Alliance MPs felicitated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the budget announcements regarding the state, with Assembly elections scheduled for November this year, the state received significant attention in the Budget.
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India lodged "strong protest" against Sri Lanka over firing on Indian fish
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In a troubling episode this week, two Indian fishermen from Karaikal sustained injuries after the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly opened fire at them in Jaffna Sea.
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Parliament: Congress' Vijay Vasant moves adjournment motion to discuss fis
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Congress MP Vijay Vasanth on Monday morning moved an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the detention of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka authorities.
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Sri Lanka repatriates 21 Indian fishermen
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Sharing a post on X on Monday, the High Commission of India in Colombo, Sri Lanka wrote, "A group of 21 Indian fishermen have been successfully repatriated from Sri Lanka. They are currently on their way back home!"
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Sri Lankan Navy apprehends eight Indian fishermen, captures two boats off
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended eight Indian fishermen and captured two boats off the coast of Ramanathapuram on Sunday morning.
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2 fishermen repatriated to India from Sri Lanka
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The survivors reached Rameswaram in the early hours of Saturday.
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As India-Sri Lanka fishermen dispute remains "persistent problem", Sri Lan
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The visiting Sri Lankan minister, however, did not discuss the issue with his counterpart, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, but emphasised that it is important to find a solution for the sake of "poor fishermen".
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Sri Lanka repatriates 19 Indian fishermen, set to arrive in Chennai
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Nineteen fishermen from Tamil Nadu apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy in January, have been repatriated from the island nation and are on their way to Chennai.
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"During economic crisis, everyone became aware who is our real friend": Sr
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The India-Sri Lanka relationship is strong and close, and it was revealed during the economic crisis who is a real friend of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Minister Jeevan Thondaman said on Monday.
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Stalin urges Jaishankar to take steps "urgently" to secure release of appr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Stating that the state government is committed to protecting traditional fishing rights, he said that the "infringement of the traditional rights of our fishermen" in the Palk Bay area is a "continuous threat to the safety" of Indian fishermen.
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Fishing industry hit hard by dire economic situation in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka's fishing industry is facing the brunt of a burgeoning economic crisis that the island country is embroiled in with fishermen facing acute fuel shortages for their boats unable to head out to sea.
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