The 8th High-Level Meeting (HLM) between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SCG) was held today, August 11, in New Delhi, marking another milestone in the strong and enduring maritime partnership between the two friendly neighbours, according to a release by the Indian C
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
The impressive field at the tournament will feature leading Indian professional,s including Yuvraj Sandhu, Om Prakash Chouhan, Manu Gandas and Udayan Mane, to name a few. The leading foreign professionals in the field are Sri Lankans N Thangaraja and K Prabagaran, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain
While some of these fishermen were fishing in the Gulf of Mannar between Dhanushkodi and Thalaimannar, the Sri Lankan Navy arrived in the area and seized the motorboat IND-TN-10-MM-1072 owned by M Muniyasamy from Rameswaram and the four fishermen.
"Tamil Nadu fishermen are suffering a lot. The Sri Lankan army kills many Tamil fishermen, so it is important to pay attention to this. Similarly, whatever promises the Sri Lankan government has made, they must be fulfilled in time," the MP said, speaking to ANI.
As part of the KNOW BJP initiative of the BJP, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in collaboration with the Foreign Affairs Department of BJP, welcomed a multi-party youth delegation from Sri Lanka at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
As per the official statement, the high-level opening was led by Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Dr Harini Amarasuriya, who delivered the inaugural address, called for deeper regional collaboration, inclusive access to technology, and focused support for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and
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.
According to officials, the incident took place on June 25, when the four fishermen -- N Nambu Prakash (23), N Nambu Gunalan (25), K Nambu (24), and S Sathyaraj (24), all residents of Puthuroda in the Rameswaram island area -- ventured out to fish in the Gulf of Mannar in a traditional count
"Three Sri Lankans who had set off from Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi (Tamil Nadu) in an unidentified boat were dropped off at a sandbar by Adam's Bridge near Dhanushkodi. The Indian Coast Guard rescued them, brought them to Dhanushkodi and handed them over to the Coastal Security Group Police. A
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday shared a letter by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to former US President Ronald Reagan, and attacked Congress, alleging Gandhi's role in atrocities against Sri Lankan Tamils.