Karaikal (Puducherry): In the third such attack in as many days, six fishermen, who ventured into the sea from here, got injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval men off the Kodiakarai coast, fisheries department officials said on Saturday. The fishermen of Kilinjalmedu fishing hamlet were fishing in Indian waters a few knots South East off Kodiakarai on Friday night when the Lankan Navy personnel arrived there on a fast craft and allegedly attacked them with iron rods.
They also threw their catch into the sea, officials said. They were rescued by other fishermen and reached the shore this morning. They have been admitted to the Karaikal Government Hospital, officials said.
On April 10, eight fishermen of the nearby Nagapattinam district were injured in two separate incidents of attack allegedly by the Lankan Navy.
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12:26 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Nagapattinam: Four fishermen from the district were allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan Navy personnel with wooden logs while they were fishing off Kodiakarai coast in a mechanised boat, official sources said here on Thursday. The fishermen, who went for fishing on Wednesday, returned on Thursday morning and have been admitted to a government hospital with injuries, they said. The fishermen, Selvam, Mariappan, Vijayakuamr and Soundirarajan of Vellapallam fishing hamlet were...
12:17 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Colombo: At least 25 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country's waters. Naval spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that the fishermen were arrested on Friday night off the coast of Karainagar in the northern Jaffma penisula for violating Sri Lanka's international maritime boundary. Their six trawlers were also seized. They were handed over to the police in the islet of Kayts...
10:51 AM, Apr 06, 2013
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Thursday as AIADMK members sought an immediate reply from the government on the alleged harassment of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy. ...
12:30 PM, Mar 14, 2013
Sixteen fishermen, arrested by Sri Lankan Naval personnel for allegedly fishing in the island nation's international maritime boundary on March 3, have been released and will return to India on Tuesday night, the Tamil Nadu government said. ...
10:14 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Twenty-two Indian fishermen were on Sunday arrested and their trawlers seized by Sri Lankan naval personnel for allegedly violating the island nation's international maritime boundary. The fishermen from Karavaikulam in Tuticorin in southern Tamil Nadu were fishing in three mechanised boats and one country boat fitted with outboard motor off Kalpittiya when they were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy, fisheries officials said in Tuticorin. ...
06:32 PM, Mar 03, 2013
The 27 fishermen, who were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy recently and later released by a court, arrived here on December 29. A court at Trincomalee had on December 26 ordered their release and their four boats seized by the Lankan Navy. The fishermen, who belonged to Karaikal and Nagapattinam, were arrested on December 23 when they were fishing reportedly in the Lankan maritime area. ...
01:29 PM, Dec 29, 2012
A Sri Lankan court has ordered the release of 27 fishermen who were taken into custody by the Lankan Navy recently along with their four boats, fisheries officials said on Wednesday. ...
03:06 AM, Dec 27, 2012
Ramanathapuram: In yet another instance of mid-sea confrontation reported on Sunday, the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly chased away a group of fishermen and took away a mobile phone from one of them. The Indian fishing boats, which set out on Saturday, were surrounded by the Lankan Navy while they were netting mid-sea. The Navy personnel allegedly chased away some of the boats and snatched a cellphone belonging to Adimai, a...
01:01 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Nagapattinam: In yet another incident, Sri Lankan Navy allegedly attacked some fishermen off Kodiakarai coast and damaged a boat, fisheries department officials said on Wednesday. The officials said eight fishermen of Arucottuthurai in Vedaranyam in the district complained that the Lankan Navy personnel attacked them on Wednesday night. Quoting the fishermen, they said 120 fishermen put to sea in 25 boats on Wednesday morning and when they were fishing off...
01:04 AM, Sep 07, 2012
Ramanathapuram: It has been revealed that the TN fishermen detained by the Sri Lankan navy were threatened with death while they were in custody for a few hours at Neduntivu on Tuesday. The Lankan navy personnel laughed after attacking the fisherman, said the injured fisherman Adimai.The Lankan navy detained 16 fishermen in mid-sea on Tuesday and they were taken to Neduntivu later where they were interrogated. The SL personnel attacked...
07:50 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Rameswaram: In the second such incident in two days, six Tamil Nadu fishermen were injured when they were allegedly attacked on Tuesday by the Sri Lankan Navy which also detained 13 others near Katchatheevu in the Palk Straits. Official sources said the Lankan Navymen attacked the fishermen with stones, nylon ropes and rods and took away their three boats. Gnanasekaran, who suffered head injury, has been admitted to a hospital...
11:12 AM, Aug 21, 2012
Madurai: Congress in Tamil Nadu has claimed credit for the release of the 23 fishermen by a court in Sri Lanka on Saturday. The fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy on July 22 when they were fishing near Katchatheevu in the Palk Straits. TNCC President BS Gnana Desikan claimed that the party was responsible for the release of the fishermen. Addressing the 110th Kamaraj Birth anniversary meeting organised by...
09:49 PM, Jul 29, 2012
Rameswaram: Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly attacked 10 boats of Indian fishermen with stones and logs when they were fishing near Katchativu early this morning. Fisheries department officials said the naval personnel also cut the fishing nets in the boats and threw them into the sea. No fisherman was injured in the incident, they said. They said the boats were part of a fleet of 696 boats that had put...
05:18 PM, Jul 29, 2012
Chennai: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take urgent steps to rescue the 23 fishermen from Rameswaram, who were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday, along with their five boats. "Unless the Centre intervenes in the issue, there is every possibility of recurrence of such incidents in the coming months," the CM said in her letter to the PM. Pointing out that...
11:13 AM, Jul 24, 2012
New Delhi: There is hope for the 23 Indian fishermen who were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy after they strayed into its territorial waters on Sunday. The Sri Lankan High Commissioner has said the fishermen will be released in 2-3 days. Meanwhile, India's Counsel General in Jaffna is also headed to Mannar to hold talks with the local authorities for the fishermen's speedy release. The Indian High Commissioner will...
01:27 PM, Jul 23, 2012
Chennai: Launching a scathing attack on the Centre for its "callous and adamant attitude" in training Sri Lankan defence personnel in India, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday demanded that New Delhi desist from such acts and that they be sent back to their country immediately. "The people of Tamil Nadu are frustrated and outraged by this callous and adamant attitude of the Government of India in persistently...
12:12 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Chennai: Observing that Indian fishermen hailing from Tamil Nadu have been "traditionally fishing" in contentious Katchatheevu, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ask Colombo to stop its navy from harassing them. Referring to the latest incident, she said fishermen in 45 boats fishing near Katchatheevu on June 26 were harassed by Sri Lankan Navy personnel. They reportedly chased the fishermen away after cutting the ropes...
10:16 AM, Jun 28, 2012
New Delhi/Rameswaram (TN): India has asked its mission in Colombo to take up the issue of 16 fishermen being allegedly injured by the Sri Lankan Navy with the authorities in that county. Sixteen fishermen from Rameswaram were injured in an alleged mid-sea attack by Sri Lankan naval personnel while fishing near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in Palk Straits. Ministry of External Affairs has asked its mission in Colombo...
04:50 PM, Mar 11, 2012
Rameswaram: Twenty-two Tamil fishermen and their five boats were taken into custody by Sri Lankan naval personnel when they were fishing near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) off Arichalmunai in this island early on Sunday, police said. The Lankan naval men alleged that the fishermen had crossed the IMBL while fishing, official sources said. Though two more boats were missing, it was not immediately known whether these had also...
07:39 PM, Feb 26, 2012
