Sri Lanka navy apprehends 14 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, total rises to 88 this year – The Times of India

MADURAI: Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 14 fishermen from Rameswaram and confiscated their two trawlers for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters late on Saturday, raising the total number of Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody to 88 this year.The fishermen were handed over to fisheries officials in Kilinochchi district and are likely to be produced…

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Rahul Gandhi writes to EAM Jaishankar about Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested in Sri Lanka | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday wrote a letter to the external affairs minister S Jaishankar urging immediate action to ensure the release of the 37 Tamil fishermen and their boats arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities earlier last week on September 21. “I am writing…

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