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…
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Thursday termed as “unfounded” and “fabricated” the allegation of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee that some of the 95 fishermen, released after over two months of detention there, were beaten up in custody.The reciprocal repatriation of 90 Bangladeshi fishermen or crew detained in India and 95 Indian fishermen or crew detained in…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship has rescued seven Indian fishermen apprehended by a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) ship near the India-Pakistan maritime boundary.The ICG rescued the fishermen on Sunday (November 17) despite the PMSA ship’s effort to retreat. The Indian ship intercepted the Pakistani vessel and persuaded them to release Indian…
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday summoned the Sri Lankan acting high commissioner and registered a strong protest over the collision earlier in the day between a Lankan navy vessel and an Indian fishing boat that left an Indian fisherman dead. Another Indian fisherman was reported missing after the collision.Indian government expressed shock and anguish at…
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