Tag: Sri Lankan Navy

Rameswaram mechanised boats fishermen to go on indefinite strike from August 30

August 18, 2026 admin

All mechanised fishing boats will indefinitely abstain from venturing into the sea for fishing from August 30 in support of their charter of demands, including immediate release of fishing boats seized and fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy. A resolution to this effect was passed by All Mechanised Fishermen Association at a consultative meeting, led…

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Six Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy; country boat seized

May 12, 2026 admin

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar Six fishermen, all natives of Kanniyakumari district, who had ventured into the sea from Mandapam, were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Tuesday (May 12, 2026). According to sources, the six fishermen, including 35-year-old Alex from Kanniyakumari district, had set out…

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Colombo port welcomes Indian, Chinese warships on the same day

August 26, 2024 admin

INS Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Sri Lanka’s main port in the capital Colombo on Monday (August 26, 2024) welcomed India’s frontline warship ‘INS Mumbai’, as well as three warships of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, piquing interest in the island nation that is familiar with the two powers’ strategic contest. Indigenously built destroyer…

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Sri Lanka Arrests 27 Indian Fishermen For Allegedly Fishing In Its Waters

October 16, 2023 admin

Sri Lankan navy also seized five of their boats Chennai: The Sri Lankan navy on Sunday arrested 27 Indian fishermen and seized five of their boats for allegedly trespassing into their waters. The fishermen, residents of Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram, were fishing in Sri Lankan waters off Mannar and near the Delft and Kachchativu Islands in…

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Sri Lanka Arrests 27 Indian Fishermen For Allegedly Fishing In Its Waters

October 16, 2023 admin

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