Secure fishermen’s release from Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa urges PM
July 5th, 2012 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up the issue of Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan ... Read more...
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Two more get bail in ship hit-and-run case
April 10th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), April 10 (IANS) A court here Tuesday granted bail to two officials on board the Singapore-based vessel Prabhu Daya which hit a fishing boat off the coast here ... Read more...
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Kerala court grants bail to captain of Prabhu Daya vessel
April 3rd, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), April 3 (IANS) A court here Tuesday granted conditional bail to Gordon Charles Pereira, captain of Singapore-registered Prabhu Daya vessel that was seized after it hit a fishing ... Read more...
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Third official of Prabhu Daya taken into custody
March 15th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 (IANS) Kerala police Thursday took into custody second officer Prasobh Sugathan in MV Prabhu Daya, the Singapore-flagged ship that is suspected to be involved in the March ... Read more...
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Mid-sea collision: Ship captain sent to judicial custody
March 14th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), March 14 (IANS) A Kerala court Wednesday sent to 14 days's judicial custody the captain of a vessel suspected to be involved in a mid-sea collision with a ... Read more...
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Walk out in Kerala assembly over boat tragedies
March 5th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) The opposition Left Monday walked out of the Kerala assembly following the denial of an adjournment motion to discuss two deep sea boat tragedies in as ... Read more...
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Tidal waves continue to slam Andhra coast
December 29th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 29 (IANS) High tidal waves Thursday continued to slam the Andhra Pradesh coast under the influence of severe cyclonic storm 'Thane' in the Bay of Bengal which is ... Read more...
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Captive Sri Lankan fishermen’s desperate plea to govt. to rescue them from Somali pirates
February 1st, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Feb 1 (ANI): Three Sri Lankan fishermen captured by Somali pirates have desperately sought their country's help through radar communication after two of their colleagues were killed.The BBC quoted Sri ... Read more...
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Pak arrests 5 Indian fishermen for violating maritime boundary
October 7th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sep 7 (ANI): The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) of Pakistan has arrested five Indian fishermen for fishing inside Pakistani territorial waters.MSA spokesperson Lt Commander Naeem said the five fishermen were arrested ... Read more...
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Attacks on Indian fishermen has fallen, says Krishna
August 11th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Stating that attacks on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy has dropped, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Wednesday he would take up the issue when ... Read more...
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Five arrested for fishing in marine sanctuary
February 21st, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 21 (IANS) At least five fishermen were arrested Sunday for fishing at the prohibited area of a world famous turtle nesting site in Orissa, officials said.
The fishermen were arrested for ... Read more...
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India committed for rehabilitation of Sri Lankan Tamils: PM
September 17th, 2009 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reiterated the central government's commitment to rehabilitation of internally displaced civilians (IDP) in northern Sri Lanka.
In his reply to Karunanidhi's letters dated ... Read more...
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Gujarat police give clean chit to Kuber boat owner
December 3rd, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) Police in Gujarat Wednesday gave a clean chit to the owner of the fishing vessel Kuber that had been hijacked by terrorists to reach close to the Mumbai ... Read more...
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‘Terrorists boarded boat near Karachi, killed five fishermen’
December 1st, 2008 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) The group of 11 terrorists involved in the Mumbai attacks had boarded a fishing boat near Karachi in Pakistan five days earlier, a senior investigating official revealed Sunday.According ... Read more...
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Five fishermen killed in Philippine blast
September 29th, 2008 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Sep 28 (DPA) Five fishermen were killed in an eastern Philippine town when the improvised explosives they were making blew up, a provincial police chief said Sunday.The incident occurred late Saturday ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to deport 10 jailed Indian fishermen
August 8th, 2008 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, Aug 8 (IANS) Ten Indian fishermen, who were serving prison sentences here for possessing explosive materials while fishing in Sri Lanka's territorial waters, will be deported back to India ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu’s fishing boats to get GPS for protection
July 16th, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) In a bid to protect Indian fishermen from attacks by the Sri Lankan navy, Tamil Nadu has decided to equip boats plying between the two countries with global ... Read more...
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DMK to discuss Sri Lankan firing on fishermen Thursday
July 15th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai,July 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has called a meeting of the DMK's high-level committee Thursday to discuss frequent instances of Sri Lankan Navy personnel firing at Indian fishermen. ... Read more...
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5 fishermen questioned for smuggling contraband to LTTE
June 4th, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu), June 4 (IANS) At least five of the 24 fishermen handed over to Indian Coast Guard officials by the Sri Lankan Navy are being interrogated for allegedly smuggling contraband ... Read more...
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Pakistan nabs six Indian fishermen, send them to jail
January 19th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by admin
Karachi, Jan 19 (ANI): Pakistani authorities sent as many as five fishermen to jail after a local court found them guilty of entering into Pakistans territorial waters.These fishermen were arrested on January ... Read more...
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