After being arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, 30 fishermen along with five fishing boats reach Rameshwaram. The men were taken to the court where they were declared free.
Achil Vandhavai | Opposition is up in arms against the media leak of the JPC report on the 2G scam. Will BJP allow the Parliament to function peacefully? Also discussed, the fishermen abuse by Sri Lankan Navy and the Katchatheevu row.
In the wake of unprovoked attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen, Tamil MPs in both Houses of the Parliament reiterate that India reclaiming Katchatheevu is the only solution to this problem. The MPs also said that if reclaiming was not possible then India must estab...
Left leader D Raja questions the government's inaction over the repeated attacks on Tamil fisherman by the Sri Lankan forces. According to Raja, the government should protect its own in this case and should cancel the Katchatheevu agreement with Sri Lanka.
In the recent attacks by the Sri Lankan Navy on the Indian fishermen, one man tragically lost his life trying to run away from the forces. The fisherman's family are now demanding financial compensation. Several political parties have also joined hands for thi...
Katchatheevu wears a festive look as the fishing hamlet gears up for the annual St Antony's Church festival. People from Sri Lanka and India throng the town every year to attend this religious festival. Security has been increased this year to ensure that no u...
In yet another incident of innocent fishermen being tormented, Sri Lankan coast guards allegedly stopped the men from fishing at Katchatheevu. The string of such incidents have caused worries amongst the fishermen community here in Rameshwaram and yet the Tami...
In a never-ending saga of innocent fishermen being tortured for no fault of theirs, another incident of Sri Lankan coast guards stopping the men from fishing at Katchatheevu has been reported. The fishermen were fishing in the Katchatheevu waters when the coas...
In another case of unprovoked harassment of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, fishing nets and other equipment were seized and destroyed. Close to 2000 fishermen from Rameshwaram, in 600 boats, were fishing near Katchatheevu, when the incident took ...
Following several unprovoked attacks on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, near Katchatheevu, have left the fishermen fuming. Even yesterday, the Navy chased the fishing boats away and injured several fishermen. The fishermen have lodged a complaint.
Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam blames the Indian fishermen. He says the obnoxious behaviour of the 23 fishermen close to the Sri Lankan coast lead to their arrest.
23 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by Sri Lanka while fishing near Katchatheevu in Palk strait and seized five boats. Will Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa intervene like she did last time? The fishermen will be produced in court in Sri Lanka.