The fishermen issue is a contentious one in the ties between India and Sri Lanka, with Lankan Navy personnel even firing at Indian fishermen in the Palk Strait and seizing their boats in several ...

While unusual, it is not the first boat to head to Sri Lanka -- about 1,750 kilometres (1,100 miles) across open seas ...

COLOMBO--Ships, boats and aircraft ... As the navy ships tried to put out the fire, the captain and two others abandoned the tanker. Three ships from Sri Lanka, two ships from India, Indian ...

The First Capital Sailing Nationals 2025 concluded at the Crow Island Navy Base with Royal College dominating the Junior Boat categories and Sri Lanka Navy sweeping away the Senior categories. This ...

Hundreds of mechanized boats left Pamban South Port on Thursday for fishing. While they were near the IMBL, the Sri Lankan Navy patrol unit chased away a group of Indian fishing boats. However ...

During a special operation conducted in the sea area south of Mannar on the night of 06 Mar 25, the Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehended 14 Indian fishermen while they were ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, March 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has announced an increase in compensation for owners of mechanized boats seized by the Sri Lankan Navy. The compensation will be ...

Ramanathapuram: Sri Lankan navy apprehended 10 fishermen from Ramanathapuram and seized three fishing boats on charges of fishing in the country's territorial waters north of Mannar and off ...

Chief Minister MK Stalin hiked the relief assistance being given for the mechanised fishing boats seized by the Sri Lankan Navy from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh. He also increased the daily assistance ...

Fishermen of Rameswaram on Tuesday ended their eight-day long strike, a day after Chief Minister M K Stalin hiked the financial aid to fishermen whose boats were impounded in Sri Lanka and ...