Tamil Nadu

In a major relief to the fishing community in Tamil Nadu, 20 fishermen from Rameswaram were released, while two boatmen and a fisherman were directed to undergo a jail term of six months and one year respectively, for repeating the offence…

A Sri Lankan court on Tuesday released six Indian fishermen who were arrested on Jan 22 on charges of poaching in the territorial waters of the island nation. The released fishermen were handed over to the Indian consulate general office…

A group of 23 Indian nationals, together with two fishing trawlers were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy in Jaffna on Saturday night (03 Feb.). According to the navy, the apprehended individuals had been poaching in northern waters off the…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin requested the Centre on Thursday (14 Dec.) to immediately take up through appropriate diplomatic channels the apprehension of fishermen from the state with Sri Lanka and secure the release of 45…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin Monday wrote to Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar asking for his immediate intervention in getting 15 Tamil Nadu fishermen released from Sri Lanka. “Through diplomatic channels we can…

Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai has expressed concern about the declining Hindu population in the north and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka, where Tamils form the majority, the Times of India reported. In the UK for a week-long…