Five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested early on Thursday by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing off Neduntheevu in their territorial waters, fisheries department official said. Assistant Director of Fisheries Shivakumar said, the fishermen from Pudukottai district were arrested for fishing close to Neduntheevu and allegedly using banned fishing nets. They were taken to Kangesanthurai port in Sri Lanka, […]
» Read moreSeven members of an Indian cargo vessel were on Saturday rescued by Sri Lankan fishermen, according to the spokesperson of the Sri Lankan Navy. A group of Sri Lankan fishermen had found the Indian cargo vessel heading for the Maldives. They rescued the crew members and handed them over to the Sri Lankan Navy, Navy spokesman Commander Lankanatha Dissanayake said. […]
» Read moreEight fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters off Thalaimannar coast today, the police said here today. According to information reaching here, the Sri Lankan Navy also seized the boat and have taken the fishermen to Thalaimannar district naval camp, they said. The fishermen are from Thangachimadam in Rameswaram, […]
» Read moreV.K. Sasikala, out of jail on a five-day parole, on October 7 visited her husband M. Natarajan who is recovering at a hospital in Chennai after undergoing liver and kidney transplants. Sasikala met Mr. Natarajan and was with him for about two hours in the hospital, sources said. Later, she returned to her niece Krishnapriya’s residence in the city.
» Read moreFour Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing off Neduntheevu on Thursday. The fishermen from Pudukottai district were arrested for allegedly fishing close to the island nation. They were taken to Karainagar along with their boat, Inspector of Fisheries department C. George said. The naval men also snapped the fishing nets of several […]
» Read moreJailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala’s husband, M. Natarajan, has undergone liver and kidney transplant, her nephew and sidelined party member T.T.V. Dhinakaran said on October 4. Mr. Natarajan has been under treatment in a Chennai hospital for the past few days. “I have received information that the liver and kidney transplant surgery has been performed on my uncle,” Mr. Dhinakaran […]
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