NAGAPATTINAM: The increase in compensation for unrecovered boats from Sri Lanka and the financial assistance for families of ...

The Sri Lankan Navy arrested the Indian fishermen during a special operation conducted in the sea area south of Mannar on ...

The Indo-Sri Lankan Maritime Boundary Agreement of 1974, which drew an international maritime boundary between the two nations and ceded Katchatheevu Island to Colombo, is being referred to again.

The governments at the Centre and in the state in 1974 ‘committed a grave sin by depriving fishermen of their traditional ...

Parroting the BJP's view, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Sunday squarely blamed the then Congress government of Indira Gandhi ...

The ongoing arrests highlight the need for a comprehensive and lasting solution to the fishing disputes in the Palk Strait region, ensuring the safety and livelihood of fishermen from both nations.

Sri Lankan Navy on February 23 had said that it arrested 32 Indian fishermen and seized their five fishing boats for allegedly venturing into the territorial waters of the island nation.

Decades later, Sri Lanka opposes trawlers, and we can fish peacefully in the Palk Strait only if the neighbouring country allows us to do so in its territory. There is no way to resolve the crisis ...