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Rameswaram: Fishermen stage protest condemning attacks by Sri Lankan Navy
Ojasvichauhan •On 25 March this year, the fifth meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group on Fisheries was held through virtual mode
Six Indian fishermen arrested for allegedly fishing in Sri Lankan waters: SL Navy
•The six fishermen were brought to the Kankesanthurai port and handed over to the fisheries inspectorate in Jaffna. On July 3, at least 12 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy
Repairing ragged edges of India-Sri Lanka ties may take more work than meets the eye
R Hariharan •President Rajapaksa despite his reassuring words to India, has not endeared himself to India in his actions
Sri Lankan navy pelts stones, damages 60 Indian fishing boats, nets near Kachchatheevu
•Fishermen's association has claimed that these are ''recurring'' incidents, and sought the intervention of Central and state governments to work out a solution to the issue
Attacked by Sri Lankan Navy with bottles and stones, allege Tamil Nadu fishermen
•Political parties, including the DMK and MDMK, condemned the 'attack' in Dhanushkodi area in Indian waters that came close on the heels of more than 4,000 fishermen being driven away by the Lankan navy on 17 October
Indian, Sri Lankan navies begin Slinex 2020: Three-day exercise to highlight 'growing congruence' between two countries
Fp Staff •The Indian Navy will deploy anti-submarine warfare corvettes INS Kamorta and INS Kiltan as well as a sizeable number of advanced light helicopters, Chetak helicopter and Dornier maritime patrol aircraft
Indian, Sri Lankan Navies, Coast Guard avert environmental disaster; douse fire on oil vessel
•The New Diamond, a 20-year old very large crude carrier, was carrying around 2,70,000 tonnes of Kuwaiti crude from Mina-Al-Ahmadi to Paradip in Odisha when it caught fire on 3 September
Sri Lankan Navy arrests eleven Tamil Nadu fishermen for intruding into territorial waters, seizes two boats
•The Sri Lankan Navy personnel allegedly damaged over 50 fishing nets and seized GPS equipment
Sri Lanka's navy arrests 12 Tamil Nadu fishermen for fishing in country's territorial waters, impounds two boats
•Twelve Tamil Nadu fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and their boats were impounded for fishing in the Lankan waters
Sri Lankan Navy chases away 2,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen, snaps fishing nets of 20 boats near Katchatheevu
•Over 2,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen were allegedly chased away and nets of around 20 boats snapped by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing near Katchatheevu