Maritime Boundary News - Latest Updates & Headlines
13 TN fishermen released from Sri Lankan custody arrive in Chennai
Chennai, March 20: Thirteen Tamil Nadu fishermen, including one who sustained gunshot injuries, arrived in Chennai after their release from Sri Lankan custody.
TN fishermen's arrest by Lankan Navy: Families continue indefinite hunger strike
Chennai, March 1: Fishermen and their families in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu continued their indefinite hunger strike, which began on Friday (February 28), demanding urgent intervention from the central government to secure the release of Indian fishermen imprisoned in Sri Lanka and retrieve their confiscated boats.
27 TN fishermen released from Sri Lankan prison, return home
Chennai, Feb 27: In a relief to the fishing community in Tamil Nadu, 27 fishermen, arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), were released from prison and reached Chennai International Airport on Thursday.
Sri Lankan navy arrests 14 TN fishermen, seizes mechanised boat
Chennai, Feb 9: The Sri Lankan Navy arrested 14 fishermen from Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Sunday. Their mechanised boat was also seized by the Sri Lankan authorities.
10 TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy; mechanised boat seized
Chennai, Feb 3: Ten fishermen from Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Monday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
33 TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy, three boats seized
Chennai, Jan 26: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 33 fishermen from Tamil Nadu for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). Three mechanised boats, reportedly of high value, were also seized, said officials.
41 Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan custody return home
Chennai, Jan 22: Forty-one fishermen from Tamil Nadu, arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on September 8, 2024, for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), arrived at Chennai Airport, said officials on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu: 15 fishermen released from Sri Lankan prison arrive at Chennai airport
Chennai, January 16: 15 Indian fishermen who were released from a Sri Lankan prison arrived at Chennai airport on Thursday morning.
British Navy arrests ten Indian fishermen from TN near Diego Garcia island
Chennai, Jan 13: Even as Tamil Nadu’s coastal communities continue to face challenges due to the regular arrests of fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, another group of ten fishermen from Thothoor village in the state has been allegedly arrested by the British Navy near Diego Garcia Island in the central Indian Ocean.
West Bengal CM meets repatriated Indian fishermen during Sagar Island visit
Kolkata, Jan 6: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met the 95 Indian fishermen who returned from Bangladesh on Monday and urged them not to venture close to the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) while fishing in the Bay of Bengal.