Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Forty senior civil servants from Sri Lanka, including the Chief Secretary, Uva Province, got an insight into India’s digital governance – an initiative that enhances transparency, efficiency, and citizen-centric service delivery – as part of a capacity-building programme, an official said on Saturday. Delivering the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, March 27 (IANS) A five-member delegation of fishermen leaders from Tamil Nadu, led by V.P. Jesuraja, visited Sri Lanka and met with 50 Indian fishermen currently imprisoned in Vavuniya jail. The visit was made possible after the delegation submitted a formal request to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, March 22 (IANS) After their release from Sri Lankan custody, 11 fishermen from Rameswaram returned to Chennai, providing relief to their families and communities. Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department officials received them at the Chennai airport and arranged transport to Rameswaram on Friday night. The fishermen were detained on February … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, March 20 (IANS) Thirteen Tamil Nadu fishermen, including one who sustained gunshot injuries, arrived in Chennai after their release from Sri Lankan custody. The fishermen were released late last night. The fishermen, hailing from Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, and Karaikal, were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Coast Guard on January 27 … Read more
Chennai, March 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has announced an increase in compensation for owners of mechanized boats seized by the Sri Lankan Navy. The compensation will be raised from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh per boat, as per an order issued by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Additionally, the daily financial assistance … Read more
Chennai, March 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has urged the Union government to take immediate steps to protect Tamil fishermen from frequent mid-sea attacks, arrests, and seizures by the Sri Lankan Navy. In a letter to the Union government on Monday, Stalin highlighted that in the past 10 years under the BJP … Read more
Chennai, March 1 (IANS) 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. Around 300 fishermen and their family … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said that it has arrested a key absconding accused in a human trafficking case involving the illegal entry of Sri Lankan nationals into India under the false pretext of securing jobs in Canada. The accused, Mohamed Ibrahim, who had been on the run and … Read more
Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) 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. The fishermen hailing from Rameswaram and Thangachimadam were received at the airport … Read more