Sri Lanka is once again facing a significant marine environmental crisis, as tiny plastic pellets, commonly known as nurdles, ...

The chief minister demanded necessary steps to bring back 229 fishing boats seized by Sri Lanka and ensure the security of Indian fishermen and prevent recurrence of attacks against them.

Chennai, May 5 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to take steps to stop sinking of apprehended Indian fishing boats by Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Modi’s three-day visit to Sri Lanka fostered stronger bilateral ties with President Dissanayake. Seven MoUs were signed in key sectors including defence, energy, and trade.

The daily financial assistance for the families of fishermen detained in Sri Lankan prisons has been raised from Rs 350 to Rs 500 per day. NAGAPATTINAM: The increase in compensation for ...

(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) The Sri Lanka Navy seized another Indian fishing boat and arrested 10 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters. The Navy continues to conduct ...

says Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister According to the Lankan Navy’s account, its Northern Naval Command observed “a cluster of Indian fishing boats poaching in Sri Lankan waters” off ...

Though 193 boats were released by the neighbouring country, 21 of them are still stuck in Sri Lanka after release as the salvage process, the legal and physical steps involved in bringing them ...

Sri Lanka's navy said yesterday it had rescued 102 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar adrift in a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation, bringing them safely to port. The group ...

But fisherman spotted the drifting trawler off Sri Lanka’s northern coast at Mullivaikkal at dawn on Dec 19. While unusual, it is not the first boat to head to Sri Lanka – about 1,750km across ...

Sri Lanka’s navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation, a navy spokesman said on Friday. Gayan ...