Kodiakarai

The officials onboard the Coast Guard ship Rani Durgavati, on patrol near Palk Strait, noticed suspicious boats about 15 nautical miles away from Kodiakarai (Point Calimere) in coastal Tamil Nadu.

A fisherman belonging to Nagapattinam district sustained head injuries as Sri Lankan Navy allegedly opened fire when he was fishing along with others off the Kodiakarai coast.

Four fishermen struggling to stay afloat in rough seas for over two hours after their boat capsized off Kodiakarai coast in the Nagapattinam, were rescued by other fishermen and brought ashore.

About a 100 fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam District have alleged that they were attacked and looted by an unidentified armed gang from Sri Lanka while fishing off the Kodiakarai coast on Thursday.

In two separate incidents, six fishermen, who were struggling in sea off Kodiakarai coast in the district, have been rescued and brought to the shores today.

Over 4,400 Olive Ridley turtles, an endangered species, have been let out into the sea over the past three months from a government-run hatchery at Kodiakarai in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, a forest department official said.

Seven fishermen from the Nagapattinam district were injured in an alleged attack by their Sri Lankan counterparts in Indian waters off Kodiakarai coast, officials said today.

Twenty-six Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on April 5 while fishing off Kodiakarai coast, returned this morning after their release, fisheries department officials said.

In the third such attack in as many days, six fishermen, who ventured into the sea from Karaikal, got injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval men off Kodiakarai coast, fisheries department officials said today.

Four fishermen from Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu were allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan Navy personnel with wooden logs while they were fishing off Kodiakarai coast in a mechanised boat, official sources said today.

Four fishermen from Puducherry have been injured in an alleged attack by Sri Lankan Coast Guard personnel, who, they say, threw chilly powder in their eyes, beat them up and dumped their equipment, worth fifteen lakh rupees in the sea.

In yet another attack, an Indian fisherman was on Thursday injured when Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly fired at some fishing boats off Kodiakarai coast, about 200 km from Rameswaram, fisheries department officials said.

In yet another incident, the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly attacked some fishermen off Kodiakarai coast and damaged a boat, fisheries department officials said on Thursday. The officials said eight fishermen of Arucottuthurai in Vedaranyam in the district complained that the Lankan Navy personnel attacked them the previous night.

A 20-ft long whale, found battling for life after it got stranded in shallow waters near an islet about 15 kms off Kodiakarai coast near Nagapattinam yesterday, was let into the sea today, official sources said.

As many as 281 olive ridleys, hatched in the artificial hatchery run by Forest Department at Kodiakarai, were let into the sea.

The officials onboard the Coast Guard ship Rani Durgavati, on patrol near Palk Strait, noticed suspicious boats about 15 nautical miles away from Kodiakarai (Point Calimere) in coastal Tamil Nadu.

A fisherman belonging to Nagapattinam district sustained head injuries as Sri Lankan Navy allegedly opened fire when he was fishing along with others off the Kodiakarai coast.

Four fishermen struggling to stay afloat in rough seas for over two hours after their boat capsized off Kodiakarai coast in the Nagapattinam, were rescued by other fishermen and brought ashore.

About a 100 fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam District have alleged that they were attacked and looted by an unidentified armed gang from Sri Lanka while fishing off the Kodiakarai coast on Thursday.

In two separate incidents, six fishermen, who were struggling in sea off Kodiakarai coast in the district, have been rescued and brought to the shores today.

Over 4,400 Olive Ridley turtles, an endangered species, have been let out into the sea over the past three months from a government-run hatchery at Kodiakarai in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, a forest department official said.

Seven fishermen from the Nagapattinam district were injured in an alleged attack by their Sri Lankan counterparts in Indian waters off Kodiakarai coast, officials said today.

Twenty-six Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on April 5 while fishing off Kodiakarai coast, returned this morning after their release, fisheries department officials said.

In the third such attack in as many days, six fishermen, who ventured into the sea from Karaikal, got injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval men off Kodiakarai coast, fisheries department officials said today.

Four fishermen from Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu were allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan Navy personnel with wooden logs while they were fishing off Kodiakarai coast in a mechanised boat, official sources said today.

Four fishermen from Puducherry have been injured in an alleged attack by Sri Lankan Coast Guard personnel, who, they say, threw chilly powder in their eyes, beat them up and dumped their equipment, worth fifteen lakh rupees in the sea.

In yet another attack, an Indian fisherman was on Thursday injured when Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly fired at some fishing boats off Kodiakarai coast, about 200 km from Rameswaram, fisheries department officials said.

In yet another incident, the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly attacked some fishermen off Kodiakarai coast and damaged a boat, fisheries department officials said on Thursday. The officials said eight fishermen of Arucottuthurai in Vedaranyam in the district complained that the Lankan Navy personnel attacked them the previous night.

A 20-ft long whale, found battling for life after it got stranded in shallow waters near an islet about 15 kms off Kodiakarai coast near Nagapattinam yesterday, was let into the sea today, official sources said.

As many as 281 olive ridleys, hatched in the artificial hatchery run by Forest Department at Kodiakarai, were let into the sea.