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At 16, Jiya Rai Becomes World's Youngest Para Swimmer To Cross English Channel
Ms Rai swam the English Channel from Abbot's Cliff in England to Pointe de la Courte-Dune in France in a time of 17 hours and 25 minutes between July 28 and 29, covering a distance of 34 kilometres.
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Coast Guard Detains 14 Sri Lankan Fishermen, Seizes 5 Boats For Poaching
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.
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21 Fishermen Arrested For Allegedly Poaching In Sri Lankan Waters
At least 21 Indian fishermen have been arrested for allegedly poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters, the island nation's Navy has said, taking the total number this year to 195.
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27 Indian Fishermen Held For Alleged Poaching In Sri Lanka's Territorial Waters
The Palk Strait, which is a narrow strip of water separating Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka, is a rich fishing ground for fishermen from both countries.
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Fishermen Say Sri Lankan Navy Opened Fire At Their Boats, None Injured
Nine fishermen managed to escape when Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly opened fire at their boats while they were returning from the Palk Straits after fishing.
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International Yoga Day 2020: People Perform Aqua Yoga In Tamil Nadu's Palk Strait
People practised aqua yoga in the Palk Strait in Rameswaram on the occasion of International Yoga Day on Sunday.
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Sea Turns Dark Green After Algae Found In Rameshwaram Island Town
The sea off this island town and in the Palk Straits has turned an unusually dark green colour due to the presence of ''Natalulaka'' algae.
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'Good Things Will Happen': Rajinikanth's Open Letter To Sri Lankan Fans
Four days after he pulled out of a trip to handover houses to displaced Sri Lankan Tamils, superstar Rajinikanth has reached out to Tamils across the Palk Strait to make up for his absence. The superstar was to fly to Vavuniya town in Sri Lanka's Northern Province where a trust run by a production house that is making his upcoming sci-fi movies, 2....
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Charge Denied, But Lanka Will Probe Tamil Nadu Fisherman Killing: 10 Points
The killing of a 22-year-old Indian fisherman shot dead near Palk Strait allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel has put the focus back on a tiny island of Kachchatheevu that the Tamil Nadu government alleges was wrongly ceded to Sri Lanka through two pacts signed between New Delhi and Colombo in the 1970s. Sri Lanka has denied its Navy was involved...
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Sri Lankan Navy Damages Tamil Nadu Fishermen' Gear
Sri Lankan Naval personnel allegedly entered Indian waters and damaged fishing equipment of a group of fishermen from here near fifth sand dune in the Palk Strait today.
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Indians Not Allowed to Fish in Our Waters: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena
Dismissing opposition's claim that his government has given fishing rights to Indians, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said he has issued clear instructions to the navy to seize boats that violate the country's territorial waters.
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Nitin Gadkari Visits Palk Strait to Study Alternate Route For Sethusamudram
Union Minister for Shipping Nitin Gadkari made an aerial survey today and followed it up with a ride in a Coast Guard hovercraft with a group of experts to study an alternate alignment for the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project.
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Nine Fishermen Arrested by Sri Lanka Naval Personnel
Nine fishermen from this coastal town were arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel when they were returning from the Palk Straits early this morning, a top official of Mechanised boat fishermen Association said.
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Sri Lanka arrests 19 Indian fishermen
The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 19 ndian fishermen for poaching, a navy spokesman said on Thursday.
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Jayalalithaa writes to Manmohan Singh for release of Tamil Nadu fishermen
Taking a serious view of the latest arrest of 32 fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy ahead of talks over contentious fishing rights in Palk Strait, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in securing the release of all 153 fishermen detained in the island nation.
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At 16, Jiya Rai Becomes World's Youngest Para Swimmer To Cross English Channel
Ms Rai swam the English Channel from Abbot's Cliff in England to Pointe de la Courte-Dune in France in a time of 17 hours and 25 minutes between July 28 and 29, covering a distance of 34 kilometres.
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Coast Guard Detains 14 Sri Lankan Fishermen, Seizes 5 Boats For Poaching
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.
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21 Fishermen Arrested For Allegedly Poaching In Sri Lankan Waters
At least 21 Indian fishermen have been arrested for allegedly poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters, the island nation's Navy has said, taking the total number this year to 195.
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27 Indian Fishermen Held For Alleged Poaching In Sri Lanka's Territorial Waters
The Palk Strait, which is a narrow strip of water separating Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka, is a rich fishing ground for fishermen from both countries.
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Fishermen Say Sri Lankan Navy Opened Fire At Their Boats, None Injured
Nine fishermen managed to escape when Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly opened fire at their boats while they were returning from the Palk Straits after fishing.
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International Yoga Day 2020: People Perform Aqua Yoga In Tamil Nadu's Palk Strait
People practised aqua yoga in the Palk Strait in Rameswaram on the occasion of International Yoga Day on Sunday.
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Sea Turns Dark Green After Algae Found In Rameshwaram Island Town
The sea off this island town and in the Palk Straits has turned an unusually dark green colour due to the presence of ''Natalulaka'' algae.
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'Good Things Will Happen': Rajinikanth's Open Letter To Sri Lankan Fans
Four days after he pulled out of a trip to handover houses to displaced Sri Lankan Tamils, superstar Rajinikanth has reached out to Tamils across the Palk Strait to make up for his absence. The superstar was to fly to Vavuniya town in Sri Lanka's Northern Province where a trust run by a production house that is making his upcoming sci-fi movies, 2....
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Charge Denied, But Lanka Will Probe Tamil Nadu Fisherman Killing: 10 Points
The killing of a 22-year-old Indian fisherman shot dead near Palk Strait allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel has put the focus back on a tiny island of Kachchatheevu that the Tamil Nadu government alleges was wrongly ceded to Sri Lanka through two pacts signed between New Delhi and Colombo in the 1970s. Sri Lanka has denied its Navy was involved...
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Sri Lankan Navy Damages Tamil Nadu Fishermen' Gear
Sri Lankan Naval personnel allegedly entered Indian waters and damaged fishing equipment of a group of fishermen from here near fifth sand dune in the Palk Strait today.
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Indians Not Allowed to Fish in Our Waters: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena
Dismissing opposition's claim that his government has given fishing rights to Indians, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said he has issued clear instructions to the navy to seize boats that violate the country's territorial waters.
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Nitin Gadkari Visits Palk Strait to Study Alternate Route For Sethusamudram
Union Minister for Shipping Nitin Gadkari made an aerial survey today and followed it up with a ride in a Coast Guard hovercraft with a group of experts to study an alternate alignment for the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project.
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Nine Fishermen Arrested by Sri Lanka Naval Personnel
Nine fishermen from this coastal town were arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel when they were returning from the Palk Straits early this morning, a top official of Mechanised boat fishermen Association said.
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Sri Lanka arrests 19 Indian fishermen
The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 19 ndian fishermen for poaching, a navy spokesman said on Thursday.
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Jayalalithaa writes to Manmohan Singh for release of Tamil Nadu fishermen
Taking a serious view of the latest arrest of 32 fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy ahead of talks over contentious fishing rights in Palk Strait, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in securing the release of all 153 fishermen detained in the island nation.
