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No Effort By BJP-Led Centre to Retrieve Katchatheevu From Lanka: MK Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said that despite the BJP leading the government for a third term at the Centre, "no tangible" effort has been taken to retrieve Katchatheevu, an islet ceded by India to Sri Lanka in 1974.
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Sri Lanka Detains 32 Indian Fishermen For Alleged Poaching In Island Nation
At least 32 Indian fishermen were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday off the coast of Talaimannar and near the islet of Delft in the northern province for allegedly fishing in the island nation's waters, the largest number of fishermen appr
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India To Build 3 Wind Farms In Sri Lanka After China Pushed Aside
India has agreed to develop three Sri Lankan wind farms on islets between the countries, officials said Tuesday, in a victory for New Delhi after the project was taken away from a Chinese firm.
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Row Over Sri Lanka Plan To Bury Muslim COVID-19 Victims On Islet
A plan by Sri Lanka to bury Muslim coronavirus victims on a remote islet was slammed on Wednesday by locals and the minority community.
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Indian Fisherman Shot Dead Allegedly By Sri Lankan Navy
A 22-year-old Indian fisherman was shot dead on Monday allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy while he was fishing in a mechanised boat at a short distance off Katchatheevu islet, fisheries department officials said.
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Tamil Nadu Elections: Karunanidhi Hits Back At Jayalalithaa Over Katchatheevu
Hitting back at AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for blaming him for the ceding of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka, DMK president M Karunanidhi today accused her of enacting a "farce drama" by promising now to retrieve the islet after failing to act on her earlier assurance in 1991.
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Tamil Nadu Polls: Jayalalithaa Slams Karunanidhi Over Fishermen's Issue
Mounting an attack on arch rival and DMK president M Karunanidhi over the fishermen issue, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today accused him of being a "party" in India ceding Katchatheevu islet to Sri Lanka, by not moving court against the Centre's decision.
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Remand Of 12 Fishermen Extended By Sri Lankan Court To March 24
A court in Sri Lanka today extended till March 24 the remand of 12 fishermen, arrested off Katchatheevu islet last month by the island nation's naval personnel.
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7 Indian Fishermen Arrested by Sri Lankan Naval Personnel
Seven Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel off Katchathivu islet today for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and fishing in their waters.
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Fishermen Injured after Sri Lankan Personnel Allegedly Pelt Stones
Two boats of fishermen were damaged after Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly pelted stones at them while they were fishing near Katchativu islet early this morning.
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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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Manmohan Singh meets Mahinda Rajapakse, raises fishermen row
At least 32 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country's waters off the coast of the Delft islet in Jaffna.
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20 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy
Twenty local fishermen were today arrested by the Sri Lankan navy when they were fishing near Katchatheevu, an islet in the Palk Strait, fishermen representatives said.
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25 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel
Twenty-five fishermen have been arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel off Katchathivu islet and Neergolumbu for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line.
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Four fishermen injured in alleged Lankan navy attack
Four fishermen from this coastal town were injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval personnel near Katchathivu islet in Tamil Nadu today.
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No Effort By BJP-Led Centre to Retrieve Katchatheevu From Lanka: MK Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said that despite the BJP leading the government for a third term at the Centre, "no tangible" effort has been taken to retrieve Katchatheevu, an islet ceded by India to Sri Lanka in 1974.
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Sri Lanka Detains 32 Indian Fishermen For Alleged Poaching In Island Nation
At least 32 Indian fishermen were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday off the coast of Talaimannar and near the islet of Delft in the northern province for allegedly fishing in the island nation's waters, the largest number of fishermen appr
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India To Build 3 Wind Farms In Sri Lanka After China Pushed Aside
India has agreed to develop three Sri Lankan wind farms on islets between the countries, officials said Tuesday, in a victory for New Delhi after the project was taken away from a Chinese firm.
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Row Over Sri Lanka Plan To Bury Muslim COVID-19 Victims On Islet
A plan by Sri Lanka to bury Muslim coronavirus victims on a remote islet was slammed on Wednesday by locals and the minority community.
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Indian Fisherman Shot Dead Allegedly By Sri Lankan Navy
A 22-year-old Indian fisherman was shot dead on Monday allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy while he was fishing in a mechanised boat at a short distance off Katchatheevu islet, fisheries department officials said.
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Tamil Nadu Elections: Karunanidhi Hits Back At Jayalalithaa Over Katchatheevu
Hitting back at AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for blaming him for the ceding of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka, DMK president M Karunanidhi today accused her of enacting a "farce drama" by promising now to retrieve the islet after failing to act on her earlier assurance in 1991.
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Tamil Nadu Polls: Jayalalithaa Slams Karunanidhi Over Fishermen's Issue
Mounting an attack on arch rival and DMK president M Karunanidhi over the fishermen issue, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today accused him of being a "party" in India ceding Katchatheevu islet to Sri Lanka, by not moving court against the Centre's decision.
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Remand Of 12 Fishermen Extended By Sri Lankan Court To March 24
A court in Sri Lanka today extended till March 24 the remand of 12 fishermen, arrested off Katchatheevu islet last month by the island nation's naval personnel.
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7 Indian Fishermen Arrested by Sri Lankan Naval Personnel
Seven Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel off Katchathivu islet today for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and fishing in their waters.
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Fishermen Injured after Sri Lankan Personnel Allegedly Pelt Stones
Two boats of fishermen were damaged after Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly pelted stones at them while they were fishing near Katchativu islet early this morning.
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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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Manmohan Singh meets Mahinda Rajapakse, raises fishermen row
At least 32 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country's waters off the coast of the Delft islet in Jaffna.
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20 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy
Twenty local fishermen were today arrested by the Sri Lankan navy when they were fishing near Katchatheevu, an islet in the Palk Strait, fishermen representatives said.
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25 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel
Twenty-five fishermen have been arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel off Katchathivu islet and Neergolumbu for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line.
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Four fishermen injured in alleged Lankan navy attack
Four fishermen from this coastal town were injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval personnel near Katchathivu islet in Tamil Nadu today.
