Sri Lanka Killing Fishermen

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  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj To Meet Tamil Nadu Fishermen

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet representatives of the fishermen community from Tamil Nadu. This comes after the recent death of a young Indian fisherman in Sri Lankan waters and the capture of 85 Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka.

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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...

• 31 people killed as monsoon rain lashes Sri Lanka

  Naval boats and helicopters scoured seas off Sri Lanka on Monday for dozens of missing fishermen, as the death toll from strong monsoon rains and winds rose to 31, an official said.

• Heavy monsoon rains, winds kill 24 in Sri Lanka

  Sri Lanka's government says the death toll from strong winds and monsoon rains has risen to 24, and another 22 fishermen are missing.

• Rain kills five in Sri Lanka; 17 fishermen missing

  Heavy wind and rains have killed five people and left 17 fishermen missing along Sri Lanka's coast.

• Don't upset ties over fishermen, India warns Sri Lanka

  Taking a serious note of the killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy, India today told Colombo that use of force against them should not be repeated and asked it to take a decision that will not upset bilateral ties.External Affairs Minister S M Krishna also directed Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao to convene a meeting of th...

• In Colombo, India to discuss fishermen deaths

  Taking a tough stand on the recent killings of Indian fishermen allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy, sources have told NDTV that Foreign Minister SM Krishna has asked Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao to go to Colombo to take up the matter.Sources say Ms Rao will go to Lanka on Sunday and meet the Lankan officials on Monday.Last week a fisherman from Tam...

• Killing of fishermen: Karunanidhi asks Centre to act tough against Sri Lanka

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Thursday appealed to the Centre to take strict action to prevent the killing of fishermen from the state allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy at mid-sea.Responding to the killing of a 55-year-old fisherman and "torture" of three more allegedly by Lankan Navy personnel last night, Karunanidhi also asked the Cen...

• NSA summons envoy over Lanka situation

  Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon has summoned Sri Lankan High Commissioner C R Jayasinghe to convey India's concerns over situation in island nation, said sources. Menon tells Lankan envoy that his country should take steps to address India's concerns over humanitarian situation in Lanka and stop killing and harassment of Indian fishermen, sour...