Talaimannar

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  78-Year-Old Man Swimming From Sri Lanka To Tamil Nadu Dies Mid-Race

  A 78-year-old man died of a heart attack as he swam in a relay race from Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu's Dhanushkodi.

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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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  Sri Lanka Arrests 54 Indian Fishermen

  As many as 54 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in island's waters off the coast of Kankesanturai and Talaimannar in the north.

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  PM Narendra Modi Flags off Train Service at Talaimannar in Sri Lanka

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off a train service at the north-western Sri Lankan town of Talaimannar - the closest point to India - restored after decades of civil war, completing the reconstruction of the entire Northern Province Railway Line.

• Sri Lankan Navy arrests 37 Indian fishermen

  At least 37 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy when they were fishing off the northern coast of the country, an official said today.

• 35 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy

  Thirty-five Tamil Nadu fishermen were today arrested and four boats seized by Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing between Talaimannar and Dhanushkodi in the Palk Strait, official sources said.

• Sri Lankan Navy rescues four Indian fishermen

  At least four Indian fishermen have been rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday near the northern coast of the island nation.

• Tamil Nadu fishermen injured in attack by Sri Lanka Navy personnel

  Eight Tamil Nadu fishermen were injured today when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan navy personnel while fishing near Talaimannar, near the island nation, police said.

• Five Indian fishermen attacked by Sri Lankan Navy

  Five Indian fishermen were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval men off Talaimanar and Kottamannar areas, fisheries department officials said. The Sri Lankan naval personnel purportedly damaged their boats and also took away their fish catch, GPS sets, walkie talkies and mobile phones, they said.

• Top officials visit Arichal Munai

  Top Indian officials today visited the Arichal Munai near here and other places to see if ferry service between Rameswaram and Talaimannar in Sri Lanka, suspended in the 1980s, could be resumed.