Tag: Indian fishermen
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78 Indians released by Pakistan return to India
Seventy-seven Indian fishermen and a person from Bihar, who were imprisoned in a Karachi jail, returned to India after being released by Pakistan. Pakistan, in a goodwill gesture, yesterday handed over the 78 prisoners to the Border Security Force (BSF) at a joint check post at Attari/Wagah border. They crossed over to India through the …
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July 11, 2017 -
Pakistan court orders release of 350 Indian fishermen
A court here on Wednesday ordered the release of 350 Indian fishermen, who were jailed for illegal fishing. Judicial Magistrate Malir Salman Amjid Siddiqui in his order told the Interior Ministry to release the fishermen who at the earliest. The judge in his order said the eight months spent in a Pakistani jail by the …
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May 24, 2017 -
Pakistan arrests 29 Indian fishermen
Pakistani authorities on Thursday detained 29 Indian fishermen on charges of violating the country's maritime boundary, officials said. The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) said five boats of the fishermen were also seized, Geo TV reported. The detained fishermen were handed over to police. They will be produced in a court. Last month, nearly 100 Indian …
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April 27, 2017 -
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 10 Indian fishermen
Ten Indian fishermen were on Tuesday arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were fishing near Katchatheevu, a fisheries department official said. They were arrested on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line, Assistant Director of Fisheries, Kulanjinathan, said. The fishermen, belonging to Thangachimadam near here, were taken to Kankesanthurai along with their …
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March 21, 2017 -
77 Indian fishermen released by Lankan govt, repatriated
Seventy-seven Indian and 12 Sri Lankan fishermen were on Tuesday repatriated in line with the decision taken by two countries to set free fishermen in each other's custody to defuse tension following the killing of an Indian fisherman last week. Sri Lankan Navy handed over the 77 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, arrested over the past two …
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March 14, 2017 -
53 Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan jail
Fifty-three Indian fishermen were on Friday released from a Sri Lankan jail, days after the two countries decided to release fishermen in each other's custody to defuse tension following the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by the Lankan navy. "53 fishermen have been released from Jaffna jail while 32 others are still in custody …
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March 10, 2017 -
53 Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan jail
Fifty-three Indian fishermen were on Friday released from a Sri Lankan jail, days after the two countries decided to release fishermen in each other's custody to defuse tension following the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by the Lankan navy. "53 fishermen have been released from Jaffna jail while 32 others are still in custody …
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March 10, 2017 -
Indian fishermen in Lankan custody will be released soon: MEA
Paving a way for safe release of Indian fishermen who are currently in Sri Lankan custody, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Gopal Baglay on Thursday said that all 85 Indian fishermen currently in custody there will be released soon. "All 85 Indian fishermen currently in Sri Lankan custody will be released," the MEA spokesperson …
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March 9, 2017 -
Sri Lanka arrests 13 Indian fishermen
Sri Lanka authorities on Thursday arrested 13 Indian fishermen for poaching in its territorial waters. The authorities also seized two trawlers used by the Indian fishermen in the northern seas, south of Sri Lanka's Delft Island, Xinhua news agency reported. At a ministerial meeting in January, Sri Lanka urged India to end bottom trawling in …
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March 2, 2017 -
Sri Lanka arrests 5 Indian fishermen
The Sri Lankan navy on Thursday arrested five Indian fishermen for poaching in local waters, the navy media unit said. A Naval Patrol Craft belonging to the Northern Naval Command arrested the Indian fishermen along with their fishing trawler in the seas off Delft, in the island's north, Xinhua news agency reported. "Having brought the …
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February 2, 2017 -
218 Indian fishermen freed by Pak; one dies before release
In an irony of fate, an Indian fisherman died of heart attack in a Karachi jail hours before he was to be released, along with 218 others, by Pakistan as a "goodwill gesture", according to Gujarat Fishermen Association. Jeeva Bhagwan (37), whose name was on the list of 219 fishermen released today, hailed from Khan …
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January 5, 2017 -
11 Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lankan navy
The fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were arrested while fishing near Sri Lanka's Neduntheevu island.
November 20, 2016