Hundreds of fishermen on Thursday decided to boycott fishing indefinitely after talks with the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner to secure relase of five fishermen taken into custody by the island n

Terming the Coast Guard stand in the High Court on the fishermen issue as 'outrageous', Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on saturday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to rectif

Pakistani authorities have arrested 27 Indian fishermen on charges of illegally fishing in the country’s waters, officials said on Thursday.

The Maritime Security Agency arrested the fishermen and s

Over 15 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were injured after Sri Lankan Navy personnel allegedly assaulted them early on Sunday, police said.

The fishermen were intercepted by the Lankan Navy, who open

Voicing her serious concern over increasing attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday said such assaults on Indian citizens should be

The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) of Pakistan has arrested 48 Indian fishermen and seized eight boats for allegedly fishing illegally in Pakistani territorial waters.

A spokesman of MSA said that th

Sri Lanka has said it will soon release the 23 Indian fishermen taking into custody for fishing in Sri Lankan waters.

"Following the due process of the law, they are expected to be released at an ear

The Sri Lankan Navy has taken into custody 23 Indian fishermen hailing from Mandapam and Rameswaram areas when they were fishing in mid sea, a senior official said today.

Assistant Director of

The Coastguard on Saturday traced all the 33 trawlers with 550 fishermen onboard, which went missing in the Bay of Bengal since Thursday night following heavy rains.

However, Sundarbans Fishermen Ass

The 89 fishermen freed by Pakistan authorities last week will ariive here on Tuesday.

After a night halt at the railway station here, they will leave for Veraval town on Wednesday morning, said Vira