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Seven-Year-Old Indian Boy Sets World Record With 29-Kilometre Palk Strait Swim In 9 Hours And 50 Minutes
The young boy created history by swimming nearly 29 kilometres from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi in India across the dangerous Palk Strait
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Indians Not Allowed to Fish in Our Waters: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena
Dismissing opposition's claim that his government has given fishing rights to Indians, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said he has issued clear instructions to the navy to seize boats that violate the country's territorial waters.
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Eight Indian fishermen repatriated by Sri Lanka
In the latest repatriation, eight Indian fishermen were handed over to the Coast Guard by the Sri Lankan navy at the Indo-Lankan International Maritime Boundary Line in the Palk Straits today.
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30 more Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy
Sri Lankan naval personnel have arrested 30 Tamil Nadu fishermen in separate incidents when they were fishing in the Palk Strait early this morning, officials said.
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Arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka; Jayalalithaa seeks Centre's intervention
Describing as "unfortunate" the latest arrest of 25 Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today sought "decisive" action by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to secure their release.
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22 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Amidst stepped up pressure to secure the release of over 220 Tamil Nadu fishermen detained in Sri Lanka, 22 more were arrested by the island navy early today while fishing in the Palk Strait.
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16 Tamil Nadu fishermen injured in mid-sea "attack by Lankan navy"
Sixteen fishermen from this island were injured in a mid-sea attack allegedly by Sri Lankan Naval personnel while fishing near the international maritime boundary line (IMBL) in the Palk Strait, police said.
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Coast Guard repatriates nine Tamil Nadu fishermen
Nine Indian fishermen, detained by the Sri Lankan Navy after they strayed into the neighbouring country's maritime territory following a technical snag in their boats, were today brought back to Mandapam by the Coast Guard on being set free by the authorities there.
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Fishing boat damaged in attack
A fishing boat was damaged after Sri Lankan fishermen allegedly hurled a petrol bomb at it near Katchatheevu in the Palk straits when their counterparts from Tamil Nadu were fishing, police said today.
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Seven-Year-Old Indian Boy Sets World Record With 29-Kilometre Palk Strait Swim In 9 Hours And 50 Minutes
The young boy created history by swimming nearly 29 kilometres from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi in India across the dangerous Palk Strait
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Indians Not Allowed to Fish in Our Waters: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena
Dismissing opposition's claim that his government has given fishing rights to Indians, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said he has issued clear instructions to the navy to seize boats that violate the country's territorial waters.
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Eight Indian fishermen repatriated by Sri Lanka
In the latest repatriation, eight Indian fishermen were handed over to the Coast Guard by the Sri Lankan navy at the Indo-Lankan International Maritime Boundary Line in the Palk Straits today.
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30 more Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy
Sri Lankan naval personnel have arrested 30 Tamil Nadu fishermen in separate incidents when they were fishing in the Palk Strait early this morning, officials said.
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Arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka; Jayalalithaa seeks Centre's intervention
Describing as "unfortunate" the latest arrest of 25 Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today sought "decisive" action by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to secure their release.
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22 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Amidst stepped up pressure to secure the release of over 220 Tamil Nadu fishermen detained in Sri Lanka, 22 more were arrested by the island navy early today while fishing in the Palk Strait.
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16 Tamil Nadu fishermen injured in mid-sea "attack by Lankan navy"
Sixteen fishermen from this island were injured in a mid-sea attack allegedly by Sri Lankan Naval personnel while fishing near the international maritime boundary line (IMBL) in the Palk Strait, police said.
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Coast Guard repatriates nine Tamil Nadu fishermen
Nine Indian fishermen, detained by the Sri Lankan Navy after they strayed into the neighbouring country's maritime territory following a technical snag in their boats, were today brought back to Mandapam by the Coast Guard on being set free by the authorities there.
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Fishing boat damaged in attack
A fishing boat was damaged after Sri Lankan fishermen allegedly hurled a petrol bomb at it near Katchatheevu in the Palk straits when their counterparts from Tamil Nadu were fishing, police said today.
