Sri Lankan Navy arrests 14 Indian fishermen

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 14 Indian fishermen

Nagapattinam/UNI: Sri Lankan Navy arrested 14 Indian fishermen and seized a mechanized fishing boat on the charges of violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and indulging in illegal poaching in their territorial waters late on Wednesday night.

by Trans World Features November 17, 2022

Delhi Test: Sri Lanka 119/4 at lunch, need 291 runs to win

Delhi Test: Sri Lanka 119/4 at lunch, need 291 runs to win

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): Chasing a target of 410 runs, Sri Lanka scored 119/4 at lunch on Day 5 of the final Test match against India at Feroz Shah Kotla here on Wednesday.

by IBNS December 06, 2017

Narendra Modi announces direct Colombo-Varanasi flight

Narendra Modi announces direct Colombo-Varanasi flight

Colombo, May 12 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a direct flight between Colombo and Varanasi, his constituency.

by IBNS May 12, 2017

Former SL President Rajapaksa says 99-year land lease impinges on country's sovereign rights

Former SL President Rajapaksa says 99-year land lease impinges on country's sovereign rights

Colombo, Jan 11 (IBNS): Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa clarified his stand on the current government leasing land to a Chinese company in the country's Hambantota Port area to build a Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the media reported on Wednesday.

by IBNS January 11, 2017

Sri Lankan Navy arrest Indian fishermen for allegedly breaching borders

Sri Lankan Navy arrest Indian fishermen for allegedly breaching borders

New Delhi/Colombo, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 10 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, India, media reported on Thursday.

by IBNS January 05, 2017

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