CHENNAI: Tensions in the Palk Strait, that have been on the rise in recent days, was brought to a boil after a young fisherman from Ramanathapuram, was shot dead, allegedly by Sri Lankan navy ...

The project will entail dredging work to deepen the Palk Strait to achieve a 10-metre draft so that ships can sail through. The total cost of the project is estimated at Rs 2,233 crore. At present, ...

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have been on a gold hunt in the Palk Strait after smugglers from Sri Lanka t ...

RAMANATHAPURAM: A group of ten swimmers, including two para swimmers, swam across the Palk Strait from Thalaimannar in Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi in India on April 18. A press release from the ...

India and Sri Lanka are close to clinching an agreement on drawing a fishing boundary in the Palk Strait that would put an end to recurring attacks on fishermen from Tamil Nadu allegedly by the ...

Radhakrishnan said the Centre was firm in its proposal to build a bridge across Palk Strait, connecting Dhanushkodi, the eastern tip of Rameswaram island, and Talaimannar in Sri Lanka.

MDMK leader Vaiko has demanded that the Centre should ask the Lanka govt to remove the underwater defence system set up across the Palk strait on the International Maritime Boundary Line. CHENNAI ...

In a landmark achievement, a group of 10 Indian swimmers, including an amputee, successfully completed the Palk Strait rally swim on Friday (April 18), covering 28-30 km through the challenging ...

With a record time of 12 hours 31 minutes, deputy superintendent of police, Mumbai, Balasaheb Ghadge, along with additional director general of police, Andhra Pradesh, Rajiv Trivedi, became the ...

COLOMBO: For the first time in the history of Indo-Sri Lankan negotiations on the fishing issue troubling the two countries, India has agreed to “consider” the ...

The ‘forward looking elements’ in the proposed joint management for the Palk Straight and Gulf of Mannar needed to be examined in greater detail, Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay had told ...