Seven Sri Lankan fishermen held near Kanyakumari for 'trespassing'

May 19, 2024

The Coast Guard vessel, while on patrol duty from Tuticorin, detected a fishing boat displaying registration numbers from Sri Lanka within the Kanyakumari sea...

Kanyakumari MP Vijay Vasanth urges EAM Jaishankar to ensure safety and repatriation of Indian fishermen stranded in Iran

Mar 11, 2026

Kanyakumari Lok Sabha MP Vijay Vasanth met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and submitted a letter seeking urgent intervention for the safety and repatriation...

TN CM urges Vijayan to issue entry passes to fishermen from Kanyakumari

Jul 08, 2020

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 9 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy has a written a letter to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, urging...

Rescued from Maldivian waters, Indian fishermen reach Vizag

May 06, 2023

These fishermen had ventured into the sea from Thengapatnam, near Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on April 16. Subsequently, their boat developed engine failure and...

Satellite phone services restored for 30 Tamil Nadu fishermen stranded at sea: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Oct 20, 2025

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have restored the Inmarsat satellite phone services for over 30 fishermen from Tamil Nadu's...

"Over 1,000 Kanyakumari fishermen stranded in Iran facing 'dire' crisis; MP Vijay Kumar moves adjournment motion

Mar 25, 2026

In his adjournment motion notice, the MP highlighted reports indicating that the fishermen are facing an acute food shortage and panic, describing the situation...