TN fishermen taken into custody by Lankan navy

Nine fishermen from Tamil Nadu had been taken into custody by the Sri Lankan navy on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line. Fisheries department officials and police said......

18 fishermen caught in cyclone Phailin return to shore

Eighteen fishermen of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, who were feared missing in Odisha, returned safely on Sunday. They were trapped in trawlers near Paradip ahead of Cyclone Phailin. The men......

Cyclone Ockhi intensifies, batters Lakshadweep, over 500 fishermen rescued

IMAGE: People receive essential commodities at a relief camp following the impact of cyclone Ockhi in the Kanyakumari district on Saturday. All photographs: PTI Photo It is not the first time......

He spent 4 days in a Sri Lankan jail

In our Special Independence Day series, Rediff.com looks at India through the lives of her people. Today: Muthayya Fernandes, a fisherman from Rameswaram, who was imprisoned in Sri Lanka for......