The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) yesterday detained one Sri Lankan national from Tamil Nadu's Dhanuskodi district for crossing the border, Indian media reported.
The Sri Lankan national has been identified as Nataraja Siyamalan, 35, a resident of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka, the ANI news agency reported.
Siyamalan's custody comes days after 18 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in their waters near Katchatheevu Island, the report claimed. The apprehended Indian fishermen are natives of Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram and Mandapam districts.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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