Navy apprehended 17 Indian fishermen along with three fishing trawlers for engaging in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters thisweek. Two of these fishing trawlers were held by naval personnel attached to a Fast Gun Boat (FGB) in the Northern Naval Command in the sea area off the Delft Island. The remaining trawler was apprehended by naval personnel onboard a Fast Attack Craft (FAC) belonging to the same Naval Command in the sea area of Kachchathivu.
Subsequently, the apprehended fishers and their trawlers were brought to the naval establishment ‘SLNS Elara’. After conducting a medical test, the group of fishermen were handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries-Jaffna for onward action.
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.
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