After a week long strike the Tamil Nadu fishermen from Rameswaram resumed fishing today, Indian media reported. The fishermen who were striking demanding the release of their boats detained by the Sri Lankan government decided to end their strike because their livelihood is affected because of the strike.
Fishing boats are the lifelines of the fishermen and more than 115 of their boats have been detained by Sri Lanka , India Today reported. The strike that urged the government to step in and resolve the issue, and they also had another demand. The demand to get the Indian fishermen from Pudukottai's Jagadapattinam who were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy to be released.
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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