The fishermen, taken into custody on July 22 when they were fishing near Katchatheevu, were released by a court in Mannar yesterday after India made an appeal to Sri Lanka.
Indian Coast Guard personnel, to whom the fishermen along with their five boats were handed over by Sri Lankan Navalmen at the International Maritime Border, brought them to the shores this morning, Assistant Director of Fisheries Karthikeyan said.
However, the arrival of the fishermen was delayed by nearly 12 hours as the boats ran out of diesel in midsea. The family members of the fishermen, belonging to Rameswaram, were present at Mandapam shores to welcome them. The fishermen alleged they were initially lodged in a bathroom in the police station in Mannar and not provided food.
Indian fishermen returned to the country stated they were forcibally take over by the Lankan Navy while engaging in the fishing at Indian waters. According to the fishermen Lankan naval personals have chanied us and detained at the sanitary.
Fisherman also added last night Indian Naval personals hold brief investigations against them. | 
The 23 Tamil Nadu fishermen, set free by a court in Sri Lanka after being detained by the island navy on the charge of poaching, arrived at Mandapam coast near here today.
Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayaka of Sri Lanka main opposition United National Party (UNP) said yesterday that the UNP turned down a request from a former terrorist to contest the Northern Provincial Council elections under the party. [
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The entire world was asking Sri Lanka to give into the terrorists and avoid confrontation with them, but we chose to trust in the strength and courage of the country’s youth, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. [
Trade unions, opposition parties and civil society organizations are gearing up to hold a massive protest on the 21st against the electricity tariff hike and the performance of the government. [
Deputy leader of the Vavuniya Municipal council M.M.Rathan stated by lighting lamps in the Wellamulliwaikal and Karaiyan Mulliwaikal people paid their respect to civilians killed in the final stage of war in year 2009. [
Students of Jaffna University commemorated death anniversary of people killed in the Mulliwaikal war. [
A woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a well with her 3 children in Vavuniya this morning. [
Man who has married mother and daughter of same family arrested. [
International community continuously hold debates on genocide attacks carried out by the racist government against Tamil’s in SriLanka. [
There is little doubt that in 2009 the government of Sri Lanka pulled off one of the nastiest episodes of mass killing since the Rwandan genocide – and got away with it. Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred, with barely a trickle of Syria-like imagery emerging from the battle zone, The Australian reported. [