No intention to cede Katchatheevu island: Sri Lankan FM

PTI

Colombo, Updated At : 11:37 PM Jul 04, 2025 IST

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits

Yearly Premium ₹999 ₹349/Year

Yearly Premium $49 $24.99/Year

Sri Lanka has no intention to cede the Katchatheevu island. This was stated by Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath. He called the “rumblings” in India an issue between the political parties there.

“We have our diplomatic channels open to resolve the issue, but what is certain is Sri Lanka will never agree to let go of a part of Sri Lanka which is Katchatheevu and established so by international law,” Herath said on Thursday. Fishermen from both India and Sri Lanka are arrested frequently for inadvertently trespassing into each other’s waters. Herath accused the Indian fishermen of venturing into Sri Lanka’s maritime border to do fishing near Katchatheevu.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Designed and developed by : SORTD

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Suggested Articles