fishermen
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Search on for missing students in Krishna river
Amaravati: Rescue operations continued in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district where five students went missing on Friday while taking a bath in the Krishna river. Officials said on Saturday that two bodies were…
- World
5 Sri Lanka fishermen missing after cyclone Mandous
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries on Tuesday announced that five fishermen disappeared while at sea during cyclone Mandous. The five from three multi-day fishing vessels are residents of Batticaloa, Trincomalee and…
- India
Cyclone effect: TN fishermen seek immediate compensation for damages
Chennai: The fishermen organisations of Tamil Nadu have requested the state government to provide immediate assistance for their fishing nets and vessels damaged during the recent Cyclone Mandous. According to fishermen groups…
- Pakistan
BSF nabs three Pakistani fishermen from creek area near border in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday nabbed three Pakistani fishermen and seized their boat from a creek area near the India-Pakistan border off the Kutch district coast in Gujarat, the BSF…
- India
Cyclone Mandous: TN fishermen allowed to venture into sea after 7 days
Chennai: With Cyclone Mandous making landfall on Friday night, the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department has allowed fishermen from Karaikal to venture out into the seas. It had directed the fishermen not to…
- India
TN fishermen block roads, demand release of 24 fishers detained by SL Navy
Chennai: A couple of days after the Sri Lankan Navy detained 24 Indian fishers, the mechanised boat fishermen of Jagadapattinam coastal village in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district on Wednesday staged a protest…
- India
Sri Lanka apprehends 23 Indian fishermen, Stalin writes to Centre
Chennai: As many as 23 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by Sri Lanka on Monday, Chief Minister M K Stalin apprised the Centre and sought action to secure the release of fishers…
- World
China grants free fuel to Lanka’s farmers and fishermen
Colombo: China said on Sunday that it has donated 10.6 million litres of diesel to Sri Lankan farmers and fishermen to facilitate their work in the most affected sectors of agriculture and…
- Telangana
Telangana: Patancheru MLA urges fishermen to enrol as members of cooperative societies
Hyderabad: Patancheru MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy on Sunday urged fishermen to enrol as members of cooperative societies. Addressing the fishermen community after releasing 5.2 lakh fish into two tanks in Chitkul and…
- India
SC directs Rs 5 lakh each be paid to 9 fishermen in Italian marines case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court modified its June 15, 2021 order on Friday and directed that a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each be paid to seven fishermen and the legal heirs…
- Telangana
Telangana to have 1000 new fisheries cooperative societies
Hyderabad: Telangana finance minister T Harish Rao on Saturday said that the state would get 1000 new fisheries cooperative societies soon. The minister directed officials to complete the process of new memberships…
- India
Minor among 15 Indian fishermen arrested by SL Navy
Chennai: Sri Lankan Navy have arrested 15 Indian fishermen, including a minor, from Tamil Nadu on charges of fishing in their country’s waters after crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). The…
- India
Fishermen in Rameswaram protest regular attacks by Sri Lankan Navy
Chennai: Fishermen associations on Monday staged a protest in Rameswaram against the regular attack on their community members and boats by the Sri Lankan Navy. They demanded urgent action by the Centre…
- Chennai
TN fishermen protest against Sri Lankan navy chasing fishers, destroying nets
Chennai: Fishermen in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram area were protesting against the Sri Lankan Navy chasing away fishers and destroying the fishing nets. The protests started on Tuesday. Recently, eight Indian fishermen from…
- India
Indian fishermen rescued by Sri Lankan Navy after drifting into country’s waters
Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy has rescued six distressed Indian fishermen who drifted into the country’s waters north of Talaimannar after their trawler suffered an engine failure, a statement said on Monday. The…
