fishermen
- 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…
- Chennai
Get Indian fishermen released from Sri Lanka: Vaiko to Centre
Chennai: MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Sunday urged the Centre to take immediate steps to secure the release of Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka. Citing recent incidents of arrest of…
- World
India, Pakistan share list of prisoners
New Delhi: India and Pakistan on Friday through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody. India handed over lists of…
- Pakistan
20 jailed Indian fishermen released by Pak repatriated to India through Wagah border
Lahore: Twenty Indian fishermen who were released by the Pakistani government in a goodwill gesture crossed Wagah Border on Monday evening as they were repatriated to their homeland. The 20 fishermen from…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Fishermen stage protest at district collectorate
Hyderabad: Representatives of the Telangana Matsyakarulu, Matsya Karmika Sangham (TMKMKS), the state’s fishing community’s workers’ union, protested in front of the district collectorate’s office here on Monday demanding the Telangana government to ‘do…
