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TRICHY: In the battle to woo the fishing community, both DMK and AIADMK have been promising enhanced dole, but the community's real expectations are infrastructure development, coastal protection, calamity rehabilitation, societal uplift and permanent solution to maritime disputesMGR portrayed fishermen in films such as 'Padagotti' and 'Meenava Nanban,' leaving a lasting impression on the community. The result: Voters in Tamil Nadu's coastal districts strongly backed AIADMK. But, in the mid-1990 ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Fishermen Federation (Tamil Nadu Meenavar Peravai) urged the Fisheries Department in Rameswaram here on Wednesday to initiate action to release the 12 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy mid-sea on February 22. J. Princo Raymond, a functionary of the forum, said, 12 fishermen - Moses, Kerson, Clement, Kerson, Kapil Roger, Brisman, Anthony Ajith, Anthony Rio, Prince Rupert, Reagan, Anthony Roovistan and Jalson - who ventured into the sea on February 22, 2026 in a mechanised b ...Read More >
CHENNAI: A total of 348 Indian citizens from different parts of Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring states, stranded in Iran for more than a month since a war broke out in West Asia, landed in Chennai in a special flight arranged from Armenia by the Indian embassy officials.Of the 348 passengers, 327 were Tamils, five were from Puducherry, while 10 were from Kerala. Most of the Tamils were natives of Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Nagapattinam districts and were working as fishermen in Iran. They were ...Read More >
COLOMBO: At least 30 Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka on Tuesday and are currently on their way back home, authorities said. "30 Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka today and are on their way home," the Indian High Commission here said in a post on X. According to the Sri Lanka Navy, till April 2026, 15 trawlers and 102 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Navy. In 2025, some 346 fishermen had been arrested in 44 trawlers while poaching in Sri Lankan waters, ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 7 (ANI): 30 Indian fishermen arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday and made their way back home safely. 21 of them were from Ramanathapuram, while 9 others were from Karaikal The fishermen, hailing from Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, and Karaikal regions, had ventured into the sea on February 15 in two boats for fishing. Also Read | Middle East Conflict: Iran Calls for Human Chains Around Power Plants As Donald Trump's Deadline Nears To Reopen Strait of Hormuz. Th ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 7 (ANI): 30 Indian fishermen arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday and made their way back home safely. 21 of them were from Ramanathapuram, while 9 others were from Karaikal The fishermen, hailing from Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, and Karaikal regions, had ventured into the sea on February 15 in two boats for fishing. They were alleged to have crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line, and were thus apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy, who seized their boa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): India's fisheries sector has emerged as a major contributor to food security, employment, export earnings and sustainable livelihoods, backed by a record ₹39,272 crore investment by the Government of India since 2015. According to an official press release issued by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, the sector supports nearly 30 million fishers and fish farmers at the primary level and almost twice as many across the value chain. Ranked t ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's fish production has more than doubled over 10 years to 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024-25 from 95.79 lakh tonnes in 2013-14, making it the second largest producer of marine products in the world, according to a factsheet put out by the Central government on Monday. Collectively, fisheries-related schemes implemented since 2014-15 have generated an estimated 74.66 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities, underscoring the sector's expanding role in inclusive and sustainabl ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's fish production has more than doubled over 10 years to 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024-25 from 95.79 lakh tonnes in 2013-14, making it the second largest producer of marine products in the world, according to a factsheet put out by the Central government on Monday. Collectively, fisheries-related schemes implemented since 2014-15 have generated an estimated 74.66 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities, underscoring the sector's expanding role in inclusive and sustainabl ...Read More >
Chennai: As many as 345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran amid the ongoing West Asia conflict arrived safely in Chennai on Saturday evening after being evacuated through Armenia. Union Minister Piyush Goyal welcomed them at the airport and facilitated their onward journey to their respective hometowns. "It is gratifying that fishermen hailing from Tamil Nadu, who were stranded in war-torn Iran, have been safely brought back to Tamil Nadu. They faced extremely harsh conditions in Iran. Measures ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (UNI) India is working towards bringing into force a free trade agreement with Oman from May 1, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday at a presser after a series of engagements at the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Cameroon. Highlighting the outcome of his bilateral meeting with Oman's leadership, Goyal said, "We are working towards bringing into effect the agreement with Oman... on 1st of May 2026," signalling a key step ...Read More >
KOCHI: Stranded at sea, with no food and no land at sight, 40-year-old Ranjumoni Sonowal kept on swimming for 36 hours clinging on to two plastic cans. By the time Indian Coast Guard ship Arnvesh found him, Ranjumoni was weak and dehydrated. Ranjumoni, a fisherman employed by Tamil Nadu-registered mechanised fishing vessel 'Zion', went missing late on March 30 night when the vessel was returning.The incident happened nearly 27km off the Kochi coast. The boat workers informed Maritime Rescue Co ...Read More >
Kochi: A 40-year-old fisherman who went missing from a fishing vessel was rescued after drifting alone at sea for nearly 36 hours without food or water, in a search operation carried out by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) off the Kochi coast. The rescued man has been identified as Ranjumoni Sonowal, a crew member of the Tamil Nadu-registered mechanised fishing vessel Zion. He went missing late on the night of March 30 while the vessel was returning to the coast after fishing in the outer sea. Acc ...Read More >
Chennai, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Over the next three days, coastal districts of southern Tamil Nadu are likely to experience light rainfall, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The forecast points to a continuation of mild pre-summer weather activity in select parts of the state. In its latest bulletin, the IMD stated that one or two places in the southern coastal belt may receive light showers during this period. Meanwhile, district ...Read More >
Kolkata: An Indian fishing trawler, FB Paramita-11, capsized near the India-Bangladesh International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the Bay of Bengal during the wee hours of Monday, causing all 16 fishermen, including the captain, to fall into the water. At the time of filing of the report, 11 had been rescued. But five remained missing. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG), however, stated that 15 fishermen had been rescued and maintained that there was no trace of five. The trawler had set out from ...Read More >
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), Nov 18 (PTI) A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a Class 12 girl to death in broad daylight while she was on her way to school here on Wednesday, police said. The girl had reportedly rejected the man's love proposal, they said. The victim lived with her family in Cherankottai near the island town. Police said the accused, identified as Muniyaraj, a resident of the same area, had been allegedly stalking the schoolgirl for days and pressuring her to acc ...Read More >
Kolkata, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Monday once again detained Bangladeshi fishermen for violating Indian waters in the Bay of Bengal. This time Indian Coast Guard detained a trawler with 26 fishermen. They were handed over to Fraserganj Coast Police Station in the South 24 Parganas district. They will be produced in the Kakdwip Sub-divisional court on Tuesday. On Sunday, the Indian Coast Guard detained 29 Bangladeshi fishermen from another trawler, which similarly ...Read More >
NAGAPATTINAM: The Sri Lankan Navy arrested a total of 35 fishermen from Tamil Nadu on Monday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) while fishing in the Sri Lankan waters. The arrested include 31 fishermen from Akkaraipettai, Nambiyar Nagar, and Velankanni in Nagapattinam, and four others from Ramanadhapuram. Sources said that three mechanised boats, belonging to P Anandakumar, R Pari, and P Raja, respectively, were captured and seized by the Sri Lankan Navy, le ...Read More >
ICG Ship Sachet, which was returning from deployment to East African nations, was directed to assist. (Representative image) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has carried out a challenging long-distance medical evacuation of an injured Iranian fisherman from the vessel Al-Owais in the Arabian Sea, roughly 1,500 km west of Kochi. The rescue began after the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Mumbai, received an alert from its Iranian counterpart in Chabahar about an onboard explosion and engi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) A critically injured Iranian fisherman has been evacuated mid-sea from a 'dhow' nearly 1,500 kilometres west off the Kochi coast, the Indian Coast Guard said on Tuesday. In a post on X, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) also shared photographs of the rescue operation. "In a swift and coordinated rescue operation, (ICG) undertook long range mid sea (medical evacuation) of a critically injured Iranian fisherman from the dhow Al-Owais, approximately 1,500 km west of Kochi," it ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the government's plan to deliver 200 deep-sea trawlers to coastal state fishermen within five years, enabling them to stay at sea for 25 days and transport 20 tonnes of fish. The initiative promises a significant boost to the livelihoods of poor fishermen. In a significant move aimed at uplifting the fishing community, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared on Monday the Central Government's ambitious plan to supply 200 deep-sea trawlers to fishermen oper ...Read More >
MANGALURU: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully rescued 31 fishermen from the fishing boat IFB Sant Anton-I, which had been adrift at sea for 11 days due to a steering gear breakdown. The vessel, based in Goa, lost control while at sea, prompting the Indian Coast Guard Headquarters No. 3 (Karnataka) to launch an immediate rescue operation on October 24, 2025. ICGS Kasturba Gandhi, which was on routine patrol, was diverted to the vessel's last known position, about 100 nautical miles off Ne ...Read More >
The Indian Coast Guard said it rescued 31 fishermen stranded aboard the fishing boat IFB Sant Anton-I, which had been adrift in the Arabian Sea for 11 days due to a steering gear failure. IMAGE: The 31 fishermen after being rescued by the Coast Guard. Photograph: ANI Photo/Coast Guard The Goa-based vessel was reported missing about 100 nautical miles off New Mangalore, prompting swift action from the ICG's Karnataka headquarters. According to a press release issued on Sunday, the ICG deployed ...Read More >
Mangaluru: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 31 fishermen from the fishing vessel IFB Sant Anton-I, which had been adrift in the Arabian Sea for 11 days after suffering a steering gear failure. The distress call was received on October 24, prompting Coast Guard Headquarters No. 3 (Karnataka) to launch a Search and Rescue (SAR) operation. The fishing boat, which had set sail from Goa, was last reported about 100 nautical miles off the New Mangalore coast before losing contact. The Coast Guar ...Read More >
Mumbai: Fishermen will get electricity concessions like farmers. Upto 44% electricity tariff will be waived. The concession is applicable due to the agricultural status given to fishing business.The concessions are applicable to fishermen, fish breeders and fish traders. A Govt Resolution (GR) by the fisheries department was issued to apply electricity tariff concession to fishing business projects at the same rate as agriculture. Fisheries minister Nitesh Rane said registration under National F ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Friday launched two advanced Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), ICG Ship Ajit and ICGS Aparajit, at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). These vessels are the seventh and eighth in a series of eight indigenously built FPVs being constructed by GSL for the ICG, marking an important step forward in enhancing the nation's coastal surveillance and response capabilities, said an official statement. Designed and built entirely by GSL, the FPVs refle ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: Families of eight fishermen from Vizianagaram district, who were detained by Bangladesh authorities, are anxiously awaiting their safe return. The detained fishermen have been identified as Marupilli Chinna Appanna, M Ramesh, Surada Appalakonda, M Praveen, S Ramu, M Chinna, N Ramana and V Seethaiah. The fishermen were aboard a mechanised fishing vessel (IND-AP-V5-MM-735), owned by Vaddadi Satyanarayana of Relli Veedhi in Visakhapatnam. The fishermen, who set out from Visakhapat ...Read More >
Vijayawada: The state government has intensified efforts to secure the release and safe return of eight fishermen from Vizianagaram district who were detained by the Bangladesh Navy after reportedly drifting into its waters during a fishing expedition. As soon as reports emerged that the fishermen had been taken into custody by the Bangladesh Navy, the state government alerted the Centre and initiated coordination with the ministry of external affairs (MEA). Official discussions are currently u ...Read More >
TIRUPATI: The Nellore district has been placed on alert following forecasts of a likely low-pressure area forming over the southeast Bay of Bengal by Tuesday. District Collector Himanshu Shukla on Sunday issued advisories urging people, especially fishermen and coastal residents, to remain vigilant in view of the impending weather conditions. According to the Meteorological Department, a surface circulation currently lies over the southeast Bay of Bengal and is expected to intensify into a low- ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 19 (PTI) Sale of meat hits a peak on the first Sunday after the end of Tamil month 'Purattasi', when people traditionally abstain from eating meat and seafood. However, this year, with the Deepavali long weekend coinciding with the first Sunday of 'Aippasi', the Tamil month that follows Purattasi, there has been a lull in the sale, as people have already left the city, said Chennai meat traders. Every year, during Purattasi, which is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, majority of Hindu con ...Read More >
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