Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS) Fishermen in Rameswaram area are protesting against the Sri Lankan navy chasing away fishers and destroying the fishing nets and boats on Tuesday early morning. It may be noted that in a different incident eight Indian fishermen from Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Navy. The fishermen association leaders […]
Thiruvananthapuram, September 10 (BPNS) In the incident in which a fisherman suffered a bullet shot injury, the Coastal Police conducted another round of examination at the Indian Navy’s gunnery school INS Dronacharya. The examination was carried out with the help of ballistic experts. It was on Wednesday that a fisherman identified as Alappuzha Manichira native […]
Puducherry, Sept 9( BPNS) Fishermen in Puducherry have objected to the construction of a fishing harbour at the mouth of Then Pennai River as severe coastal erosion has commenced along the southern coast of Puducherry. According to people residing in the fishing villages of Moolavalli and Pudukuppam, the sand has started eroding heavily in the […]
Thiruvananthapuram, September 5 (BPNS) The India Meteorological Department has forecasted extremely heavy rainfall in four districts – Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, and Idukki – on Tuesday. According to the Met Department, these districts could expect more than 204.5 mm of rainfall in 24 hours. According to officials, the development is a result of the cyclonic circulation […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (BPNS) Two fishermen who had gone to the sea on Sunday morning from Thiruvananthapuram are missing after their boat capsized in Muthala Pozhi near Perumathura. The missing fishermen are Suneer and Safeer who are from Chermunathuruthu here. The fishing boat in which they had gone to sea along with another fisherman Ansari […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 (BPNS) Fishermen and fishing boat owners of Kerala are in concern after the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned fishermen from foraying into the sea for the next four days commencing from July 31. Incidentally, the 52-day trawling ban which started on June 9th is to end on the midnight of July 31 […]
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) Fishermen organizations of Tamil Nadu have urged the state government to monitor the functioning of the fishermen cooperative societies. They want the fishermen cooperative societies to function in a proper and transparent manner and not to collect extra money from the fishermen under the National fishermen Savings –cum –relief schemes. According […]
Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) The 61-day fishing ban in Tamil Nadu has come to an end on June 14th but fish remains a costly commodity for Chennaites even after one week has relapsed since the ban. Fishermen said that the dwindling catch and non –availability of fish as the reason for the high prices. Sources in […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 7, BPNS The 52-day trawling ban in the state will come into effect on Thursday. The ban will be from midnight of June 9 to July 31. The annual trawling ban, according to Marine Products Export Development Authority, is one of the management measures to regulate the fishery and the conservation of the […]
Chennai, May 23 (BPNS) The backward Irula community of Tamil Nadu is known mainly to the outside world through the movie ‘Jai Bhim’ by superstar Suriya. The movie depicts the fight of an Irular woman to bring out the truth about the missing of her husband who was picked by the police and tortured to […]
