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At least 23 fishermen from Rameswaram jetty in four boats and four fishermen in a boat had ventured into the sea from Thangachimadam.

Pittala Ravinder, Chairman of Telangana State Fishermen Cooperative Federation, urged Union Fisheries Minister Parshottam Rupala to double the subsistence allowance for fishermen during the 45-day fishing ban from Rs 4,500 to Rs 9,000 per fisherman.

The fishermen in Nagapattinam and Ramanathapuram districts of Tamil Nadu were protesting on Monday

Tamil Nadu coastal police have commenced a probe after two Sri Lankan fishermen were arrested by the Coastal Security Group

They had been escorted to the port of Kankesanthurai and handed over to the local fisheries directorate, the Navy said.

These boats bore registration numbers IND-TN-10-MM-407, IND-TN-08-MM-214 and IND-TN-16-MM-2046, he detailed in his latter.

Nine fishermen from Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of trespassing into international waters

Sri Lankan Navy has held 10 Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin wrote to Union External Affairs asking for immediate intervention in getting the fishermen released.

Authorities of the fisheries department are now gearing up for the release of 1.94 crore fish seedlings across 703 ponds

According to the Andhra Pradesh Marine Fishing Regulation Act of 1994, any fisherman or boat owner who flouts the orders will face a severe penalty.

The fishermen found the pigeon in their boat while fishing in the sea. The bird was caught on Wednesday, and it was fitted with devices which appear to be a camera and a microchip, officials said.

Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy clarified that there was no plan to set up floating solar plants in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme area as fishermen were opposing it.

Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy arrested 15 Indian fishermen who were allegedly poaching in the northern waters of the Island nation and seized two trawlers on Saturday evening. The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) said that the arrests were made during “a special operation in seas north of Talaimannar to chase away Indian poaching trawlers from […]

Local fishermen on Saturday blocked all traffic to the Visakhapatnam container terminal on the seaside as well as on the main land

Siddipet: The Finance Minister T Harish Rao has asked the fisheries department officials of the erstwhile Medak district to initiate the process of forming new fishermen societies across the district since water resources have been increased during the past few years in the district. Speaking to the fisheries department officials and elected representatives of Medak […]

Hyderabad: Actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan, who participated in a public meeting on Sunday, at Narasapuram, has criticised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on the controversial Government Order 217. During his speech related to the Government Order 217, Pawan lashed out at the CM for his “egotistic” approach in every issue related to the […]

Kutch: Three Pakistani fishermen, who intruded into the Harami Nalla area in Gujarat’s Bhuj, have been apprehended, and eleven Pakistani fishing boats seized, said the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday. The intrusion of Pakistani fishing boats and fishermen was detected on Thursday in Harami Nalla, Gujarat, the BSF further said. Following this, Gujarat Frontier, […]

Visakhapatnam: A committee to resolve the ring net row which led to clashes among fishermen has been set up with leaders of fishermen’s associations after YSR Congress Party Rajya Sabha member Vijay Sai Reddy, and Ministers Kurasala Kannababu, Avanti Srinivasa Rao and Seediri Appalaraju held talks with fishermen representatives here on Sunday. Minister Appalaraju said […]

Warangal: Narsampet MLA Peddi Sudharshan Reddy on Wednesday said Kisan Credit Card scheme will provide financial support to farmers, fishermen, dairy farmers, sheep and goat herders, and urged them to utilize the scheme. The MLA was speaking at a programme to hand over ID cards to 2,500 persons that will facilitate them to get Kisan […]