Maharashtra cabinet approves setting up of welfare boards for Jains, several other communitiesThe Maharashtra government approved proposals to establish an economic welfare corporation for the Jain community and financial development...
04 Oct, 2024, 05.43 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: 21 Indian fishermen released from Colombo prison arrive at Chennai airportThe Indian High Commission in Colombo successfully secured the release of 21 Indian fishermen from Sri Lanka. The Indian Consulate in Jaffn...
03 Aug, 2024, 07.04 AM IST
No moratorium on repayment of loans during trawling ban period, says Kerala govtThe Kerala government announced that no moratorium on loan repayment for fishermen has been granted during the ongoing 52-day trawling ban....
12 Jun, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
BJP, Congress reach out to MP caste groupsBJP and Congress have shifted their focus to the yearend polls, with both trying to reach out to different communities in Madhya Pradesh. C...
16 May, 2023, 12.29 AM IST
BJP releases poll manifesto for Puducherry, promises 2.5 lakh new jobs, Rs 6,000 yearly assistance to fishermen"The BJP manifesto speaks about 'nyay' as it has been made after taking suggestions from the public. We did not make the manifesto sitting ...
26 Mar, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
Pakistan releases 55 Indian fishermen, 5 civilians as 'goodwill gesture'The Indian fishermen and citizens, arrested in Pakistan, were released from Karachi's Malir jail, the Express Tribune reported.
29 Apr, 2019, 05.57 PM IST
Teesta issue: Will take Mamata Banerjee on board, says Sushma Swaraj"It is necessary to take the West Bengal Chief Minister on board (on the Teesta issue)," Sushma Swaraj said during her annual press confere...
05 Jun, 2017, 10.33 PM IST
Plan outlay for Kerala at Rs 30,531 croreKerala cabinet today ratified the state planning board recommendation of state plan outlay of Rs 30,531.17 crore for the year 2016-17.
23 Dec, 2015, 08.33 PM IST
Centre wants to develop marinas in Goa: Nitin Gadkari"We have asked the state government to check the possibility whether the airports and railway stations can be connected through waterways,"...
24 Aug, 2015, 04.31 PM IST
In a boost to coastal security, over one lakh Kerala fishermen given biometric ID cardsFishermen should keep the ID cards when they go for fishing and it should be produced when security agencies conduct checks.
22 Jul, 2015, 02.04 PM IST
Narendra Modi government pushes for UPA's Direct Benefit Transfer SchemeThe Modi govt has picked up the previous UPA's direct benefit transfer proposal and is going full steam ahead to implement across the count...
28 Jan, 2015, 06.26 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Tamil Nadu fishermen suffer while netas natterThe only mark of development is a primary school, a three-room concrete structure sticking out of the thatched homes.
22 Apr, 2014, 01.14 PM IST
BJP not alternative to Congress: D RajaCPI leader D Raja today wondered why the AIADMK and the DMK were not attacking the "communal policy" of BJP and instead only criticising Na...
19 Apr, 2014, 09.16 PM IST
Tamils issue major poll plank for DMKM Karunanidhi expressed confidence of putting up a good show without taking on board a national outfit as an ally and showcased Tamils caus...
11 Mar, 2014, 02.14 PM IST
Rescued turtle returns home after 7 monthsVolunteers were relieved as Nayani used her flippers to surge through the water after being released at the sea off the Neelankarai coast o...
03 Oct, 2013, 01.01 AM IST
Animal welfare board of India bats for shark finning banIndia's Animal Welfare Board Encourages Shark Protection Policy. Coastal state fishermen should land sharks 'fins naturally attached'
08 Aug, 2013, 08.49 PM IST
- Why are our fishermen getting killed and arrested in the high seas?
And why don't they even have radio, GPS and IDs when they venture out into dangerous waters?
04 Mar, 2012, 08.19 AM IST