Trump’s levy decision fails to spook India: PM Modi says will shield farmers at any costA day after the US announced steep new tariffs on Indian goods, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed his government’s commitment to prot...
08 Aug, 2025, 05.00 AM IST
Heavy rains forecast for Goa till June 11, warning for fisherfolkIMD issues 'orange' alert for Goa, forecasting heavy rains over next four days. Fisherfolk warned against venturing into sea due to pre-mon...
07 Jun, 2024, 07.17 PM IST
Congress should apologise to country for questioning integrity of EVMs: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi demanded that the Congress apologize to the nation for questioning the integrity of electronic voting machines...
29 Apr, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
Protests against Adani port now called off, construction resumes at VizhinjamWith the fisherfolk calling off their over 130-day-long agitation, for now, against the Vizhjinjam sea port here two days ago, construction...
08 Dec, 2022, 12.59 PM IST
Kerala CM makes statement on Vizhinjam in Assembly; says rehabilitation top prioryThe Left government has assured this in all development projects and the approach is the same in the case of Vizhinjam port as well, he sai...
07 Dec, 2022, 02.17 PM IST
Protest against Vizhinjam sea port called for nowVicar General Eugene Pereira, however, said the protest was not being called off because they were satisfied with the steps taken or promis...
06 Dec, 2022, 10.39 PM IST
Maharashtra: NFF, other fishing outfits to oppose Vadhavan Port constructionThe NFF has launched an 'All India Machimaar Sangarsh Yatra' to protest against the grabbing of coastal and marine resources away from the ...
26 Jun, 2022, 05.22 PM IST
WTO: India resists plan to end fish sops in developing countriesChina, the EU and the US dole out $7.3 billion, $3.8 billion and $3.4 billion, respectively, annually as fishery subsidy while India provid...
14 Jun, 2022, 12.26 AM IST
India sends 15,000 litres of kerosene for fisherfolk in crisis-hit Sri LankaIndia extended an additional USD 500 million credit line to Sri Lanka last month to help the neighbouring country import fuel as it has bee...
28 May, 2022, 07.18 PM IST
Shehbaz Sharif urged to release Indians stuck in Pakistan jailsAs per the latest data, around 625 Indian fishermen are still in Pakistan's jails and some 80 Pakistani fisherfolk continue to languish in ...
25 Apr, 2022, 04.02 PM IST
Centre-Maha tussle may impact many big-ticket infra projectsOn Friday, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray met protesting fisherfolk opposed to the Wadhwan port project and assured them that ...
19 Dec, 2020, 07.32 AM IST
Shashi Tharoor tweet kicks up row; words twisted, says Congress leaderThe ruling CPI(M) in Kerala and the BJP attacked the Congress MP, saying he had insulted the fishermen community by his choice of words.
30 Mar, 2019, 05.26 PM IST
58 Indian fishermen arrested in PakistanAt least 58 Indian fishermen were arrested today by Pakistani authorities for allegedly violating the country's maritime boundary.
11 Dec, 2014, 03.55 PM IST
Sea only route to Lok Sabha for these 3 AAP candidatesThese AAP candidates from Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tuticotin have been putting out to sea and sailing into fishing hamlets along the co...
28 Mar, 2014, 11.52 AM IST
- Dams destroying fisheries, livelihoods
The Delhi-based South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People (Sandrap) has urged the Union ministry of environment forests (MoEF) and its ex...
20 Nov, 2012, 11.33 PM IST
- 20yrs & counting, there's no fencing the coast
Twenty years, 25 amendments, several committees and notifications after, the issue of regulating development along India's coastlines remai...
24 Sep, 2010, 04.46 AM IST
- Fisherfolk now discuss IT on the high seas
A few kilometers off the Kollam coast, where the sea is turbulent in the monsoon months, fishermen who have cast their nets and are patient...
10 Aug, 2006, 01.53 AM IST