Death of a delta: Pakistan's Indus sinks and shrinksHabibullah Khatti prepares to leave his village due to seawater intrusion in the Indus delta. Many villages disappeared, and the population...
06 Aug, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
India-Bangladesh CBM: Fisherman to be releasedIndia and Bangladesh agreed to release each other’s fishermen to improve strained relations. This mutual exchange is a humanitarian effort ...
02 Jan, 2025, 11.06 PM IST
Centre to provide 3.5 lakh free transponders made by ISRO to fishermen for security, business promotionThe government of India appointed the first national Maritime Security Coordinator in November 2021 under the national security adviser to ...
27 May, 2023, 06.25 PM IST
Gujarat elections: For families of fishermen languishing in Pakistani jails, getting their kin back only poll issueGujarat elections: The family members of the fishermen lodged in Pakistani jails say they would vote for those parties in the upcoming elec...
28 Nov, 2022, 12.20 PM IST
Gujarat elections: Congress announces several pre-poll 'guarantees' for fishermenApart from providing higher subsidies on petrol and diesel used in fishing boats, the Congress government will also put in place a cooperat...
16 Sep, 2022, 03.26 PM IST
Activists seek release of fishermen from jails in India and Pakistan“I clean fish, chop them and get about Rs 150 a day,” Soma told ET. “For an illiterate woman, that’s the maximum I can earn.” She is not al...
09 Aug, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
Strong flavours, history of food rivalry & love for fish: Paying an ode to Bengal’s rich heritage of cookingEastern Bengal is known for its cooks and cooking.
18 Apr, 2021, 10.42 AM IST
Old rivals in fray in Gujarat's PorbandarBoth BJP's Babu Bokhiria and Congress' Arjun Modhwadia are considered to be strongmen in the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi.
08 Dec, 2017, 01.57 PM IST
MPs, NGO seek government help to bring 2 fishermen's bodies from PakistanBoth were caught in April last year when their boats allegedly entered territorial waters of Pakistan while fishing in Sir Creek area in th...
13 Mar, 2016, 04.17 PM IST
WFFP urges full implementation of UN Law of seas to solve issues in international watersThe World Forum of Fisher Peoples has sought a permanent solution to tackle the issue of arrest and incarceration of fishermen.
19 Jul, 2015, 03.45 PM IST
Gujarat boat mechanics apply for visa to PakistanThe Pakistan High Commission in Delhi granted visa to the 8-member delegation from Gujarat last week for visiting Karachi to bring back the...
10 Mar, 2015, 02.04 PM IST
BJP, VHP fanning communal tension in Gujarat: CongressThe Congress leader said police are acting at the behest of the ruling party and are harassing a particular community.
21 Jan, 2015, 02.05 AM IST
151 Indian prisoners handed over by Pakistan at Wagah borderFifty nine prisoners were released from the district prison Malir in Karachi and 92 from the Nara prison in Hyderabad, officials said.
26 May, 2014, 04.02 PM IST
Include 'no arrest policy' in manifesto, fishermen tell Narendra ModiIn a memorandum to Modi, NGOs demanded that the party's manifesto include how issues related to fishermen would be addressed.
27 Feb, 2014, 08.22 PM IST
Nothing wrong in Rahul Gandhi's remarks: Sanjay NirupamNirupam said Rahul was only making it clear that "if we fight among ourselves, outsiders will try to fish in the troubled waters".
01 Nov, 2013, 09.11 PM IST
Meeting of Indian and Lankan fishermen representatives soon: V NarayanasamyThe meeting, likely to be convened shortly, would also decide on the days when fishing should be undertaken by the respective country's fis...
16 Oct, 2013, 05.54 PM IST
- Pak Parliament passes resolution against Guru's hanging
Pakistan's parliament today passed a resolution condemning the hanging of Afzal Guru and demanded the return of his body to his family.
14 Mar, 2013, 06.27 PM IST