Despite Goa being rich in water bodies, rowing as a sport hasn't really taken root in this coastal state and the infrastructure for the sport was never created.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday in a letter addressed to the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar requested to secure the release of 12 Tamil fishermen detained by the Maldivian Coast Guard.
Over 6,000 runners will line up early in the morning at the Maharaja College Stadium Kochi and coast past several landmarks in the beautiful city, hoping to win glory and acclaim.
According to an official statement, "In an anti-poaching operation, Indian Coast Guard Air Cushion Vessel (ACV) apprehended an Indian fishing trawler along with 5 members of the crew, carrying 45 kg of illegal sea cucumber in waters near Dhanushkodi on 25 October 2023."
The 6th ACRM was co-chaired by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command & C-in-C (Coastal Defence, East), and Dr KS Jawahar Reddy, IAS, Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Meanwhile, the Severe Cyclonic Storm 'TEJ' over coastal Yemen weakened into cyclonic storm at 1130 IST on October 24, the MeT Department stated on Tuesday that it will move further west-northwestwards and weaken into a depression during next six hours.
Cyclone Hamoon intensified into a ' very severe' cyclonic storm, and it moved east-northeastwards with a speed of 23 kmph during the past 6 hours over the Bay of Bengal, said India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The Indian Coast Guard and the Customs Department officers jointly arrested 8 Sri Lankan fishermen with five boats and 4 Indians for smuggling sea cucumbers and edible turmeric.
"Very Severe Cyclonic Storm "Tej" (pronounced as Tej) Crossed Yemen's coast and weakened into a severe cyclonic storm over coastal Yemen," IMD said in a post 'X'.
Cyclone 'Tej' brewing over the South-West of the Arabian Sea is very likely to move North-West and cross the Yemen coast close to Al Ghaidah around the early morning of October 24, the India Meteorological Department has said on Sunday.
The weather agency said that the cylone will cross over the Yemen-Oman coasts between Al Ghaidah (Yemen) and Salalah (Oman) around the early hours of October 25.
Taking cognizance of a developing low-pressure area in the southeast and east central Bay of Bengal, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships and aircraft have started advising fishermen operating off the Andhra and Tamil Nadu coast to return to harbour to ensure safety during adverse sea conditions.