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Cyclone Jawad: Odisha prohibits fishing activity
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 3 (ANI): In view of the impending cyclonic storm 'JAWAD', the Odisha Government prohibited fishing activities within the territorial waters along the entire coastline of Odisha State and Chilika lake by all types of fishing vessels (Mechanized, Motorize
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Airbnb hosts China's Xinjiang rentals on land owned by sanctioned group
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): Airbnb, a US-based vacation rental company, has more than a dozen homes available for rent in China's Xinjiang region on land owned by an organization sanctioned by the US government for complicity in genocide and forced labour, according to Axios investiga
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Pakistan's trade deficit hits all-time high in November
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 2 (ANI): Pakistan saw a steep rise of 162.4 per cent in trade deficit in the month of November of the current fiscal year (FY22) due to an increase in imports compared to exports from the country, according to provisional data released on Wednesday.
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Women joining in Gwadar protest indicates gravity of situation: Pakistan's
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 1 (ANI): Hundreds of women along with their children have joined the ongoing protests against China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan's Gwadar port city amid demonstrations by fishermen who had been deprived of earning their livelihood after a ban on b
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IMD predicts heavy rainfall in parts of Odisha, engal later this week
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Parts of Odisha, West Bengal will witness heavy to very heavy rainfall later this week with a low-pressure area, formed over south Thailand and adjoining Andaman sea likely to intensify into depression by December 2 and intracycle storm by December 3, a
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Pakistan: Women, children take to streets against CPEC in Gwadar
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 30 (ANI): Hundreds of women along with their children staged a protest against China's multi-billion belt and road project as people fishermen had been deprived of earning their livelihood after a ban was imposed on border trade.
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EU sets deadline for UK to resolve France fishing row
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 25 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Britain received a stern warning from the European Union Wednesday to resolve the issue of licenses sought by French fishers by December 10.
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Kerala Govt to give financial aid to fishermen affected by rains
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 25 (ANI): Kerala government has decided to give financial aid of Rs 3,000 each to 1,59,481 fishermen families, said State Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Wednesday.
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Protests intensify in Pak's Gwadar against China's CPEC projects
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], November 24 (ANI): Protests have intensified in Pakistan's Gwadar district against China's multi-billion belt project, with people fearing threats to livelihoods from illegal fishing, according to local media reports.
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Japan to spend USD 5.2 billion for construction of semiconductor plants: R
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The government of Japan is planning to allocate approximately 600 billion yen (about USD 5.2 billion) as part of an additional budget for fiscal 2021 to support the construction of semiconductor manufacturing plants, the Nikkei newspaper reported on
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Massive protests in Pakistan's Gwadar against China's CPEC project
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], November 23 (ANI): Massive protests have erupted in Pakistan's Gwadar district amid the ongoing backlash against China's multi-billion belt project, with people fearing threats to livelihoods from illegal fishing, according to local media.
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Kisan Credit Card Scheme to be extended to fishermen to provide them loans
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 23 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, L Murugan has said that Kisan Credit Card Scheme will be extended to fishermen to provide them loans at low interest rates.
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