Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 13 (ANI): Four Sri Lankan Tamils on Saturday arrived at the Mandapam district of Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram and claimed to be 'refugees', the police said.
Banda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 13 (ANI): A total of eight bodies were fished out from the Kishanpur ghat on Saturday pushing the death toll to 11 in the August 11 boat capsize incident in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, police said.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 10 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday started its two-day seminar cum workshop on marine pollution response in No. 4 Coast Guard District Headquarters (Kerala and Mahe) with an aim of increasing knowledge and cohesiveness among government and non-government
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 10 (ANI): A total of nine fishermen travelling in a boat from the coastal district of Tamil Nadu have been arrested for trespassing and fishing in Sri Lankan waters.
Beijing [China], August 9 (ANI): China has imposed economic sanctions against Taiwan following a trip by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island but avoided its chip industry altogether. China suspended the import of some fruits and fish from Taiwan and banned the export of natural sand
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 5 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday wrote to the central government regarding the repatriation of fishermen stranded in Oman.
Bhuj (Gujarat) [India], August 5 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) Bhuj on Friday apprehended one Pakistani fisherman and seized five Pakistani fishing boats very close to International Border in the general area of Harami Nalla in Gujarat's Bhuj.
New Delhi, [India], August 4 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday said that the government gave the highest priority for the security of Indian fishermen and all the assistance are being provided for their early release from Pakistan custody.
Beijing [China], August 3 (ANI): Irked by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China on Wednesday halted trade with Taiwan and said it is suspending imports of citrus fruits and fish products from Taipei.
Thrissur/ Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], August 2 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Tuesday rescued five fishermen and provided assistance after they reported engine failure off Alappuzha.
Chandigarh [India], August 1 (ANI): Punjab Police claimed to have arrested as many as 2,205 drug smugglers including 260 "big fish" since July 5 and have registered 1,730 FIRs of which 145 are related to commercial quantities, officials said on Monday.
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy on Monday rescued six Indian fishermen who were stranded after their boat drifted in Lankan waters due to a glitch.