On the 19th anniversary of the 2004 Tsunami on Tuesday, the fisherfolk and locals in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district paid homage to those who lost lives in the catastrophe.
Despite the pouring rain and harsh weather conditions, Christmas was celebrated with immense fervour and gaiety across Puducherry. Many churches, adorned with fish lamps, marked the birth of Jesus Christ.
"The state government has imposed a ban on open sale of meat and fish. To ensure that their vendors do not face any problem, urban bodies should necessarily construct buildings for the meat-fish market. Until the buildings are constructed, a place for selling meat and fish should be earmarke
"We want to end the practice of trucks entering the state carrying fish, flowers, food and exit carrying coal and minerals," Sarma said on Saturday while inaugurating the 8th Assam International Agri-Horti Show in Guwahati.
"There is no technician and proper equipment to clear the oil spill just they are using buckets with the help of fishermen to clean the mess," actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam President Kamal Haasan said on Sunday.
Embarking on Day 223 of the Yuvagalam Padayatra, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National General Secretary Nara Lokesh initiated face-to-face meetings with fishermen and representatives from the Koppula Velama community in Veduruvada on Friday.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday wrote to External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar, urging him to take steps for the release of 45 fishermen and 138 fishing boats from Sri Lanka.
As many as six Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were fishing in international waters, were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy along with their trawler, near the Kankesanthurai area in Sri Lanka.