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.
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.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 21 (ANI): Myanmar Navy has detained 22 fishermen and towed four trawlers off the coast of Saint Martin's Island which lies inside the Bangladesh maritime boundary.
Attari (Punjab) [India], November 16 (ANI): Indian fishermen, who were released by Pakistan after four years expressed their happiness on reaching the country and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing financial support to their families while they were in jail.
Karachi [Pakistan], November 14 (ANI): At least 20 Indian fishermen have been released from a jail in Karachi on the completion of their sentences and would be repatriated via the Attari-Wagah border, reported local media.
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): India on Monday summoned a senior diplomat from the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest on the incident of unprovoked firing at Indian fishermen by the Pakistan side, sources said.
Dwarka (Gujarat) [India], November 7 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard rescued seven fishermen from a fishing boat that had caught fire and capsized in the Arabian Sea on Sunday.
Karwar (Karnataka) [India], November 6 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard has saved the lives of seven fishermen in distress after a fire engulfed a fishing boat IFB Varda Vinayaka-I due to a short circuit in the wheelhouse.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 3 (ANI): The Indian government has released 10 Pakistani fishermen, who were arrested for illegally crossing over to the Indian territory.
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): Ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet the fishermen community in Goa on Saturday.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 29 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee will visit Goa on Friday and is expected to interact with party workers and the fishermen community there.