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Rahul Gandhi suggests separate ministry for fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] December 14 (ANI): Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed condolences to the bereaved families of those killed in cyclone Ockhi and suggested a separate ministry for fishermen at the Centre to look into their interests.
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Sri Lankan navy apprehends 27 Indian fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): At least 27 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy with five boats near Delft Island on Tuesday morning.
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Cyclone Ockhi: 13 boats, 111 fishermen return to shore in Kochi
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): 13 boats and 111 fishermen who went missing after Cyclone Ockhi were returned to the shore in Kochi, on Monday.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Search, rescue operation for missing fishermen continues
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence on Saturday said no stranded boats, fishermen or floating bodies were found as the search operation 'OP Sahayam' of Southern Naval Command persisted for the tenth day over Southeast Arabian Sea and L&M islands.
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ICG Ship Vaibhav recovers two bodies inside sea
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 7 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship Vaibhav today fished out two bodies, 100 Nautical Miles
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Cyclone Ockhi: Search, rescue operation for missing fishermen continues
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): In the wake of Cyclone Ockhi, the Indian Navy on Wednesday continued the search and rescue operation for missing and stranded fishermen off the Kerala coast.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Sitharaman assures rescue operations won't stop
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 6 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assured that the rescue operations in the aftermath of cyclone Ockhi are making every attempt to bring back stranded fishermen in the sea.
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Cyclone Ockhi: ICG continues to provide assistance to stranded fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): As Cyclone Ockhi weakened over the sea area with landfall over south Gujarat and north Maharashtra, the Indian Coast Guard ships and aircraft have continued the efforts to locate and provide assistance to the stranded fishermen at the sea.
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Indian Coast Guard rescues 19 fishermen from L&M Islands
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard on Monday rescued 19 fishermen from the remote islands of L&M, who were stranded at sea following Cyclone Ockhi.
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Cyclone Ockhi: 'Won't lose hope' in finding survivors, says Sitharaman
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 04 (ANI): Amid the havoc caused by cyclone Ockhi, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that she will not lose hope and will leave no stone unturned in finding the fishermen stranded in the sea.
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Defence Minister meets cyclone Ockhi-hit families in Kerala
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met the fishermen families affected by cyclone Ockhi at Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram.
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Cyclone Ockhi: 357 fishermen have been rescued so far, says Sitharaman
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday informed that, so far, 357 fishermen, including 71 from Tamil Nadu, who had been stranded in sea due to Cyclone Ockhi, have been rescued.
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