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Cyclone Ockhi: Coast Guard intensifies rescue efforts
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] December 3 (ANI): As the operations to rescue stranded fishermen affected by severe cyclone Ockhi entered their third day, the Indian Coast Guard has intensified its deployment of ships and aircraft off Kerala coast as well as Lakhadweep Islands.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Indian Coast guards continue rescue operation
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): As Cyclone Ockhi still posed threat, the coast guards in different locations continued their efforts to rescue fishermen stranded at sea, on Sunday.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Reports of thousands of fishermen stranded untrue, says Sit
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.2 (ANI): As the Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the reports of thousands of fishermen stranded in the cyclone were false and the number of missing Tamil Nadu fishermen was 97.
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Protesters block NH over missing fishermen in Kerala
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India] Dec 02 (ANI): Locals of Thumba area on Saturday blocked the National Highway for almost five hours after many fishermen went missing at sea in the wake of cyclone Ockhi.
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Cyclone Ockhi intensifies, moves to Lakshadweep islands
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] December 2 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard on Saturday informed that the cyclone Ockhi, which has originated from Kanyakumari on November 29, has moved towards Lakshadweep islands and has intensified into 'severe cyclonic storm' with wind reaching up to spee
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Cyclone Ockhi: Missing 6 boats, 73 fishermen brought back
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Six boats and 73 fishermen that went missing in the sea during the cyclonic storm, Ockhi, have been brought back due to the ongoing search operations, the Fisheries Minister of Tamil Nadu, D Jayakumar, informed on Saturday.
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Sri Lankan Navy apprehends 20 Indian fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Delft Island (Sri Lanka) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 20 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, along with two fishing trawlers for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters, north and west of the Delft Island last night.
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Cyclone Ockhi: More than 80 fishermen go missing
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 1 (ANI): At least 80 fishermen and 50 boats have gone missing after cyclone Ockhi lashed the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala with torrential rainfall and gusty winds.
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Seven killed as adverse weather creates wreak havoc in Sri Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 30 (ANI): At least seven persons were killed and five others went missing in Sri Lanka as torrential rains accompanied by gusty winds lashed the island nation.
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Sri Lankan Navy apprehends four Indian fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Delft Island (Sri Lanka) [India], November 19 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended four Tamil Nadu fishermen and seized one boat near Delft Island, on Saturday.
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 10 TN fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Point Pedro (Sri Lanka), Nov 17 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy on Friday apprehended 10 Tamil Nadu fishermen and seized one boat near Point Pedro.
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests ten Indian fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Delft Island (Sri Lanka) [India], November 16 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday apprehended ten Indian fishermen, along with one boat, near the Delft Island.
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