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MK Stalin Urges PM Modi To Intervene Over Attacks On Tamil Fishermen
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed concerns about the increase in attacks on members of the state's fishing community in the region and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and resolve the issue at the earliest.
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21 Indian Fishermen Detained By Sri Lanka For "Illegal Poaching" Released
As many as 21 Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka to Chennai on Friday, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka informed through a statement.
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Sri Lanka Arrests 37 Indian Fishermen For Allegedly Straying In Its Waters
As many as 37 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested and five of their fishing trawlers were seized by the Sri Lankan navy after they allegedly strayed into Lankan territorial waters, a fisheries official in Chennai said on Sunday.
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Tamil Nadu Tells Centre To Act On Attack On Fishermen By Lankan Nationals
Flagging the assault on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan nationals, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday urged the Centre to take appropriate action to bring the perpetrators of the crime to book.
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After Sri Lankan President's Visit To India, 15 Indian Fishermen Released
As many as 15 Tamil Nadu fishermen released by Sri Lanka arrived in Chennai today from Colombo, officials said.
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Odisha Fishermen, Stuck In Chennai, Travel 1,100 Km On Boat To Reach Home
25 fishermen reached their native place in Odisha's Ganjam district on Monday after taking a sea voyage from Chennai where they were stuck due to the lockdown, officials said.
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Toxic Foam Blankets Chennai's Marina Beach, Causes Pollution Hazard
A menacing white foam covered one of the most famous beaches in Chennai for the fourth straight day today creating a new pollution hazard for the country.
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Cyclone Gaja To Hit Coastal Tamil Nadu Tonight: Top 10 Updates
Gaja Cyclone Chennai: Cyclone Gaja is expected to hit the coast near Nagapattinam in southern Tamil Nadu tonight. Schools and colleges in five districts in the state and Puducherry are closed today. As it approaches the coast, "Gaja", which means elephant in Sanskrit, is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds in coastal Tamil Nadu and Puduch...
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Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Likely To Get Heavy Rain In Next 3 Days: 10 Facts
Rains are likely in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the next three days, with the possibility of heavy rainfall in one or two places, the regional weather office said on Thursday. A low pressure area is likely form over the Southeast Arabian sea on Friday and could intensify into a cyclonic storm, it said. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted that a re...
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Rise In Fuel Prices Prompts Many To Cycle To Work, Take Trains In Chennai
If you thought that the fuel price hike affected only the poor, you are mistaken. A lot of people in Chennai have ditched their cars and switched to bicycles as a healthy and efficient mode of transport. A lot of them are also taking trains and the city's brand new Metro rail to work.
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21 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Stuck In Iran Return Home
As many as 21 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were stranded in Iran for months without salary, food and accommodation, arrived in Chennai.
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8 Dead As Rain Batters Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Cyclone Ockhi Heads For Lakshadweep: 10 Points
Eight people died in coastal Kerala and Tamil Nadu and nearly 90 fishermen remained missing as a depression above the Bay of Bengal turned into a cyclonic storm. Cyclone Ockhi, meteorologists say, is heading for Lakshadweep and is unlikely to make landfall in India. Currently it is hovering 130 km west-southwest of Trivandrum. Schools in seven dist...
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10 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy
Ten Tamil Nadu fishermen were today arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on the charge of fishing in the island's waters, in the fourth such detention this month.
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Chennai Oil Spill Worse Than Thought, 10 More Days To Clean Up
A massive oil spill caused by the collision of two ships off Chennai last Saturday has been contained, the Coast Guard said today, rejecting speculation that the clean-up had been haphazard and delayed. Hundreds of volunteers, including engineering students and fishermen, are manually collecting sludge in buckets to clear the water and reduce the d...
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Chennai vs It's Oil Spill: Volunteers With Gloves Scoop Up Thick Tar
With Chennai in the middle of its worst environmental disaster ever, hundreds of students and fishermen are working Friday to clean up an oil spill on India's southern coast.
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MK Stalin Urges PM Modi To Intervene Over Attacks On Tamil Fishermen
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed concerns about the increase in attacks on members of the state's fishing community in the region and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and resolve the issue at the earliest.
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21 Indian Fishermen Detained By Sri Lanka For "Illegal Poaching" Released
As many as 21 Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka to Chennai on Friday, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka informed through a statement.
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Sri Lanka Arrests 37 Indian Fishermen For Allegedly Straying In Its Waters
As many as 37 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested and five of their fishing trawlers were seized by the Sri Lankan navy after they allegedly strayed into Lankan territorial waters, a fisheries official in Chennai said on Sunday.
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Tamil Nadu Tells Centre To Act On Attack On Fishermen By Lankan Nationals
Flagging the assault on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan nationals, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday urged the Centre to take appropriate action to bring the perpetrators of the crime to book.
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After Sri Lankan President's Visit To India, 15 Indian Fishermen Released
As many as 15 Tamil Nadu fishermen released by Sri Lanka arrived in Chennai today from Colombo, officials said.
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Odisha Fishermen, Stuck In Chennai, Travel 1,100 Km On Boat To Reach Home
25 fishermen reached their native place in Odisha's Ganjam district on Monday after taking a sea voyage from Chennai where they were stuck due to the lockdown, officials said.
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Toxic Foam Blankets Chennai's Marina Beach, Causes Pollution Hazard
A menacing white foam covered one of the most famous beaches in Chennai for the fourth straight day today creating a new pollution hazard for the country.
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Cyclone Gaja To Hit Coastal Tamil Nadu Tonight: Top 10 Updates
Gaja Cyclone Chennai: Cyclone Gaja is expected to hit the coast near Nagapattinam in southern Tamil Nadu tonight. Schools and colleges in five districts in the state and Puducherry are closed today. As it approaches the coast, "Gaja", which means elephant in Sanskrit, is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds in coastal Tamil Nadu and Puduch...
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Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Likely To Get Heavy Rain In Next 3 Days: 10 Facts
Rains are likely in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the next three days, with the possibility of heavy rainfall in one or two places, the regional weather office said on Thursday. A low pressure area is likely form over the Southeast Arabian sea on Friday and could intensify into a cyclonic storm, it said. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted that a re...
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Rise In Fuel Prices Prompts Many To Cycle To Work, Take Trains In Chennai
If you thought that the fuel price hike affected only the poor, you are mistaken. A lot of people in Chennai have ditched their cars and switched to bicycles as a healthy and efficient mode of transport. A lot of them are also taking trains and the city's brand new Metro rail to work.
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21 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Stuck In Iran Return Home
As many as 21 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were stranded in Iran for months without salary, food and accommodation, arrived in Chennai.
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8 Dead As Rain Batters Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Cyclone Ockhi Heads For Lakshadweep: 10 Points
Eight people died in coastal Kerala and Tamil Nadu and nearly 90 fishermen remained missing as a depression above the Bay of Bengal turned into a cyclonic storm. Cyclone Ockhi, meteorologists say, is heading for Lakshadweep and is unlikely to make landfall in India. Currently it is hovering 130 km west-southwest of Trivandrum. Schools in seven dist...
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10 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy
Ten Tamil Nadu fishermen were today arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on the charge of fishing in the island's waters, in the fourth such detention this month.
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Chennai Oil Spill Worse Than Thought, 10 More Days To Clean Up
A massive oil spill caused by the collision of two ships off Chennai last Saturday has been contained, the Coast Guard said today, rejecting speculation that the clean-up had been haphazard and delayed. Hundreds of volunteers, including engineering students and fishermen, are manually collecting sludge in buckets to clear the water and reduce the d...
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Chennai vs It's Oil Spill: Volunteers With Gloves Scoop Up Thick Tar
With Chennai in the middle of its worst environmental disaster ever, hundreds of students and fishermen are working Friday to clean up an oil spill on India's southern coast.
