Fisherfolk

The over 130-day-long protest by fisherfolk against the under-construction Vizhinjam sea port was on Tuesday called off for now.

The protests outside the under-construction Vizhinjam port in Kerala does not appear to be by fisherfolk alone and in some places it looks like a pre-planned agitation, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

A Sri Lankan court ordered the release of 56 Indian fishermen who were detained for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters, a verdict that sets free all the remaining Indian fisherfolk languishing in the country's jails.

Besides tribals, a large number of fisherfolk people and migrant workers who came to Kerala from other states in search of jobs were also among those who either achieved literacy or pursued their discontinued studies through equivalency courses.

Congress leader from Kerala Shashi Tharoor, whose long-letter wordplays on Twitter in the past won him fans as well as critics, is caught in a farrago of criticism for a recent tweet about the fisherfolk community. While campaigning at a fish market in his constituency Thiruvananthapuram, he wrote a series of tweets, one of which was: "Found a lot ...

The rising amount of plastic trash getting caught in their fishing nets along with the fish is giving hard times to the fishermen of Goa.

Facing a severe financial crisis, the Kerala government today in its budget focussed on fiscal consolidation, restricting creation of new posts, purchase of vehicles and foreign tours, even as it reached out to fisherfolk with a Rs 2,000 crore package in the wake of cyclone Ockhi.

Mumbai: At the end of the monsoon rains every year, Mumbai’s fishing community performs a traditional pooja ceremony to mark their return to the sea, with offerings of coconuts and flowers, and prayers for safety and bounty. As they launched their freshly painted boats into the water, there was an added prayer this time: the preservation of their...

Shops in Nagapattinam and Nagore remained closed today in response to dawn-to-dusk hartal call given by the Chamber of Commerce and Traders Association in solidarity with protesting fishermen demanding release of 210 of their counterparts arrested by Sri Lankan Navy over the past few months.

The Kerala government on Tuesday extended a helping hand to the children of the fisherfolk by earmarking Rs.6 crore towards meeting their educational needs.

Seven years after the massive tsunami devastated coastal Kerala on December 26, 2004, the fisherfolk are still left in the lurch owing to the lethargy of the government. Lakhs of people, who depend on the sea to make a living, are now afraid of it. The tsunami that wreaked havoc on coastal areas, especially the Karunagappally and Cherthala taluks, ...

US first couple Barack and Michelle Obama hit the dance floor to a foot-tapping Marathi folk number, joining a group of students at the Holy Name school to participate in symbolic Diwali festivities.    The US President and the First Lady's engagement for the day started at the Holy Name High School in upmarket Colaba locality in sou...

The Environment Ministry is coming out with a new law to guarantee the fisherfolk's traditional rights on the beaches.

The over 130-day-long protest by fisherfolk against the under-construction Vizhinjam sea port was on Tuesday called off for now.

The protests outside the under-construction Vizhinjam port in Kerala does not appear to be by fisherfolk alone and in some places it looks like a pre-planned agitation, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

A Sri Lankan court ordered the release of 56 Indian fishermen who were detained for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters, a verdict that sets free all the remaining Indian fisherfolk languishing in the country's jails.

Besides tribals, a large number of fisherfolk people and migrant workers who came to Kerala from other states in search of jobs were also among those who either achieved literacy or pursued their discontinued studies through equivalency courses.

Congress leader from Kerala Shashi Tharoor, whose long-letter wordplays on Twitter in the past won him fans as well as critics, is caught in a farrago of criticism for a recent tweet about the fisherfolk community. While campaigning at a fish market in his constituency Thiruvananthapuram, he wrote a series of tweets, one of which was: "Found a lot ...

The rising amount of plastic trash getting caught in their fishing nets along with the fish is giving hard times to the fishermen of Goa.

Facing a severe financial crisis, the Kerala government today in its budget focussed on fiscal consolidation, restricting creation of new posts, purchase of vehicles and foreign tours, even as it reached out to fisherfolk with a Rs 2,000 crore package in the wake of cyclone Ockhi.

Mumbai: At the end of the monsoon rains every year, Mumbai’s fishing community performs a traditional pooja ceremony to mark their return to the sea, with offerings of coconuts and flowers, and prayers for safety and bounty. As they launched their freshly painted boats into the water, there was an added prayer this time: the preservation of their...

Shops in Nagapattinam and Nagore remained closed today in response to dawn-to-dusk hartal call given by the Chamber of Commerce and Traders Association in solidarity with protesting fishermen demanding release of 210 of their counterparts arrested by Sri Lankan Navy over the past few months.

The Kerala government on Tuesday extended a helping hand to the children of the fisherfolk by earmarking Rs.6 crore towards meeting their educational needs.

Seven years after the massive tsunami devastated coastal Kerala on December 26, 2004, the fisherfolk are still left in the lurch owing to the lethargy of the government. Lakhs of people, who depend on the sea to make a living, are now afraid of it. The tsunami that wreaked havoc on coastal areas, especially the Karunagappally and Cherthala taluks, ...

US first couple Barack and Michelle Obama hit the dance floor to a foot-tapping Marathi folk number, joining a group of students at the Holy Name school to participate in symbolic Diwali festivities.    The US President and the First Lady's engagement for the day started at the Holy Name High School in upmarket Colaba locality in sou...

The Environment Ministry is coming out with a new law to guarantee the fisherfolk's traditional rights on the beaches.