Fishermen Community

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.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi promised Rs 10 lakh insurance cover for fishermen, Rs one lakh interest-free loan to fisherwomen and Rs 25 subsidy per litre of diesel up to a maximum of 500 litres per day, if Congress is voted to power in Karnataka.

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.

Seeking to reach out to the fishing community in poll-bound Kerala, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today interacted with the fishermen at Thangassery beach in Kerala's Kollam district. During his interaction, Mr Gandhi again called for a separate fisheries ministry, despite being fact-checked by the Centre last week.

A fisherwoman's complaint to Rahul Gandhi went astray on Wednesday as Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayansamy translated for her. The Chief Minister - struggling with a potential crisis in his government - had accompanied Mr Gandhi during his visit to the fishermen, a key community in the seaside town.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday interacted with members of fishermen community here and expressed his wish to travel along with them in their boats to see for himself and understand better their travails.

Citing information from fishermen that four of their community "died due to an attack" by the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Thursday condemned the island nation maritime force for such acts shattering their livelihood.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray avoided a question on the proposed multi-billion dollar container Vadhavan port in Maharashtra's Palghar, which has been routinely opposed by fishermen and tribal communities in the region.

The Tamil Nadu government gave 200 ISRO-developed satellite enabled communication devices to 80 fishing boat groups on Monday to enable them to access real-time alerts on cyclone and weather updates.

Former CBI joint director VV Lakshminarayana today announced that he would enter the field of politics in Andhra Pradesh soon.

The fishing community in Rameshwaram district on Sunday declared an indefinite strike demanding the subsidised diesel.

A leader of fishermen, who have won widespread praise by rescuing hundreds caught up in the Kerala floods, on Monday refused to accept Rs 3,000 offered to each member of the community by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

With hours left for the Gujarat election results to be declared stakes are high in Porbandar which is being considered as a tight battle with old rivals BJP's Babu Bokhiria and Congress' Arjun Modhwadia contesting against each other. Both the leaders have defeated each other once and are considered to be strongmen. The fishing community is being se...

Nearly 400 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who had ventured to sea before Cyclone Ochki hit the coast on November 31, are still missing. And now, the fishing community from the state are furious with the E Palaniswami government, which, they said, had deliberately downplayed the crisis in view of the by-elections in RK Nagar.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet representatives of the fishermen community from Tamil Nadu. This comes after the recent death of a young Indian fisherman in Sri Lankan waters and the capture of 85 Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka.

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.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi promised Rs 10 lakh insurance cover for fishermen, Rs one lakh interest-free loan to fisherwomen and Rs 25 subsidy per litre of diesel up to a maximum of 500 litres per day, if Congress is voted to power in Karnataka.

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.

Seeking to reach out to the fishing community in poll-bound Kerala, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today interacted with the fishermen at Thangassery beach in Kerala's Kollam district. During his interaction, Mr Gandhi again called for a separate fisheries ministry, despite being fact-checked by the Centre last week.

A fisherwoman's complaint to Rahul Gandhi went astray on Wednesday as Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayansamy translated for her. The Chief Minister - struggling with a potential crisis in his government - had accompanied Mr Gandhi during his visit to the fishermen, a key community in the seaside town.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday interacted with members of fishermen community here and expressed his wish to travel along with them in their boats to see for himself and understand better their travails.

Citing information from fishermen that four of their community "died due to an attack" by the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Thursday condemned the island nation maritime force for such acts shattering their livelihood.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray avoided a question on the proposed multi-billion dollar container Vadhavan port in Maharashtra's Palghar, which has been routinely opposed by fishermen and tribal communities in the region.

The Tamil Nadu government gave 200 ISRO-developed satellite enabled communication devices to 80 fishing boat groups on Monday to enable them to access real-time alerts on cyclone and weather updates.

Former CBI joint director VV Lakshminarayana today announced that he would enter the field of politics in Andhra Pradesh soon.

The fishing community in Rameshwaram district on Sunday declared an indefinite strike demanding the subsidised diesel.

A leader of fishermen, who have won widespread praise by rescuing hundreds caught up in the Kerala floods, on Monday refused to accept Rs 3,000 offered to each member of the community by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

With hours left for the Gujarat election results to be declared stakes are high in Porbandar which is being considered as a tight battle with old rivals BJP's Babu Bokhiria and Congress' Arjun Modhwadia contesting against each other. Both the leaders have defeated each other once and are considered to be strongmen. The fishing community is being se...

Nearly 400 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who had ventured to sea before Cyclone Ochki hit the coast on November 31, are still missing. And now, the fishing community from the state are furious with the E Palaniswami government, which, they said, had deliberately downplayed the crisis in view of the by-elections in RK Nagar.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet representatives of the fishermen community from Tamil Nadu. This comes after the recent death of a young Indian fisherman in Sri Lankan waters and the capture of 85 Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka.