Gujarat Fishermen

Eighty fishermen released from a jail in Karachi reached Vadodara in Gujarat by train on Sunday, from where they were taken to Veraval in the state's Gir Somnath district by bus to be reunited with their families for Diwali, an official said.

Two fishermen died and five others were hospitalised after they consumed unidentified liquid in a can found floating in the Arabian Sea off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat, police said on Saturday.

As cyclone 'Biparjoy' headed northwards and remained centred about 900 km south-southwest of Gujarat's coastal Porbandar district, fishermen have been asked to return to the coast from deep sea areas and ports instructed to hoist

Days after ten fishermen from other states were arrested for allegedly poaching dolphins and sharks off the Gujarat coast, the state Forest Department has decided to conduct regular patrolling in the coastal waters.

"We are neither interested in allowances nor any poll promises; I want our son back. I haven't seen him for the last two years," said 56-year-old Ankita Thapariya, the mother of fisherman Ankit who is in a Pakistani jail for illegally entering the ne

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday apprehended one Pakistani fisherman and seized five boats from Harami Nala creek area close to the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district, an official said.

A Border Security Force (BSF) patrol caught four Pakistani fishermen and seized their 10 boats from the 'HaramiNalla' creek area of Kutch along the India-Pakistan maritime boundary in Gujarat on Thursday, a force spokesperson said.

The Border Security Force or BSF has arrested two Pakistani fishermen from the Harami Nala creek area close to the India-Pakistan border near Gujarat's Kutch district, authorities said.

Twenty fishermen from Gujarat, who had been captured at sea by Pakistan in the past, will be released and handed over to the Indian authorities on June 20, a state government official said on Friday.

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday detained two Pakistani fishermen and seized four country-made Pakistani fishing boats near the horizontal channel of Harami Nala in Gujarat's Bhuj, the force said.

With strong winds likely to blow over the north Gujarat coast, IMD advised fishermen not to venture into the Arabian sea for three days from Friday.

At least eight fishermen were missing after their boats anchored near the sea coast got destroyed and capsized amid the stormy weather overnight in Una taluka of Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, officials said on Thursday.

A well-marked low pressure area over south Gujarat is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, IMD said, and asked fishermen not to venture into the Arabian Sea off the state coast and suggested total suspension of fishing activities till Oct 2.

The Gujarat government has announced a relief package of Rs 105 crore for fishermen affected by cyclone Tauktae which caused severe damage in the state's coastal belt last month, officials said on Wednesday.

A Pakistani fisherman has been arrested with his boat after he intruded into the Indian territory off the Gujarat coast, the Border Security Force (BSF) said on Sunday.

Eighty fishermen released from a jail in Karachi reached Vadodara in Gujarat by train on Sunday, from where they were taken to Veraval in the state's Gir Somnath district by bus to be reunited with their families for Diwali, an official said.

Two fishermen died and five others were hospitalised after they consumed unidentified liquid in a can found floating in the Arabian Sea off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat, police said on Saturday.

As cyclone 'Biparjoy' headed northwards and remained centred about 900 km south-southwest of Gujarat's coastal Porbandar district, fishermen have been asked to return to the coast from deep sea areas and ports instructed to hoist

Days after ten fishermen from other states were arrested for allegedly poaching dolphins and sharks off the Gujarat coast, the state Forest Department has decided to conduct regular patrolling in the coastal waters.

"We are neither interested in allowances nor any poll promises; I want our son back. I haven't seen him for the last two years," said 56-year-old Ankita Thapariya, the mother of fisherman Ankit who is in a Pakistani jail for illegally entering the ne

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday apprehended one Pakistani fisherman and seized five boats from Harami Nala creek area close to the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district, an official said.

A Border Security Force (BSF) patrol caught four Pakistani fishermen and seized their 10 boats from the 'HaramiNalla' creek area of Kutch along the India-Pakistan maritime boundary in Gujarat on Thursday, a force spokesperson said.

The Border Security Force or BSF has arrested two Pakistani fishermen from the Harami Nala creek area close to the India-Pakistan border near Gujarat's Kutch district, authorities said.

Twenty fishermen from Gujarat, who had been captured at sea by Pakistan in the past, will be released and handed over to the Indian authorities on June 20, a state government official said on Friday.

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday detained two Pakistani fishermen and seized four country-made Pakistani fishing boats near the horizontal channel of Harami Nala in Gujarat's Bhuj, the force said.

With strong winds likely to blow over the north Gujarat coast, IMD advised fishermen not to venture into the Arabian sea for three days from Friday.

At least eight fishermen were missing after their boats anchored near the sea coast got destroyed and capsized amid the stormy weather overnight in Una taluka of Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, officials said on Thursday.

A well-marked low pressure area over south Gujarat is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, IMD said, and asked fishermen not to venture into the Arabian Sea off the state coast and suggested total suspension of fishing activities till Oct 2.

The Gujarat government has announced a relief package of Rs 105 crore for fishermen affected by cyclone Tauktae which caused severe damage in the state's coastal belt last month, officials said on Wednesday.

A Pakistani fisherman has been arrested with his boat after he intruded into the Indian territory off the Gujarat coast, the Border Security Force (BSF) said on Sunday.