Tamil Nadu Fishermen In Iran

58 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran for more than four months without work and wages after they lost their jobs with private vessel operators in view of the coronavirus pandemic, reached Delhi today. The return was made possible by the Chairman of the Indian Maritime Federation, Sanjay Prashar, who paid for all the tickets and made the r...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami has urged External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to arrange for repatriation of 40 fishermen from the state who had been left behind in Iran.

More than 400 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, stranded on boats in coronavirus-hit Iran, have urged the central government to airlift them from the middle east country where the lethal disease has killed over 50 people, infected nearly 1,000.

Over 600 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are in Iran and want to return home following coronavirus outbreak in the country, activists and family members said.

As many as 21 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were stranded in Iran for months without salary, food and accommodation, arrived in Chennai.

Twenty-one Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were stranded in Iran, have been released and will be repatriated soon, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the Indian Embassy in Iran to take necessary steps for bringing back 21 Tamil Nadu fishermen stranded in that country.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today took up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the plight of 15 fishermen from the state detained by Iranian authorities and sought his intervention in securing their release.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in ensuring the release of five "innocent" Indian fishermen arrested by Iran for allegedly straying into its waters.

Hopes for the release of four fishermen from this coastal town and one from Kerala detained in Iran have brightened with the intervention of Indian embassy officials and support of the fishing firm that employed them.

Four Tamil Nadu fishermen together have been fined Rs 5.5 lakh for allegedly fishing in Iranian territory by authorities there, an official of the state fishermen development trust said today.

Families of four fishermen, detained in Iran for allegedly fishing in the country's territorial waters, have appealed to authorities to expedite their release, claiming that no proper food or medical aid is being provided to the detainees.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today handed over a cheque of Rs one lakh to each of the 16 fishermen released from a jail in Iran, taking the total relief amount to Rs two lakh.

Sixteen Tamil Nadu fishermen freed from an Iran jail will call upon Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to express their gratitude for her 'timely intervention' in securing their release.

National Fish Workers Forum has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene immediately for the release of 16 fishermen of Tamil Nadu who were in prison in Iran since December last year.

58 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran for more than four months without work and wages after they lost their jobs with private vessel operators in view of the coronavirus pandemic, reached Delhi today. The return was made possible by the Chairman of the Indian Maritime Federation, Sanjay Prashar, who paid for all the tickets and made the r...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami has urged External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to arrange for repatriation of 40 fishermen from the state who had been left behind in Iran.

More than 400 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, stranded on boats in coronavirus-hit Iran, have urged the central government to airlift them from the middle east country where the lethal disease has killed over 50 people, infected nearly 1,000.

Over 600 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are in Iran and want to return home following coronavirus outbreak in the country, activists and family members said.

As many as 21 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were stranded in Iran for months without salary, food and accommodation, arrived in Chennai.

Twenty-one Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were stranded in Iran, have been released and will be repatriated soon, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the Indian Embassy in Iran to take necessary steps for bringing back 21 Tamil Nadu fishermen stranded in that country.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today took up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the plight of 15 fishermen from the state detained by Iranian authorities and sought his intervention in securing their release.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in ensuring the release of five "innocent" Indian fishermen arrested by Iran for allegedly straying into its waters.

Hopes for the release of four fishermen from this coastal town and one from Kerala detained in Iran have brightened with the intervention of Indian embassy officials and support of the fishing firm that employed them.

Four Tamil Nadu fishermen together have been fined Rs 5.5 lakh for allegedly fishing in Iranian territory by authorities there, an official of the state fishermen development trust said today.

Families of four fishermen, detained in Iran for allegedly fishing in the country's territorial waters, have appealed to authorities to expedite their release, claiming that no proper food or medical aid is being provided to the detainees.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today handed over a cheque of Rs one lakh to each of the 16 fishermen released from a jail in Iran, taking the total relief amount to Rs two lakh.

Sixteen Tamil Nadu fishermen freed from an Iran jail will call upon Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to express their gratitude for her 'timely intervention' in securing their release.

National Fish Workers Forum has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene immediately for the release of 16 fishermen of Tamil Nadu who were in prison in Iran since December last year.