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Protests At Kerala's Vizhinjam Port Not Fishermen Alone: Chief Minister
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.
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'Where Will We Keep Our Boats, Nets', Ask Mumbai's Fisherfolk After New Coastal Law
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...
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Shutdown in Nagapattinam to protest arrest of fishermen by Lankan Navy
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.
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Saving Chennai's beaches
The Environment Ministry is coming out with a new law to guarantee the fisherfolk's traditional rights on the beaches.
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Protests At Kerala's Vizhinjam Port Not Fishermen Alone: Chief Minister
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.
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'Where Will We Keep Our Boats, Nets', Ask Mumbai's Fisherfolk After New Coastal Law
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...
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Shutdown in Nagapattinam to protest arrest of fishermen by Lankan Navy
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.
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Saving Chennai's beaches
The Environment Ministry is coming out with a new law to guarantee the fisherfolk's traditional rights on the beaches.
