Fishermen Family

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.

"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 case against two Italian marines who shot dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala cost in 2012 will be closed only when Italy compensates the families of the victims, the Supreme Court said today. "Let Italy pay them compensation. Only then will we allow the withdrawal of prosecution," Chief Justice SA Bobde said.

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.

Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party (JSP) has promised laptops for all 11th and 12th standard students, pension for farmers, fishermen and artisans and Rs 10 lakh health insurance for every family in its manifesto.

Elections 2019: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will today be in Kerala where he will address a fishermen's parliament, hold a public rally and meet the families of Congress workers who were allegedly killed by the activists of the CPM.

Divya G. clung to a floating banana plant, then used a rope to pull herself to safety through neck-deep water as floods inundated her home in Kerala. After more than a day camped with her family on the upper floor of her neighbours' two-storey house, they were spotted by a fishing boat and rescued.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today gave away Rupees 35.40 crore as relief to families of 177 fishermen from various districts who went missing during cyclone 'Ockhi' last year.

Pakistan today freed 145 Indian fishermen, held for allegedly fishing in its territorial waters, as a goodwill gesture amidst a war of words between Islamabad and New Delhi on the circumstances in which a recent meeting between Kulbhushan Jadhav and his family took place.

On a visit to reach out to people in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today vowed to spare no efforts to trace the fishermen who were caught unaware by last month's Cyclone Ockhi and were still missing. "This is a sad moment for you. The central government is with you," PM Modi told families of the fishermen in Keral...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding a comprehensive special financial package for Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep for the rehabilitation of the families of those fishermen who lost their lives due to Cyclone Ockhi.

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.

As families of local fishermen, who have gone missing after Cyclone Ockhi hit the Kerala Coast on November 29, continue to wait for their missing loved ones, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has drawn a lot of wrath from the locals.

As Kerala and Tamil Nadu struggle with the aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi, the search and rescue efforts are on to trace those missing and stranded. Though the cyclonic storm - which has weakened - has moved away from Lakshadweep and is headed towards the coast of Maharashtra, 100-odd fishermen are reported missing and 16 people have died in Kerala and...

While families of many missing fishermen anxiously wait for their return in both Tamil Nadu and Kerala, around 150 fishermen from these two states are safe around the islands of Lakshadweep.

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.

"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 case against two Italian marines who shot dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala cost in 2012 will be closed only when Italy compensates the families of the victims, the Supreme Court said today. "Let Italy pay them compensation. Only then will we allow the withdrawal of prosecution," Chief Justice SA Bobde said.

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.

Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party (JSP) has promised laptops for all 11th and 12th standard students, pension for farmers, fishermen and artisans and Rs 10 lakh health insurance for every family in its manifesto.

Elections 2019: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will today be in Kerala where he will address a fishermen's parliament, hold a public rally and meet the families of Congress workers who were allegedly killed by the activists of the CPM.

Divya G. clung to a floating banana plant, then used a rope to pull herself to safety through neck-deep water as floods inundated her home in Kerala. After more than a day camped with her family on the upper floor of her neighbours' two-storey house, they were spotted by a fishing boat and rescued.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today gave away Rupees 35.40 crore as relief to families of 177 fishermen from various districts who went missing during cyclone 'Ockhi' last year.

Pakistan today freed 145 Indian fishermen, held for allegedly fishing in its territorial waters, as a goodwill gesture amidst a war of words between Islamabad and New Delhi on the circumstances in which a recent meeting between Kulbhushan Jadhav and his family took place.

On a visit to reach out to people in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today vowed to spare no efforts to trace the fishermen who were caught unaware by last month's Cyclone Ockhi and were still missing. "This is a sad moment for you. The central government is with you," PM Modi told families of the fishermen in Keral...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding a comprehensive special financial package for Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep for the rehabilitation of the families of those fishermen who lost their lives due to Cyclone Ockhi.

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.

As families of local fishermen, who have gone missing after Cyclone Ockhi hit the Kerala Coast on November 29, continue to wait for their missing loved ones, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has drawn a lot of wrath from the locals.

As Kerala and Tamil Nadu struggle with the aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi, the search and rescue efforts are on to trace those missing and stranded. Though the cyclonic storm - which has weakened - has moved away from Lakshadweep and is headed towards the coast of Maharashtra, 100-odd fishermen are reported missing and 16 people have died in Kerala and...

While families of many missing fishermen anxiously wait for their return in both Tamil Nadu and Kerala, around 150 fishermen from these two states are safe around the islands of Lakshadweep.