12 fishermen missing as ship hits boat off Mangaluru coast
India | Apr 13, 2021, 02:32 PM ISTFishermen had ventured into the sea on boat ISB 'Rabah', which set off from Beypore near Kerala's Kozhikode with 14 fishermen on board.
Fishermen had ventured into the sea on boat ISB 'Rabah', which set off from Beypore near Kerala's Kozhikode with 14 fishermen on board.
Fishermen in Kerala released an endangered whale shark caught in their net in a rescue that netizens, activists and twitterati have lauded after a few photos of the incident went viral on social media. See the post here:
Sri Lankan Navy has arrested at least 11 India fishermen for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters.
Starting from 2020, the ban will be observed in 332 conservation areas in Chinese Yangtze River basin, which will also be expanded to all natural waterways of the river and its major tributaries from no later than January 1, 2021.
The government on Thursday said it has distributed Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to only 8,400 fishermen so far in the country and efforts are being made to reach out to more people.
The fishermen have also been sensitised on the restrictions imposed on human activities in the marine sanctuary, said Divisional Forest Officer, Rajnagar Mangrove (wildlife) Forest Division officials.
The fishermen from this island town had ventured into the sea on Monday evening in 540 boats and were fishing off Katchatheevu when a team of Sri Lankan naval personnel came to the spot and attacked before driving them away, Rameswaram Fishermen Association President P Sesuraja alleged.
"They will now be taken to Karachi port. All these boats had ventured into sea a few days ago from Porbandar harbour," NFF secretary Manish Lodhari said.
The fishermen form the first batch of 360 Indian prisoners Pakistan has announced to set free in four phases this month.
"My commitment to you is that the moment we win the 2019 elections, all the fishermen of the country will get their own dedicated ministry in Delhi," Gandhi said.
The Pakistan has also seized 1050 boats while 10 boats are in Sri Lanka custody, he added.
The arrested fishermen were handed over to police by the MSA officials. They will be produced in a court for legal proceedings, police said.
The boat had 14 fishermen aboard out of which 3 died when hit by the merchantship, the ship fled the scene after incident. Southern Naval Command searching for 9 missing individuals.
The incident occured when the boat carrying 15 fishermen from Ernakulam district in Munambam area was engaged in fishing off Chettuva coast.
The latest batch of Indian fishermen was arrested on Thursday night by the Pakistan Maritime Security Forces, an official said.
Cyclonic storm Ockhi has already turned into a "deep depression" and may hit south Gujarat only as a "depression" late tonight, according to an official statement.
Cyclone Ockhi barrelled towards the Gujarat coast, where it is likely to make a landfall this midnight, forcing the BJP to defer tomorrow's election rally of Prime Minister Naerndra Modi in Surat.
Hundreds of women held protest on the roads in Neerodi village demanding the authorities trace their loved ones who are still missing since Ockhi struck southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala on November 30.
The death toll in rain-related incidents in Kerala rose to 19 even as more than 600 fishermen, stranded at sea off the state's coast, were rescued, official sources said on Sunday.
The death toll in rain-related incidents in Kerala rose to nine with the recovery of two more bodies, taking the overall death toll to 22.
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