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As Cyclone Nilam ravaged the coast of Chennai, 5 brave fishermen jumped into the sea to save sailors of MT Pratibha Cauvery from drowning. ...

Pakistan to release 15 Indian fishermen

Islamabad: Pakistan will free 15 Indian fishermen, who were arrested on charges of violating the country's maritime boundary, on Monday, officials said on Saturday. The fishermen, some of whom had completed their prison terms months ago, will be released from a jail in Karachi. They will be taken to the Wagah land border crossing and repatriated to India, officials of the Indian High Commission told PTI. Leading Pakistani rights activist...  

Cyclone Nilam: Fishermen jumped into the sea to save sailors

Chennai: As Cyclone Nilam ravaged the coast of Chennai, five brave fishermen jumped into the sea to save sailors of MT Pratibha Cauvery from drowning. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has announced a cash reward for each of them. CNN-IBN met those brave souls. The ominous cyclone warning for Nilam had just been sounded. K Gopi and his fishermen friends were along Chennai's Elliots beach, just locking themselves in their...  

Chinmayi: What prompted her to take strong steps

New Delhi: Twitters, Facebooks, Zorpias are the bridges between celebrities and their fans, but sometimes this bridge becomes a tool to invade the privacy of these celebs by people who don't know them personally. Recent controversy surrounding South Indian singer and entrepreneur Chinmayi Sripada is an apt example of this. Apparently, the singer became the point of wrath on internet due to her views on the Tamil fisherman who were...  

Ferrari supports Italian marines, MEA fumes

New Delhi: The Ferrari team taking part in the 2012 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida near Delhi from October 26-28 is planning to race with the Italian naval ensign to protest against the arrest and trial of the two Italian marines who shot and killed fishermen off the coast of Kerala in February. The Ministry of External Affairs though is not amused...  

Pakistani authorities arrest 13 Indian fishermen

Jamnagar: Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) has apprehended 13 Indian fishermen and seized 12 boats, a fishermen's body said on Tuesday. PMSA on Monday confronted 13 Indian fishing trawlers with 76 fishermen in the international waters off Zakhau Coast. Later, it apprehended 13 fishermen and 12 Indian boats, taking them away to Karachi, National Fish Workers' Forum's national secretary Manish Lodhari told PTI. "However, the PMSA let off a boat...  

Pakistani authorities arrest 24 Indian fishermen

New Delhi: Pakistani authorities on Friday evening arrested 24 Indian fishermen after their fishing boats strayed into Pakistan's territorial waters. The fishermen were handed over to the Karachi police. Last month Pakistan released 48 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture following talks between Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. The fishermen were arrested by the Maritime Security Agency (MSA) and brought to a...  

5 TN fishermen accuse SL Navy staff of beating them

Rameswaram: Five fishermen from this coastal town were allegedly beaten up by Sri Lankan naval personnel when they crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line and netted fish near Katchativu islet early this morning, officials said. Quoting fishermen who returned from the area, they said Lankan naval personnel snapped nets, snatched their catch, beat them with pipes and warned them not to venture near Katchathivu, an islet ceded by India to...  

Pakistan releases five Indian prisoners

Islamabad: Pakistan has released five Indian prisoners, including four fishermen, after they completed their respective sentences, a media report said on Wednesday. They were handed over to the Indian authorities at the Wagah border, Geo News reported. The fishermen spent six months at Karachi's Malir District Jail for intruding into Pakistan's territorial waters. ...  

List steps to protect TN fishermen from SL attack: HC

Madurai: A division bench of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court here has directed the Union Government to file a report listing steps that could be taken to prevent the deaths of Indian citizens in Sri Lankan waters in future. Justices Vinod K Sharma and A Selvam issued instructions to Additional Solicitor General (ASG) P Wilson in this regard on Monday after hearing a batch of public interest...  

Fishermen block sea approach to Tuticorin Port

Chennai: Thousands of fishermen on Saturday blocked the approach channel to the Tuticorin Port with their boats to protest against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), said an activist. "Fishermen in more than 2,000 boats blocked the channel in the morning protesting against the nuclear reactor at Kudankulam. Each boat on an average has four persons," J. Jones, a protestor, told IANS from a boat near Tuticorin Port around 600...  

Kudankulam: Protesters lay siege to Tuticorin port

Tuticorin: Scaling up their protest against loading of fuel at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, anti-nuclear activists and fishermen on Saturday tried to lay siege to the port here but work was not disrupted, officials said. About 3,000 fishermen and anti-nuclear activists in 500 mechanised and country boats tried to block the approach channel where ships enter the port but were prevented by Coast Guard and CISF personnel, CISF and...  

Rajapaksa meets PM; discusses fishermen

New Delhi: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday held meetings with the top Indian leadership during which they discussed key bilateral issues, including fishermen, even as India pressed for an expeditious inclusive solution to the ethnic issue and rehabilitation of displaced Tamils. Rajapaksa, who is in India on a three-day official visit, held comprehensive deliberations with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during which they reviewed all...  

Pak frees 48 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture

Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday freed 48 Indian fishermen from a jail in the southern port city of Karachi as a goodwill gesture and sent them to the Wagah land border crossing to be repatriated to India. The release followed President Asif Ali Zardari's announcement on Saturday that all Indian fishermen in Pakistani jails, including those who are yet to complete their prison terms, would be freed. Zardari made the announcement...  

TN fishermen slapped, chased away by Lankan Navy

Ramanathapuram: In yet another instance of mid-sea confrontation reported on Sunday, the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly chased away a group of fishermen and took away a mobile phone from one of them. The Indian fishing boats, which set out on Saturday, were surrounded by the Lankan Navy while they were netting mid-sea. The Navy personnel allegedly chased away some of the boats and snatched a cellphone belonging to Adimai, a...  

Pak releases Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture

Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday released all Indian fishermen who have completed their jail terms as a goodwill gesture for External Affairs Minister SM Krishna's visit to Islamabad. "All Indian fishermen who have completed the jail term have been released as a goodwill gesture for Krishna's visit," Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik said after signing the new liberalised visa agreement with the Indian Minister in Islamabad. He said the visa agreement...  

TN fishermen attacked by Lankan Navy

Nagapattinam: In yet another incident, Sri Lankan Navy allegedly attacked some fishermen off Kodiakarai coast and damaged a boat, fisheries department officials said on Wednesday. The officials said eight fishermen of Arucottuthurai in Vedaranyam in the district complained that the Lankan Navy personnel attacked them on Wednesday night. Quoting the fishermen, they said 120 fishermen put to sea in 25 boats on Wednesday morning and when they were fishing off...  

TN fishermen to PM: Ensure safety in sea

Ramanathapuram: Fishermen association leaders met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday and demanded that the Central Government make arrangements for dredging in some parts of the mid sea to help increase fish breeding grounds without affecting the disputed area at Palk Bay, said Ravichandra Ramavanni, District Congress president during a telephonic conversation. Fifteen fishermen association leaders of Rameswaram, including N J Bose, Jesu and Ravichandra Ramavanni, met Prime Minister Manmohan...  

TN: Fishermen register case against Karthi

Chennai: A fresh complaint of land grabbing was filed against Union Home Minister P Chidambarams son, Karthi Chidambaram, and his wife Nalini, on charges such as forgery, land grabbing, violation of CRZ regulations and illegal reclamation of land, at Karikattukuppam village, off the East Coast Road (ECR). The complainant, president of South Indian Fishermen Federation Jaya Palayan, accused Karthi of grabbing about 12 acres of land, of which six acres...  

No immunity for Italian marines: Centre to SC

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the Italian marines who killed two Indian fishermen in February this year, purportedly mistaking them for pirates, did not enjoy any diplomatic immunity and are liable to be prosecuted here under Indian penal laws. Appearing before a bench of justices Altamas Kabir and J Chelameshwar, Additional Solicitor General Gourab Banerjee said the two armed marines do not enjoy any...