Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 15 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government's annual 61-day fishing ban came into effect on Monday, effectively halting the coastal fishing industry. The ban aims to ...

Around 15 fishermen from Chinnathurai village in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, gathered near the imposing St. Jude’s church in the village, watching as their friend and colleague Jeevadasan ...

In Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, a group of fishermen and employees from the forest department freed two dolphins from fishing nets. IAS official Supriya Sahu uploaded a touching video of the fisherman ...

Six decades ago, little boys would scoop out sand from the dry riverbed of the Vaigai in Madurai during summer, to see water rising from below. They would wait until the water was clear, and then ...

In the backdrop of the mild sound of waves lashing against their boats and mechanised vessels berthed in Tharuvaikulam wharf, fishers were busy mending their nets in a shed. The fishing ban had just ...

The Centre has released Rs300 crore to the Tamil Nadu government to implement a deep sea fishing scheme in four districts. In a letter to Ramanathapuram MP Navas Kani, Union minister for animal ...

Two fishing boats from Tamil Nadu were seized for allegedly fishing in Andhra Pradesh’s territorial waters near Nellore. The action was taken during a joint operation by a team of officials from the ...

Fishing activities in Thoothukudi have been suspended as authorities issued a cyclone alert, with fishermen advised to remain safely on shore.According to the latest warning issued by the India ...

The JVP/NPP government’s recent forthright support for the rights of small-scale fishermen and the defence of Sri Lankan maritime sovereignty off the northwest and northern coast (Opinion, March 9, ...