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The Indian Coast Guard saved six fishermen and four jetty workers stranded off the Cuddalore coast amid cyclonic weather on Thursday. The operation followed a request from the Tamil Nadu State Authorities, who sought assistance as deteriorating conditions and lack of road access to the location made evacuation impossible by conventional means. Responding swiftly, the ICG Regional Headquarters deployed an …

₹25-crore fishing jetty project in Nellore will provide jobs to 2,000 fishermen, says Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister

Andhra Pradesh Minister for Agriculture Kakani Govardhan Reddy performed the ‘bhumi puja’ for the construction of a fishing jetty with a berth for 400 boats, at Nelathuru in Muthukur mandal of Nellore district on December 17. Addressing a gathering of fishermen and officials on this occasion, Mr. Govardhan Reddy reiterated that the YSR Congress Party government was committed to ushering …

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Mamata Banerjee interacts with fishermen community in Goa, greeted with Khela Hobe chants

Amid Khela Hobe chants, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee interacted with the fishermen community in Malim Jetty of Betim village in Goa on Thursday. Just before reaching the market, Mamata Banerjee had said that Bengal and Goa have a connection of football and fish. You love football, Bengal loves football," Mamata Banerjee said. 45-year-old Sarwanand said that Covid-19 has hit …