Twelve fishermen from Tharuvaikulam, who were released by the Sri Lankan government, arrived in Thoothukudi in the early hours of Saturday. The Sri Lankan navy arrested a total of 22 fishermen hailing from Tharuvaikulam in Thoothukudi district on August 5 on charges of allegedly crossing the Maritime boundary. The Sri Lankan authorities also seized the boats and detained all 22 …
As usual, the Budget presented by Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu in the Assembly on Monday has gone silent for the third time in the last three years about the revival of the Nanguneri Special Economic Zone even though this project was launched in 2001 by the late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, father of Chief Minister M.K. Unfortunately, the DMK government, …
Even as spirited mechanised boat fishermen were enthusiastically gearing up to resume fishing operations from Thursday after the end of the 61-day-long annual fishing ban, Cyclone Biparjoy has dampened their spirit as the Department of Fisheries banned fishing operations for the day anticipating choppy waters and inclement weather in high seas. As the annual fishing ban along the east coast …
