Fisheries Department

Sri Lankan Navy chases away over 3,000 Indian fishermen off Katchatheevu islet, snaps nets of 10 boats

More than 3,000 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who had put out to sea in 460 mechanised boats, were chased away by the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday when they were allegedly fishing near Katchatheevu islet

Sri Lankan navy arrested 13 Tamil Nadu fishermen and damaged boats, claims state fisheries department

The Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday arrested 13 Tamil Nadu fishermen for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters off Katchatheevu islet

Cyclone Ockhi: After Kerala govt faced flak for rescue operations, CM Pinarayi Vijayan says there was no warning

Under flak over the way rescue operations were handled, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said there was no advance warning about Cyclone Ockhi and cleared a slew of packages for those affected.

Sixty-eight Gujarat fishermen released by Pakistan to reach Vadodara tomorrow at 11 pm

The sixty-eight fishermen from Gujarat, who were released by Pakistan on Sunday as a goodwill gesture, will reach Vadodara late night on Thursday, an official said.

Katchatheevu: Indian fisherman shot dead, another wounded in firing by Sri Lankan Navy

A 22-year-old Indian fisherman was shot dead on Monday allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy while he was fishing in a mechanised boat at a short distance off Katchatheevu islet, fisheries department officials said.

Fifteen Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy

Fifteen Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy today on chages violating International Maritime Boundary Line, a senior Fisheries Department official said.

How fish can help fight encephalitis in UP

Even as a worried Uttar Pradesh government is combating the outbreak of encephalitis that has claimed 117 lives in the last one month in the eastern part of the state, the Gorakhpur administration is toying with homeopathy and fish to take on the killer disease.