India raises stone-pelting on Indian fishermen with Sri Lanka
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) India Monday said it has raised the issue of stone-pelting on Indian fishing boats in Sri Lankan waters."We have seen reports of incidents involving stone ... Read more...
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Navy rescues 11 fishermen, Andhra coast on high alert (Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 29 (IANS) An Indian Navy helicopter Thursday rescued 11 fishermen trapped in the Bay of Bengal as the official machinery in the coastal Andhra geared up to face ... Read more...
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Bangladesh issues cyclone alert
December 29th, 2011 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 29 (IANS) Bangladesh has issued an alert over Cyclone Thane that is heading towards its southeast coast.The storm was about 1,200 km from the Chittagong port, the meteorological ... Read more...
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High tidal waves lash Andhra coast
December 28th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Fear gripped coastal Andhra as high tidal waves lashed the coast under the impact of cyclonic storm 'Thane' which is set to cross the coast between ... Read more...
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India should assert with Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa
November 16th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday urged the central government to assert itself and tell Sri Lanka to control "rogue elements" in its navy ... Read more...
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Coast Guard, navy should protect fishermen, says court
October 14th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) The Madras High Court's Madurai bench Friday directed the central government to provide two-tier security for Indian fishermen by the Indian Coast Guard and navy.In ... Read more...
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300,000 evacuated as typhoon lands in south China
September 29th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 29 (IANS) About 300,000 people were evacuated in south China in preparation for typhoon Nesat's expected assault on the island province of Hainan Thursday.Packing winds of 42 metres ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to set up fisheries varsity
September 13th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 13 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has decided to set up a fisheries university in Nagapattinam district, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said Tuesday.The chief minister informed the state ... Read more...
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Four fishing boats sink off Maharashtra town, 18 missing
September 3rd, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Raigad (Maharashtra), Sep 3 (IANS) At least 18 fishermen are reported missing and 16 were rescued after four fishing boats overturned and sank in the stormy Arabian Sea off Alibaug ... Read more...
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Off Mumbai, coast not clear of maritime disasters
August 9th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) The sinking of a ship loaded with 60,000 tonnes of coal and 340 tonnes of fuel and diesel that is now leaking oil is the latest ... Read more...
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1.3 mn evacuated as Muifa brushes past China (Second Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) More than 1.3 million people were evacuated as the tropical storm Muifa brushed past China's eastern coast, Xinhua reported Monday.Muifa, after crossing China, made a landfall ... Read more...
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Over 360,000 people evacuated in east China as storm nears (Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) More than 360,000 people were evacuated in China's Shandong province Monday as a tropical storm continued to move along the country's eastern coast.
More than 20,000 ... Read more...
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Over 100,000 evacuated in China as storm approaches
August 8th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) More than 100,000 people were evacuated in China's Shandong province Monday as tropical storm Muifa continued to move along the country's eastern coast.
Over 20,000 fishing ... Read more...
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Shanghai closes major bridges as typhoon sweeps past
August 7th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Aug 7 (IANS) Shanghai Sunday closed a second major sea bridge linking the urban area to an outlying island amid gusts powered by Typhoon Muifa that swept across the ... Read more...
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Fishing boats with 200 people missing off China coast
August 6th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) Over 10 fishing boats with about 200 people on board were reported missing off east China's coast Saturday morning, said authorities.The fishing boats were on their ... Read more...
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75,000 evacuated as Nock-Ten storm hits China (Lead)
July 29th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) Over 75,000 people were Friday evacuated from the southern regions of China as tropical storm Nock-Ten hit the coastal areas, officials said.Nock-Ten hit the southern island ... Read more...
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27,000 evacuated as Nock-Ten storm hits China
July 29th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) Over 27,000 people were Friday evacuated from a south China province as tropical storm Nock-Ten hit the coastal region, officials said.Nock-Ten hit the southern island province ... Read more...
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China braces for tropical storm Nock-Ten
July 29th, 2011 - 4:29 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) Thousands of fishing boats have been ordered to return to the coast as southern China braces for tropical storm Nock-Ten that killed at least 31 people ... Read more...
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Connecting to roots, homelands with art (Feature)
July 25th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Quest for roots, reconnection to childhood and the trauma of dislocation are the emotional soul of their art. This pain lends an air of nostalgia ... Read more...
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Eyes of seven pirates gouged out in Bangladesh
July 7th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 7 (IANS) The eyes of seven pirates were gouged out by a mob in Bangladesh's Bhola district, police said.The Daily Star quoted the police as saying that a ... Read more...
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Ten Sri Lankan fishermen arrested off Andhra coast
May 30th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 30 (IANS) Indian Coast Guard have arrested 10 Sri Lankan fishermen off the Andhra Pradesh coast after they intruded into Indian territorial waters.In the second such incident in ... Read more...
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BPL survey to have exclusion, inclusion criteria: Officials
May 19th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The methodology for the below poverty line (BPL) census will be based on an automatic inclusion and exclusion criteria and deprivation scores for the remaining ... Read more...
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Robot collects radiation data at crippled Japan n-plant
April 19th, 2011 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 19 (IANS) A robot has been put into service to collect radiation data from a crippled Japanese nuclear plant hit by a tsunami last month, a media report ... Read more...
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Gaddafi forces using schoolboy conscripts to regain Misurata
April 16th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Apr 16 (ANI): Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is reportedly using schoolboy conscripts as young as 15 in a bid to regain the rebel-held town of Misurata.Young government troops captured ... Read more...
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14 Pakistanis held from Indian waters
April 5th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 5 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard intercepted a Pakistani boat off Gujarat's Kutch district Tuesday and arrested the 14 people on it for illegally entering Indian waters, officials ... Read more...
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Background checks of foreigners viewing Wold Cup finals
March 31st, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) The Mumbai police is carrying out background checks on all foreigners who have purchased tickets for the India-Sri Lanka World Cup final Saturday, a senior ... Read more...
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Pak arrests 26 Indian fishermen for violating maritime boundary
March 11th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar 11(ANI): The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) of Pakistan has detained 26 Indian fishermen for operating inside Pakistani territorial waters.The MSA seized six Indian fishing boats along with the 26 ... Read more...
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26 Indian fishermen held in Pakistan
March 11th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Twentysix Indian fishermen have been detained for fishing in Pakistani waters, authorities said.Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency (MSA) Wednesday night detained six Indian fishing boats ... Read more...
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Three Bangladeshi evacuees from Libya drown off Crete
March 7th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 7 (IANS) Three Bangladeshis from Libya have drowned after they tried to flee a rescue ship docked at the Greek island of Crete in an apparent bid ... Read more...
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UAE hosts international boat show
March 1st, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 28 (IANS/WAM) More than 750 firms from 42 countries will showcase their yachts and recreational boats during the international boat exhibition that begins in Dubai Tuesday.The 19th edition of the ... Read more...
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Stronger action needed by India against Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa
February 18th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Thursday demanded stronger action from the Indian government against Sri Lanka to prevent the island nation's navy from attacking Indian fishermen.In a ... Read more...
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No fish will be left to catch, expert warns Bangladesh
February 1st, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) No hilsa, not even fish will be left to catch in the Bay of Bengal, an expert has warned as the Bangladesh government prepared to issue 30 ... Read more...
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Rao heads to Colombo Sunday over fishermen’s killings
January 28th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) In the wake of outrage in Tamil Nadu over the recent killing of two Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao dashes off to ... Read more...
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Four Indian boats, 13 fishermen taken away to Pakistan
January 18th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Porbandar, Jan 18 (IANS) Four Indian fishing boats with 13 fishermen on board have been kidnapped by Pakistan's Marine Security while they were sailing in Indian waters, an official said here Tuesday.According ... Read more...
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Ten Indian fishermen held by Pakistanis
January 8th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Ten Indian fishermen have been detained by Pakistan's Maritime Security and four boats seized, a fishermen's body official said Saturday. According to National Fishworkers Forum secretary Manish Lodhari, ... Read more...
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