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Remains of Indian fishermen, who died in Pakistan jail, to reach his village in Gujarat: Activist

February 18, 2025 5:57 pm

Babu Kana Chudasama, 41, died in a jail in Karachi on January 23 while facing imprisonment for allegedly crossing Pakistan waters

Days after Mamata Banerjee's claims, Bangladesh denies mistreating Indian fishermen

January 09, 2025 9:54 pm

Dhaka “firmly rejects such unfounded allegations, which undermine the spirit of trust, goodwill and mutual respect between Bangladesh and India,” Bangladesh's Ministry said.

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‘26 Indian fishermen died in Pak custody in last 10 years’: RTI

October 05, 2024 4:44 am

The RTI application was filed by a Mumbai-based journalist and peace activist, Jatin Desai, who has been working for the welfare of fishermen.

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467 fishermen from state caught by Pak security agencies repatriated in 2 years

February 20, 2024 2:20 am

Nearly 260 villages of the state from 14 coastal districts earn a living out of fishing from the 1,058 such villages across the country, the Minister informed.

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Sri Lanka to release 104 Indian fishermen on Pongal

January 14, 2016 8:57 pm

In view of the Thai Pongal festival, Sri Lanka will release all the Indian fishermen tomorrow, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said.

Five Tamil Nadu fishermen set free by Sri Lanka arrive in Chennai

November 21, 2014 10:45 am

The fishermen were apprehended in November 2011 and sentenced to death by the Colombo HC on October 30 for alleged drug trafficking.

Protests continue in Tamil Nadu over death sentence to 5 fishermen

October 31, 2014 4:06 pm

The angry protestors burnt effigies of Mahinda Rajapaksa, condemning the death penalty to the fishermen hailing from the state.

No more Indian fishermen in Lankan jails

August 18, 2014 1:48 am

Lanka has released 225 Indian fishermen since the Modi government took over.

51 Indian fishermen repatriated by Sri Lankan Navy

June 12, 2014 7:25 pm

Indian fisherman repatriated, received by Indian Coast Guard near Indo-Lankan maritime border.

73 Indian fishermen arrested in Sri Lanka

June 08, 2014 11:08 am

Lankan Navy in a slew of arrests, 73 Indian fisherman behind the bars for allegedly poaching into the country's water.

9 men killed in Chennai construction site had left Assam to build a better life

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Nine young men from the Dimasa tribe, working at a construction site in Tamil Nadu, were killed when a concrete arch they were working on collapsed. The brothers Provit and Sorbojit Thaosen were among the victims, along with four others from their village. The incident highlights the lack of employment opportunities and low wages that force many from their villages to work as migrant workers.

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