SIRKAZHI: A demonstration to protest against the proposed 1000 MW thermal power project by P.E.L. Power Limited at Vanagiri was held here in front of the Tahsildar

Hundreds of fishermen and boat owners demonstrated in the Hikkaduwa town yesterday (18) demanding that fuel prices be reduced or provided at subsidized rates to those engaged in the fishing industry.

The demonstration, which lasted over an hour, was organised by the Fishing Industries General Union and Southern Provincial Council JVP member Nishantha Perera was present among the protestors.

Visakhapatnam July 10: The state unit of CPI has decided to stage a month-long padayatra from Itchapuram in Srikakulam district to Nellore to protest against the proposed coastal corridor. The former MLA and state president of the AP Rythu Coolie Sangham, Mr K. Ramakrishna said in a meeting that the CPI would stall the project. The meeting on

"Though the State has an abundance of rivers, ponds and beels, Assam is yet to attain self-sufficiency in fish production.

The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy announced a series of incentives to fishermen including waiving off loans of Rs 40.72 crore availed by them from Fishermen Finance Corporation.

THE state government faced the wrath of both the treasury and opposition members on the issue of fishermen's problems in the council on Tuesday.

In 1988, Nayachar was handed over to the West Bengal fisheries department and renamed Meendwip. Not much was done till 2000 when 13 fishing cooperatives were set up and 316 ponds dug and leased annually to local fisherfolk and entrepreneurs. The enterprise hasn't been too successful. Fisheries department officials say only 100 ponds are functioning. The department has asked the state for Rs 220 million to wind up the project and repay a loan it had taken from the centre. The cooperatives also engaged about 600 fisherfolk, many of whom commute via the twice-a-day ferry service from Haldia.

RECENTLY, the Rajasthan High Court, concerned about lesser tigers in the Ranthambore tiger reserve, directed that all vehicles should be denied entry into the park. The response was immediate and

The prawn farming industry in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu has bounced back from the losses of the tsunami of December 26, 2004, causing irreperable damage to agriculture. The tsunami hit farmers of

The Economic Coordination Committee of the federal cabinet of Pakistan approved the proposal of the Diamond Bar Island City in October 2006. The project, to be built on the 4,856-hectacre (ha) Buddo and Bundal islands located off the southwestern tip of Karachi coast, is facing stiff resistance because it poses an environmental threat to marine life and the mangroves, besides being a livelihood issue for the fisherfolk.

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