[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 03 to 07 September 2012

Mie Sep 12 23:08:40 PDT 2012

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Please find below web links of  ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 03 to 07
September 2012.
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Tamil Nadu: Thousands of villagers protest against Kudankulam plant*
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/09/09/190--Thousands-of-villagers-protest-against-Kudankulam-plant-.html

Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) Thousands of villagers, including women and children
living near the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Sunday made the
Kudankulam beach behind the upcoming power plant their protest venue
braving chilly winds, rough sea, shortage of drinking water and food, said
a leading activist...

*Madhya Pradesh: Promoting fisheries improves food security in MP *
http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/16277817.cms

Bhopal: With an endevour to enhance food security and improved access and
availability of food the the Madhya Pradesh government has set in various
welfare schemes for fishermen. According to government fish production has
witnessed rapid and constant improvement...
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Maharashtra: Centre asks Maha Govt to stop purse seine net fishing*
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/centre-asks-maha-govt-to-stop-purse-seine-net-fishing-/485698/

Responding to a request by fishermen from Maharashtra, the Centre has asked
the state government to act against illegal and harmful fishing practices
including the purse seine net fishing. "The state government is advised not
to allow any type of unethical, illegal and harmful fishing practices
including purse seining irrespective of the jurisdiction," D Chaudhari,
Deputy Director (Fisheries) in the Union Department of Animal Husbandry,
Dairying and Fisheries, said in a letter...

*Karnataka: No fishing in troubled waters, vessels return*
http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_no-fishing-in-troubled-waters-vessels-return_1736123

Due to the stormy conditions in the Arabian sea, over 5,000 fishing vessels
have returned to ports along the Karnataka coast over the last two days.
Ports in Mangalore, Malpe, Hejmady, Hungarcutta, Bhatkal, Honnavar, Tadadi
and Baithkol and Mazali in Karwar have been flooded with boats which have
returned to the shore...

*Kerala: Marines' case: Supreme Court to hear Italian government's plea*
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/marines-case-supreme-court-to-hear-italian-government-s-plea-262666

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will today resume hearing the appeal by the
Italian government for quashing the case against its two marines who were
charged with murder by the Kerala Police for allegedly killing two
fishermen. Last Thursday, the Central government had told the court that
two Italian Marines enjoyed no sovereign immunity and were liable to face
prosecution under the Indian laws...
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Kerala: Study reveals lack of sexual health awareness among Kerala’s
fisherwomen*
http://health.india.com/news/study-reveals-lack-of-sexual-health-awareness-among-keralas-fisherwomen/

Kerala might have the highest literacy rate in the country, but a study
among women fish vendors in six fishing regions in the state showed that
sexuality remained a taboo topic, and discussion within families of
sexuality does not happen. This was revealed in a study commissioned by
Trivandrum Social Service Society (TSSS), which works among fishing
communities in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, under the title “Status study of
women fish vendors”...

*Tamil Nadu: Ensure our safety in sea, fishermen urge PM*
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tn-fishermen-to-pm-ensure-safety-in-sea/288943-62-128.html

Ramanathapuram: Fishermen association leaders met Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh on Wednesday and demanded that the Central Government make
arrangements for dredging in some parts of the mid sea to help increase
fish breeding grounds without affecting the disputed area at Palk Bay, said
Ravichandra Ramavanni, District Congress president during a telephonic
conversation...

*Tamil Nadu: Slum board tells fishermen to vacate tenements*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-01/chennai/33535249_1_nochi-nagar-foreshore-estate-and-srinivasapuram-temporary-shelters

Chennai: With its decades-old tenements along the coastline falling into
disrepair, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board has advised families of
fishermen to vacate them immediately and move to temporary shelters nearby.
Following a TOI report on the tenements on Friday, the board warned them
that it would not be held responsible if the monsoon caused any damage to
the buildings or caused them any harm...

*Odisha: Fishermen fear threat to their livelihood *
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/article3869095.ece

Worried over threat to their livelihood, fishermen living near the
Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam district started digging up the river mouth of
Rushikulya. More than 200 villagers of coastal villages of Purunabandha and
Nolia Nuagaon have being continuing the digging since Wednesday...

*India: Rural India acquires taste for luxury *
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/retail/rural-india-acquires-taste-for-luxury

Langebandar Vasai is an isolated fishing community on the west coast of
India. There is a flurry of activity on the shoreline each day as fishing
boats deliver their catch and the women of the village, dressed in bright
floral-patterned saris and laden with gold jewellery, sort the seafood. In
the village, there are some huge houses, painted in vibrant colours...

*India, Pakistan welcome release of prisoners, fishermen*
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/09/08/320-India-Pakistan-welcome-release-of-prisoners-fishermen.html

Islamabad, Sep.8 (ANI): India and Pakistan on Saturday welcomed the release
of prisoners and fishermen, including those suffering from ailments, in the
past year or so. In a joint statement issued here after delegation-level
talks, Foreign Ministers S.M. Krishna and Hina Rabbani Khar said that they
agreed that the Agreement on Consular Access should be implemented in
letter and spirit, including immediate notification of arrests by either
side, consular access to all persons within three months of arrests,
release of prisoners within one month of completion of sentence and
confirmation of their national status...

*India: Showcasing challenges in livelihood of women seaweed collectors of
Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu*
http://www.merinews.com/article/jeevika-showcasing-challenges-in-livelihood/15874549.shtml&cp

Pioneered by Centre for Civil Society, Jeevika is an award-winning effort
aiming to eradicate market entry and exit barriers to promote individual
livelihood for street entrepreneurs i.e. street hawkers, cycle rickshaw
pullers, and small-shop owners, etc. to bring freedom to the enterprising
poor...

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