<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><font>Dear Subscriber,<br><br>Please find below web links of  ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 03 to 07 September 2012.<br><b><br>Tamil Nadu: Thousands of villagers protest against Kudankulam plant</b><br>
<a href="http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/09/09/190--Thousands-of-villagers-protest-against-Kudankulam-plant-.html">http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/09/09/190--Thousands-of-villagers-protest-against-Kudankulam-plant-.html</a><br>
<br>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...<br>
<br><b>Madhya Pradesh: Promoting fisheries improves food security in MP </b><br><a href="http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/16277817.cms">http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/16277817.cms</a><br><br>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...<br>
<b><br>Maharashtra: Centre asks Maha Govt to stop purse seine net fishing</b><br><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/centre-asks-maha-govt-to-stop-purse-seine-net-fishing-/485698/">http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/centre-asks-maha-govt-to-stop-purse-seine-net-fishing-/485698/</a><br>
<br>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...<br>
<br><b>Karnataka: No fishing in troubled waters, vessels return</b><br><a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_no-fishing-in-troubled-waters-vessels-return_1736123">http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_no-fishing-in-troubled-waters-vessels-return_1736123</a><br>
<br>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...<br>
<br><b>Kerala: Marines' case: Supreme Court to hear Italian government's plea</b><br><a href="http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/marines-case-supreme-court-to-hear-italian-government-s-plea-262666">http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/marines-case-supreme-court-to-hear-italian-government-s-plea-262666</a><br>
<br>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...<br>
<b><br>Kerala: Study reveals lack of sexual health awareness among Kerala’s fisherwomen</b><br><a href="http://health.india.com/news/study-reveals-lack-of-sexual-health-awareness-among-keralas-fisherwomen/">http://health.india.com/news/study-reveals-lack-of-sexual-health-awareness-among-keralas-fisherwomen/</a><br>
<br>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”...<br>
<br><b>Tamil Nadu: Ensure our safety in sea, fishermen urge PM</b><br><a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tn-fishermen-to-pm-ensure-safety-in-sea/288943-62-128.html">http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tn-fishermen-to-pm-ensure-safety-in-sea/288943-62-128.html</a><br>
<br>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...<br>
<br><b>Tamil Nadu: Slum board tells fishermen to vacate tenements</b><br><a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-01/chennai/33535249_1_nochi-nagar-foreshore-estate-and-srinivasapuram-temporary-shelters">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-01/chennai/33535249_1_nochi-nagar-foreshore-estate-and-srinivasapuram-temporary-shelters</a><br>
<br>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...<br>
<br><b>Odisha: Fishermen fear threat to their livelihood </b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/article3869095.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/article3869095.ece</a><br>
<br>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...<br>
<br><b>India: Rural India acquires taste for luxury </b><br><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/retail/rural-india-acquires-taste-for-luxury">http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/retail/rural-india-acquires-taste-for-luxury</a><br>
<br>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...<br>
<br><b>India, Pakistan welcome release of prisoners, fishermen</b><br><a href="http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/09/08/320-India-Pakistan-welcome-release-of-prisoners-fishermen.html">http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/09/08/320-India-Pakistan-welcome-release-of-prisoners-fishermen.html</a><br>
<br>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...<br>
<br><b>India: Showcasing challenges in livelihood of women seaweed collectors of Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu</b><br><a href="http://www.merinews.com/article/jeevika-showcasing-challenges-in-livelihood/15874549.shtml&cp">http://www.merinews.com/article/jeevika-showcasing-challenges-in-livelihood/15874549.shtml&cp</a><br>
<br>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...<br>
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