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<b>Odisha: Industrialisation drive damaged traditional occupation in
POSCO area </b><br>
<a href="http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Shownews.asp?newsid=22065">http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Shownews.asp?newsid=22065</a><br>
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Report by Pradeep Baisakh, Bhubaneswar: As the district administration
completed the third phase of land acquisition in Gobindpur village under
Dhinkia Panchayat for the proposed POSCO steel and power plant, the fisher men
and women of the area remember how IOCL also damaged their traditional occupation
of fishing in their area under Kujang tehsil of Jagatsingpur district...<br>
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<b>Andhra Pradesh: Boats anchored, fisherfolk trade in dry fish </b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Boats-anchored-fisherfolk-trade-in-dry-fish/articleshow/19793384.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Boats-anchored-fisherfolk-trade-in-dry-fish/articleshow/19793384.cms</a><br>
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Visakhapatnam: With the 45-day ban on sea fishing imposed by the government of
India kicking in on April 15, Vizag fisherfolk have devised the perfect
alternative to tide over it - trading in dry fish. Nearly 7,000 fisherfolk from
63 coastal villages in the district generate revenues of Rs 1.5 to 2 crore per
annum by preparing nearly 8,000 to 10,000 tonnes of dry fish for trading in the
ban period...<br>
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<b>Tamil Nadu: Three nearly drown as ship hits fishing boat </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/three-nearly-drown-as-ship-hits-fishing-boat/article4677629.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/three-nearly-drown-as-ship-hits-fishing-boat/article4677629.ece</a><br>
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Incident, second in 2 months, leaves fishermen shell-shocked; equipment lost;
complaint registered. Historically, the one phenomenon fishermen have always
dreaded has been cyclones. Of late though, natural disasters have been eclipsed
by man-made ones...<br>
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Tamil Nadu: Village’s sole fisherwoman battles odds, casts around for
livelihood</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/villages-sole-fisherwoman-battles-odds-casts-around-for-livelihood/article4671106.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/villages-sole-fisherwoman-battles-odds-casts-around-for-livelihood/article4671106.ece</a><br>
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“It is a large lake. Nobody will come to your help if something goes wrong. You
have to take care of yourself. This was the lesson my brother taught me 20
years ago when I first learnt to fish,” says S. Mahadevi, the lone fisherwoman
of Nathampet in Kancheepuram. Living on the bank of the Nathampet lake, the
35-year-old opted to fish rather than just sell fish on the streets like other
women in her village...<br>
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Pondicherry: Fishing for space, they finally get it </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/fishing-for-space-they-finally-get-it/article4654960.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/fishing-for-space-they-finally-get-it/article4654960.ece</a><br>
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Fisheries Department gets its own building at the Thengathittu Harbour. Since
1954, the Fisheries Department has not had a building on its own and they have
been operating out of a small office in the Botanical Gardens. Now, as of
Thursday afternoon, the department has its own building at the Thengathittu
Harbour...<br>
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<b>Kerala: MHA allows NIA to go soft on Italian marines, tells not to invoke
death penalty </b><br>
<a href="http://www.niticentral.com/2013/04/29/mha-allows-nia-to-go-soft-on-italian-marines-tells-not-to-invoke-death-penalty-71309.html">http://www.niticentral.com/2013/04/29/mha-allows-nia-to-go-soft-on-italian-marines-tells-not-to-invoke-death-penalty-71309.html</a><br>
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The Home Ministry on Sunday allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to
probe the killing of two Indian fishermen in which two Italian marines are
accused without invoking the law that provides for capital punishment. Amid
concerns by Italy on the possibility of death penalty being imposed on the two
marines, the Ministry of Home Affairs has amended its order that transferred
the case to the NIA allowing its probe under IPC and CrPC sections without
restricting itself to the NIA Act...<br>
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Kerala: Fishermen bodies plan ‘jalayatra’ ahead of agitation </b><br>
<a href="http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Fishermen-bodies-plan-%E2%80%98jalayatra%E2%80%99-ahead-of-agitation/2013/04/26/article1562344.ece">http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Fishermen-bodies-plan-%E2%80%98jalayatra%E2%80%99-ahead-of-agitation/2013/04/26/article1562344.ece</a><br>
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The Kerala Swathanthra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF) and National
Fishworkers Forum (NFF) have decided to launch mass agitations against the
anti-fishermen policies of the State Government. As part of the protest, they
will organise a ‘proclamation rally’ -jalayatra - from May 2 ahead of the
agitations, KSMTF state president P P John and NFF national secretary T Peter
said...<br>
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Karnataka: Karwar fish market cries for attention</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/karwar-fish-market-cries-for-attention/article4675331.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/karwar-fish-market-cries-for-attention/article4675331.ece</a><br>
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Modernisation of the fish market here has not found favour with the candidates
fighting the Assembly elections, if one goes by its condition now. People can
walk into this market in the heart of the town only after covering their noses
with kerchiefs to ward off the foul smell emanating from the rotting waste...<br>
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<b>Karnataka: It’s an uncertain existence for these fishermen in Karwar</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/its-an-uncertain-existence-for-these-fishermen-in-karwar/article4679203.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/its-an-uncertain-existence-for-these-fishermen-in-karwar/article4679203.ece</a><br>
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For the last month, many of them have not been catching any fish. Sanjeev T.
Hergekar, a fisherman from Baitakol in Karwar, always dreamt of sending his
three children to English-medium schools. But owing to financial constraints,
he has been able to send only one child to school. Unfortunately, his
school-going daughter has suffered paralysis...<br>
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<b>Goa: Dead fishermen's kin to get Rs 2L as damages</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-01/goa/38956915_1_goa-shipyard-indian-coast-guard-manohar-parrikar">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-01/goa/38956915_1_goa-shipyard-indian-coast-guard-manohar-parrikar</a><br>
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Porvorim: The Goa government will give 2 lakh to the kin of each of the six
deceased crew members of the ill-fated Goan trawler 'Sea Messiah' that was
struck by a Coast Guard ship 'Vaibhav 32' in midsea before dawn on April 25,
chief minister Manohar Parrikar told the Goa legislative assembly on Tuesday...<br>
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<b>Maharashtra: NGOs want a new state body to check destruction of wetlands </b><br>
<a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/NGOs-want-a-new-state-body-to-check-destruction-of-wetlands/Article1-1052485.aspx">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/NGOs-want-a-new-state-body-to-check-destruction-of-wetlands/Article1-1052485.aspx</a><br>
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Citing government failure to protect precious wetland ecosystems in the Mumbai
Metropolitan Region (MMR) from illegal reclamation and dumping, three NGO’s and
citizens filed a public interest litigation, which asks for setting up of a
state body to check destruction of wetlands, in Bombay high court (HC) on
Monday...<br>
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Gujarat: Adani project in Mundra has violated environmental norms: MoEF
committee report</b><br>
<a href="http://www.cseindia.org/node/4925">http://www.cseindia.org/node/4925</a><br>
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Report provides incontrovertible evidence of destruction of mangroves, blocking
of creeks and non-compliance of other clearance conditions. Committee
recommends effective deterrence through creation of Environment Restoration
Fund of Rs 200 crore or 1 per cent of total investment, whichever is higher.
Recommends reform of Coastal Zone Regulations and monitoring systems...<br>
</span><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:black"><br>
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:black">Note: Report of the committee for inspection of M/s Adani Port & SEZ
Ltd. Mundra, Gujarat can be accessed at: <br>
<a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/adani-report-290413.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/adani-report-290413.pdf</a></span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br>
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Gujarat: Worries over 270 Indians in Pak jail</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Worries-over-270-Indians-in-Pak-jail/articleshow/19851193.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Worries-over-270-Indians-in-Pak-jail/articleshow/19851193.cms</a><br>
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New Delhi: Sarabjit Singh's death following a brutal assault in a Pakistani
jail has raised concerns over the safety of 270 Indian prisoners - including
215 fishermen — who are lodged in different prisons there. Only 33 of the
Indian prisoners have so far been given consular access, leaving authorities
here in the dark about the others...<br>
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India: Vendors welcome clearance of Bill</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/vendors-welcome-clearance-of-bill/article4675927.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/vendors-welcome-clearance-of-bill/article4675927.ece</a>
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Smiles and cheers prevailed among the street vendors’ representatives at the
“Convention on Street Vendors Dialogue with Political Leaders”, as the news
about Union Cabinet clearing the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and
Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, spread on Wednesday...<br>
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<b>Sri Lanka: EU to decide on IUU fishing in June </b><br>
<a href="http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/28770-eu-to-decide-on-iuu-fishing-in-june.html">http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/28770-eu-to-decide-on-iuu-fishing-in-june.html</a><br>
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The European Parliament will decide on June 26 whether to impose sanctions on
export of fish from Sri Lanka over the allegation of illegal, unregulated and
unreported fishing (IUU) by Sri Lankan fishermen in international waters,
officials said yesterday. However, Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Ministry which made
submissions to the EU representatives last week in Brussels expects a positive
outcome on the basis that a number of steps had been taken to contain IUU
fishing...<br>
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<b>Myanmar: Boat attacked by illegal fishermen </b><br>
<a href="http://mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/6612-boat-attacked-by-illegal-fishermen.html">http://mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/6612-boat-attacked-by-illegal-fishermen.html</a><br>
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A motorboat carrying a government official was attacked by knife-wielding
fishermen earlier this month during a search for illegal battery fishing
operations on the Ayeyarwady River, police say. The deputy head of the
Department of Fisheries in Sagaing township, U Myint Lwin, and one fisheries
licence holder were travelling on the boat when they were attacked by about 20
people on five vessels near Htauk Kyit village in Sagaing Region on April 22...<br>
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