Hundreds of fishermen, including a large number of women on Friday courted arrest here as they resorted to rail blockade protesting against attacks on Indian fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy.
March 25 2013, 2:01 pm
Read MoreTwo Sri Lankan fishermen drifted into Indian territorial waters after their boat ran out of fuel in mid sea off the island nation, official sources said.
March 25 2013, 1:47 pm
Read MoreAfter a brief lull, farmers in Nagapattinam district have resumed their agitation seeking compensation for the loss of Samba crop.
February 3 2013, 10:46 pm
Read MorePIL in Madras High Court seeks to direct Collectors of Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Thanjavur to file status report on reported farmer suicides and to issue 300 grams of rice per head to farmers.
December 22 2012, 12:30 am
Read MoreThe fishermen had gone for deep sea fishing on August 29 and drifted towards Lankan waters on September 1 due to strong winds.
September 2 2012, 8:23 pm
Read MoreThe Nagapattinam fishermen were handed over to District Collector by the Coast Guard last night.
April 12 2013, 1:37 pm
Read MoreOn April 10, eight fishermen of the nearby Nagapattinam district were injured in two separate incidents of attack allegedly by the Lankan Navy.
April 13 2013, 12:29 pm
Read MoreThe annual 45-day ban on fishing in Nagapattinam and Karaikal coastal areas will commence from April 15.
April 10 2013, 12:46 pm
Read MoreIt’s a long drive cruising down the 284 km distance from Chennai to Tranquebar. Several hamlets interrupt my journey as I pause by to take in the local culture. Some of the villages were erstwhile thriving ports of powerful kingdoms or bustling settlements of Europeans but are today lost in
November 26 2012, 6:18 pm
Read MoreA two-member Central Team visited some of the villages in the district that were worst-hit by cyclone Thane.
January 10 2012, 9:41 pm
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