Tag: Andhra Fishermen

Amaravati: Pakistan will on Monday release all 22 fishermen from Andhra Pradesh arrested on charges of espionage, officials said on Friday. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed the Indian High Commission in Islamabad that the Pakistan government has decided to release and repatriate the fishermen to India via the Wagah border on January 6. Andhra […]

Berhampur: Forest officials nabbed eight fishermen from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh for allegedly fishing in Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district. They were nabbed on Monday evening when they were spotted in a no-fishing zone, imposed in the wake of the nesting season of Olive Ridley Turtles, an official said. A trawler used by the fishermen […]