Fishermen's forum writes to PM over fishermen in Pak custody

has posted comments on this article TNN | Apr 11, 2013, 04.27 AM IST RELATED MANGALORE: The National Fish workers' Forum (NFF) has sought the intervention of PM Manmohan Singh regarding the arrest and incarceration of 75 Indian fishermen in a week ...

The injured fisherman was since undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai. (Reuters) Top Stories National Fish Workers Forum General Secretary M.Ilango today sought formation of an Indo-Sri Lanka Marine Disputes Authority to find a permanent ...

Kochi, Apr 30 : Kerala Swathantra Matsyathozhilali Federation (KSMF) today informed that the KSMF and National Fish Workers Forum would jointly organise a statewide agitation protesting against the Congress-led United Democratic Front government's ...

Delegates will share ideas on how the Convention can address major challenges in the industry Government, employer and worker delegates are meeting at International Labour Organization (ILO) headquarters to consider ways to promote decent work in ...

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The independent governor and Democratic treasurer both delivered remarks to the more than 250 bond investment professionals attending a symposium in Providence on deficits and pension costs. With firefighters protesting her appearance outside, ...

Despite warnings from a parliamentary panel, the list of tax exemptions in 2012-13 shows a rising trend, writes Sreelatha Menon. The Union Budget shows the charitable instincts of the government continuing to overwhelm it - though some would call it part inefficiency and part helplessness. The  exemptions given to citizens on the tax they ought to pay have been exceeding the Plan expenditure, and even the total fiscal deficit as it did in 2012-13. This has prompted criticism from the Left ...

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on the topic of our forum this morning, our keynote speaker, Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno, noted that the poor complain that the playing field in our justice system is tilted against them. He attributed this complaint to a variety of reasons, one ...