Okha: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has launched a search and rescue operation in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast after a fishing boat from Gujarat capsized during an encounter with the Pakistan Marine Security Agency (PMSA). The PMSA stated that the boat was engaged in illegal fishing activities within Pakistani waters and attempted to evade capture. The boat eventually collided with the PMSA ship and capsized, resulting in casualties. After the capsizing, the PMSA ship rescued five out...Read More

Porbandar: 80 Indian fishermen from Gujarat were released by Pakistan last week. One of these fishermen told the media that they were instructed not to vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the next elections. Dharmeshbhai Wala, who was apprehended three years ago in 2020, recently returned to his hometown of Porbandar. According to Wala, there are still 184 Indian fishermen lodged in Pakistani jails. Talking to the media Dharmeshbhai said, "We were nabbed in international waters and ta...Read More

Gandhinagar: National Fish Farmer’s Day is celebrated every year on July 10 by the states in coastal areas. In Gujarat, various programs are being organized in Veraval on 10 July and on 11 July in Porbandar, Jafrabad, Mangrol, and Okha this year. The state government will provide valuable information to fish farmers regarding various government initiatives and modern technology in the fisheries sector. Gujarat leads in marine fish production in India According to the data released a few bef...Read More

Porbandar: In an effective Sea Air coordinated effort, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) today, rescued five missing and two injured crew of the Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) ‘Jay Bhole’ in the Arabian sea, 50 kms off Porbandar coast. At about 09:45 AM, ICG Maritime Rescue Sub Centre (MRSC) Porbandar received a distress alert regarding a fire onboard IFB Jay Bhole. The boat was reportedly 50 kms off the Porbandar coast. ICG District Headquarters at Porbandar immediately responded and diverted its Inte...Read More

Kutch: The Border Security Force (BSF) caught one Pakistani fisherman and seized five boats from the Harami Nala creek area close to the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district on Friday. During the patrolling, BSF troops observed the movement of some boats in the close vicinity of Internation Borders and cordoned the area. Despite the increased water level due to high tide, the BSF reached the spot. While some fishermen escaped towards Pakistan, being very close to the International b...Read More

Bhuj: India's Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday nabbed a Pakistani intruder in Kutch district with his fishing boat near Koteshwar in Padala Creek area of Gujarat bordering Pakistan. On questioning the intruder has revealed he is Khalid Hussain from Shahbandar in Sindh province of Pakistan. A 20-litre of diesel jerrycan, one mobile phone, eight bundles of plastic thread and some crabs are found in his possession. Read More