
Fishermen rescued
The Hindu
Three country boat fishermen, who went missing on Tuesday, were rescued on Wednesday. Francis, 28 and Thamizharasan, 28, both from Inigo Nagar here, and John Jayapaul, 40, of Periythaazhai had gone fo
Three country boat fishermen, who went missing on Tuesday, were rescued on Wednesday. Francis, 28 and Thamizharasan, 28, both from Inigo Nagar here, and John Jayapaul, 40, of Periythaazhai had gone for fishing. Though they should have returned by noon, they failed to do so. A few fishermen ventured into the sea in search of them. They could not locate anybody. They alerted Tharuvaikulam Marine Police and the Indian Coast Guard. When the fishermen started search operation in the areas 15 nautical miles away from Thoothukudi shores on Wednesday, they located the trio, whose country boat was drifting away after the engine of their boat tripped due to technical snag. The team rescued the three fishermen with the boat and reached Inigo Nagar on Wednesday afternoon.
In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.












