New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The government will roll out a Customs Integrated System (CIS) within two years as a single, integrated and scalable platform for all customs processes, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27.The utilisation of non‑intrusive scanning with advanced imaging and AI technology for risk assessment will be expanded in a phased manner to scan every container across all major ports, according to an official statement.The app…
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Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG)’s co-ordination with Bangladesh authorities, on Thursday, successfully repatriated 23 Indian fishermen along with two Indian fishing boats (IFBs) detained by authorities in that country. The Indian fishermen were detained in Bangladesh for crossing the International Maritime Border Line (IMBL) with the intent to fish in Bangladesh’s territorial waters.This was part of a mutual repatriation exercise.As …
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu witnessed renewed anxiety among the fishing community after the Sri Lankan Navy arrested three Indian fishermen in the early hours of Tuesday and seized their fishing trawler on charges of poaching in its waters. The incident has once again brought to the fore the long-standing and unresolved issue of fishermen from Tamil Nadu being detained while fishing in the Palk Strait region.According to officials from the Fisheries Department in Rameswaram, …
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) Fishermen in Ramanathapuram district are set to launch an indefinite strike from Monday, protesting the arrest of three Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy and the continued seizure of Indian fishing boats. The agitation, called by the Mandapam Fishermen Association, is expected to disrupt fishing activities across the region as anger mounts over repeated detentions and what fishermen describe as a failure to protect their livelihoods.The latest incident occurred o…
Chennai, Dec 28 (IANS) Three fishermen from Mandapam in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) while fishing near Katchatheevu during early morning hours of Sunday, triggering fresh concerns over the safety and livelihood of Indian fishermen operating in the Palk Strait. According to official sources, the fishermen had ventured out for routine fishing when Sri Lankan naval personnel interc…