Fishing trawlers to stay away from sea: K’taka government issues directive
Bengaluru: In preparations for the upcoming monsoon, the Karnataka Government has imposed a ban on all types of fishing trawlers or mechanised boats and conventional boats which are equipped with inboard or outboard engines exceeding 10 horsepower (HP). This ban will be in effect from June 1 to July 31, lasting a total of 61 days along the Karnataka coast. The directive was issued on Tuesday.
During this period, only motorized boats with engines up to 10 HP and traditional/barges fitted specifically for transporting boats will be permitted to fish in the state's coastal waters.
The government has warned that fishing boats and fishermen who violate this order will face penalties as prescribed under the Karnataka Marine Fisheries Act, 1986. Additionally, violators will be disqualified from receiving state-subsidized diesel for one year.
The Joint Director of the Fisheries Department said in a release that all fishermen in the coastal region are expected to comply with the state government’s order and to cooperate with the government.
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8 dead, dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port
Kyiv (AP): Eight people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, late on Friday, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Saturday morning.
Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicentre of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot, and cars were also damaged.
The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.
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Elsewhere, Ukrainian forces hit a Russian warship and other facilities with drones, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.
The nighttime attack on Friday hit the Russian warship “Okhotnik,” according to the statement posted to the Telegram messaging app.
The ship was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production platform. The extent of the damage is still being clarified, the statement added.
A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea was also hit. The facility is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil. Ukrainian drones also struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
