16-11-2021 The Asian Independent

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16-11-2021 to 30-11-2021 ASIA
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Clashes erupt between ABVP, Left
groups in JNU; several injured
New Delhi : At least
a dozen students were
injured as clashes erupted
at Jawaharlal Nehru
University (JNU), here,
between the members of
Akhil Bharatiya
Vidyarthi Parishad
(ABVP) and the Left
alliance of AISA and
SFI, sources said here
on Monday.
The clashes occurred
on Sunday evening
around 9.30 p.m. after
an argument between
the two groups, on
account of organising a
seminar, turned violent.
D e p u t y
Commissioner of Police
(Southwest district) Gaurav
Sharma said they received
complaints from both sides and
are currently probing the incident.
"We are soon going to
register an FIR into the case,"
he said.
Sharing pictures of injured
students, Jawaharlal Nehru
University Students Union
president Aishe Ghosh accused
the members of ABVP of
unleashing violence on students,
and time and again disrupting
campus democracy.
Sources told IANS that
some of the injured students
were admitted to the All India
Institute of Medical Sciences in
the national capital.
"Will the JNU
Administration still be silent ?
Will no actions be taken on the
goons ?," Ghosh questioned on
Twitter.
On the other hand, the right
wing ABVP levelled counter
allegations on the Left student
parties -- AISA and SFI.
They alleged that the Left
parties violently attacked a
peaceful meeting of the ABVP
activists in JNU. "Finger of an
MA student was broken in this
assault, a Divyang student was
manhandled, and various
ABVP activists were hit," the
party said.
ABVP further demanded
stringent actions against the
people involved in the violence.
"They (Left parties] have
time and again destroyed the
peace of JNU campus," a party
member said.
Meanwhile, the ABVP has
planned to conduct a "Save
JNU March" around 2.30 p.m.
Monday against the violence.
"Leftists have once again
launched their tyrannical attack
on JNU on the same lines of
Jan 5 attack. It's high time to
expose these goons and stand in
solidarity with the victims," the
party tweeted announcing their
'Save JNU March'.
DCW chief urges Prez Kovind to withdraw
Kangana's PADMA SHRI AWARD
New Delhi : Delhi
Commission for Women
Chairperson Swati Maliwal has
written to President Ram Nath
Kovind demanding withdrawal
of Kangana Ranaut's Padma
Shri award and registration of
an FIR against the actress on
sedition charges.
Ranaut recently made a statement
in a TV show describing
India's Independence in 1947 as
"bheek" (alms). Urging the
President to take immediate
cognisance of the statement, the
DCW chief said, "The remarks
are not only derogatory but also
completely disregards and
insults the sacrifice made by our
freedom fighters."
In the letter, Maliwal wrote,
"Our great freedom fighters like
Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh
and countless others have sacrificed
their lives to bring freedom
to our nation..
It was only through these
sacrifice and martyrdom that we
got freedom from British rule.
Ranaut's comments have hurt
the sentiments of lakhs of
Indians and this statement is
seditious in nature."
Maliwal also expressed her
protest to Ranaut's statements
over Twitter.
"Kangana Ranaut is such a
woman who mocks the martyrdom
of Gandhi, Bhagat Singh;
and the freedom achieved by the
sacrifice of millions of people
seems to her as alms! She needs
treatment, not reward," tweeted
the DCW chief.
Come out with viable policy on
offshore wind energy: Stalin to Centre
Chennai : Tamil
Nadu Chief Minister
M.K. Stalin has urged
the Central government
to come out with
a viable policy on harnessing
offshore wind
energy.
Speaking at the
Southern Zonal
Council meeting held
in Tirupathi on Sunday,
Stalin said the state has
huge potential to harness
offshore wind
energy.
"However, we are
yet to get a green signal
from the Central government
to go ahead with our projects.
Many international organisations are
keen to establish partnerships with our
government," he added.
"Therefore, we request the Union
government to come out with a viable
policy in this regard at its earliest," the
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said.
According to him, Tamil Nadu has
been a pioneer in promoting renewable
energy sources which are ecofriendly
and non-exhaustive.
The state is blessed with hot weather,
vast coastline and strong wind
potential that are yet to be fully
exploited to meet its energy requirement.
Tamil Nadu has signed several
agreements to use this potential and
maximise the returns.
With regard to the transfer of railway
land for the metro rail project,
Stalin said it should be done on a permanent
basis. "The transfer must be
with full surface rights without any
restriction when 99 per cent of the
market value is charged, as is being
done by other Central government
departments or agencies for underground
tunneling work below their
land," the Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister added.
"If the full surface rights
are not given, then only
nominal or token value
should be charged for
restricted rights. In underground
tunneling, even for
depth less than 15 metres,
only the nominal fee as
track rent should be
charged. When the surface
is not affected and no surface
rights are given, it is
totally unreasonable to
charge any such amount,"
he said.
According to Stalin,
instructions have been
given to sensitise and create awareness
among the fishermen to carry
documents, identity cards and QRbased
Aadhaar cards.
The field officers are randomly
checking the presence of biometric
cards or Aadhaar cards, boat registration
certificates while venturing into
the sea. During the patrolling, the
Indian Coast Guards, Marine
Enforcement wing or Coastal Security
officials are also verifying the presence
of QR-based Aadhaar cards of
the fishermen at sea, the Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister added.
Stalin calls for solidarity among
southern states in resource usage
Chennai : Pointing out the common
culture, cuisine, weather and
others amongst the Southern states,
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.
Stalin has called for solidarity in utilising
the limited resources in a judicious
manner.
In his speech on Sunday that was
read out at the Southern Zonal
Council meeting held in Tirupati,
Stalin told the participants from the
neighbouring state: "Our culture has a
lot of similarities. We have grown by
our policy of inclusiveness. We have
common cuisine, weather and shared
values." "Solidarity among us is crucial
in utilising the limited resources
available with us in a judicious manner.
Unnecessary litigations and
needless conflicts will result in
unwanted animosity that may hinder
our progress. The universal language
of love can dissolve all problems and
make us march in the path of progress
unitedly," he said.
Stalin also urged the Central government
to declare the classical language
Tamil as an official language of
the country as it is one of the world's
oldest and rich languages. He pointed
out Tamil is already a National
Language in Sri Lanka and
Singapore, and a minority language
in Malaysia and South Africa, and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi never
misses to quote verses from Tamil literature
in his speeches in order to
embellish an argument.
"We also request the Union
Government to declare Thirukkural
as a National Book, that signifies its
secular couplets with capsules of wisdom,"
Stalin said.
Tamil Nadu always trusts in cooperative
federalism with strong patriotic
fervour with equal emphasis on the
rights of the State and their autonomy.
It is second to none in contributing
towards National integration and
upholding the principles of unity, he
said.
It strongly believes that the beauty
of India lies in its multiculturalism
and its inclusiveness that has been
nurtured from time immemorial,
Stalin remarked.