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New Indian Express
27-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Three students ousted from institute for ‘anti-nationalism' in Chennai
CHENNAI: Three students of the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) functioning under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in Sriperumbudur have alleged that the institution has arbitrarily rusticated them on the charge of defacing hostel property with 'content of an anti-national' nature. Aslam S, Sayeedh M A, and Nahal Ibnu Abullaise were pursuing second and final year of Master of Social Work (MSW) at the institute and were supposed to write their final exam on Monday. However, they were served rustication letters on Sunday, suspending them from the institute and expelling them from hostel. Institute authorities could not be reached for a comment until Monday night. Messages and calls to institute Director Subrata Hazra and Disciplinary Committee Chairperson S Suresh were not answered. Students claimed the institute had 'planned' the episode. Targeted for stir against staff: Rusticated students The students added that this was done to disallow them from writing the exam. 'We have been targeted by the administration for taking lead in a recent protest demanding the resignation of a senior administrative staff against whom sexual harassment charges have been leveled,' Nahal told TNIE. According to Nahal, on May 22, a few hostel officials noticed slogans such as 'Free Palestine' and 'Jai Bhim' written on the hostel wall, following which they inspected the hostel. However, Nahal contended that the inspection was limited to only a few rooms on a single floor. Acknowledging that they found some empty beer bottles and fabric colors in their room, Nahal alleged the authorities immediately jumped to conclusion and took action against the three and four more students in the room.
Al Jazeera
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Israeli tanks enter occupied West Bank for first time in decades
Israeli forces have deployed their tanks in the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years as part of an intensified military offensive that has displaced 40,000 Palestinians from refugee camps in the north. Israel said on Sunday its troops would stay in the West Bank refugee camps for the coming year, announcing expanded military operations, including tank deployments. Just after the ceasefire began in the Gaza Strip about a month ago, the Israeli military launched a major raid against Palestinian fighters in the West Bank. The operation spans multiple refugee camps near the cities of Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas. 'So far, 40,000 Palestinians have evacuated from the refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams, which are now empty of residents,' Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement. 'I have instructed [troops] to prepare for a prolonged presence in the cleared camps for the coming year and to prevent the return of residents and the resurgence of terrorism,' he added. According to the United Nations, the Israeli offensive has so far killed at least 51 Palestinians, including seven children, and three Israeli soldiers, as well as displacing at least 40,000 people. The military announced on Sunday that 'a tank division will operate in Jenin' as part of 'expanding' operations in the area. It is the first time that tanks have moved into the territory since the end of the second Intifada, or uprising, in 2005. 'The Nahal [infantry] Brigade and [elite] Duvdevan Unit forces have begun to intervene in other villages' in the north of the territory, Katz's statement said, adding that they 'are continuing their operations in the Jenin and Tulkarem regions'. In Tulkarem and Jenin, the army demolished dozens of homes with explosives, opening up new access routes into the densely built camps. Armoured bulldozers wreaked havoc, upturning tarmac, cutting water pipes, and tearing down roadside facades. Violence in the West Bank has surged since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023. Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 900 Palestinians, including many fighters, in the territory since the start of the conflict, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
