Ankola: Fishermen jump into sea protesting against commercial port in Keni
Ankola: Hundreds of fishermen in Keni village, most of whom were found to be women, protested on Monday, and also attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the sea, opposing the construction of a commercial port in Keni.
Three women who fell ill during the protest were shifted to a government hospital in a police ambulance.
Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner Lakshmipriya K had denied permission to stage a protest in village under Bavikeri Gram Panchayat in Ankola taluk and Keni village from Monday 6 am to Tuesday 6 am as precautionary measure.
The fishermen, who held the protest in spite of the prohibitory orders by the DC, have warned to continue the stir until the survey of the area for the port, ‘Keni Greenfield’ by JSW, continues. “We will stage the protest again and also commit suicide if the authorities go ahead with the construction of a commercial port in Keni,” they have added.
“Since we are dependent only on the sea for our livelihood, we will continue our protest intensely. Women too are ready to sacrifice their lives if the work on the commercial protest continues. Any such port can only be constructed on our graves,” Shrikanth Durgekar, leader of the fishermen has hit out at the authorities concerned, also asking that fishermen be permitted to continue their work at sea at peace.
Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police M Narayana, Deputy SP Girish and Inspector Chandrashekhar Mathapathi arrived at Keni and pacified the fishermen, who continued to demand that the survey be halted.
Several leaders of the fishermen, including Durgekar, Sanjeeva Balegara, Shankar Balegar, Hoova Khandekar, Umakantha Hoskota, Chandrakantha Pirankar, Rajeshwari Kenikar, Suraj Harikanthra, participated in the protest.
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Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales from FY19-20 to FY23-24: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.
In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.
According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.
The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.
In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.
