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Buddha’s teachings are more relevant today: CM KCR
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said the teachings of Gautama Buddha are very much relevant to present day society.
Extending his greetings to the people on the eve of Buddha Purnima, the birth anniversary of Goutama Buddha, he observed that the principles of love, compassion, nonviolence and need for living in harmony with nature were all taught by him and they are imperative for achieving a Utopian society.
Paying glowing tributes to Buddha on the occasion, he hailed his life of virtues and teachings. It is a proud moment for every Indian to live today in the land of Buddha. He taught noble principles of peaceful coexistence to the entire mankind 2500 years ago, he said. His crusade against hatred, discrimination, color and caste was the outcome of great vision and philosophical wisdom. The roots of social life and culture in Telangana were deeply embedded in Buddhism.
‘The propagation of Buddhism from Telangana soil is a matter of pride for all of us. Buddhist Sites ( Bouddha Aramas) that existed on the banks of river Krishna and Godavri dated back thousands of years are the evidence of the spread of Buddhism in Telangana.
‘Buddhavanam’
The Chief Minister said that the ‘Buddhavanam’ which has been developed with international standards at Nagarjuna Sagar by the State Government is attracting tourists from all over the world. Welfare schemes The government is implementing an action plan for reviving the Buddhist temples existed in the State and take his message far and wide.
The government is making efforts to ensure that the people of Telangana live happily in all fields. It is making all out efforts for fulfilling Buddha’s aspirations. As desired by Buddha, welfare schemes and development programmes were being implemented reaching out to all sections of people including SCs, STs, BCs, minorities, women and the poor regardless of caste, colour and religion, he said.
Hyderabad CP CV Anand conducts surprise checks at new police stations in old city
Hyderabad: Following the re-organisation of the Hyderabad Police, the City Police Commissioner CV Anand took to field to inspect the new police stations and offices of the zonal and divisional commissioners in the old city on Friday.
During the day-long surprise checks, he took stock of the facilities, infrastructure, operational readiness, and facilities available to citizens in Saidabad, Chandrayangutta, Bandlaguda and Santoshnagar in the south-east and south zones.
Anand also reviewed the progress of construction of new buildings and renovation of existing buildings that would house the new units. The senior officials and staff were instructed to guide the petitioners and other visitors about the new police stations and offices and changes in jurisdictions.
“Taking advantage of the fresh start, you should always maintain consistency in resolving grievances at the earliest and ensure pendency never pile up in office functioning. We are on the verge of getting more material and man power. You should focus on rendering police services more effectively,” Anand told the officials.
The supervisory officers of all units and police stations were asked to emphasise on creating better facilities for women police personnel and pursue the establishment files on high priority to stabilise the functioning.
Teen attempts to make Insta reels, killed by train
Hyderabad: A teenaged boy who allegedly was recording a video for Instagram reels along the railway tracks in Sanathnagar, died after he was hit by a running train, on Friday.
Police have identified the victim as Mohd.Sarfaraz, a Madrasa student from Sriram Nagar in Rahmat Nagar.
The incident occurred when Sarfaraz, who reportedly was active on social media, along with his two other friends went to the railway track line to make Instagram reels.
According to the Government Railway Police, Hyderabad, while his friends were a little far, Sarfaraz went close to the track and attempted to record a video with a speeding MMTS train.
“He failed to judge the distance between him and the train, and was hit by it. Due to the impact he fell few meters away from the spot in the bushes and stones. He suffered grievous injuries and died on the spot,” said a senior GRP official.
Usually, the sides of the MMTS train will be about two-feet long when compared to the regular passenger trains. The boy who did not realise the difference, ended up being hit, the official added.
The GRP police booked a case and shifted the body to the Gandhi Hospital morgue for autopsy.
KT Rama Rao flays Modi for announcing freebies to Karnataka
Rajanna-Sircilla: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for announcing freebies to Karnataka ahead of the assembly elections there.
Commenting on the BJP’s Karnataka election manifesto, the Minister asked whether Modi was the Prime Minister only for Karnataka or for the entire country? Why would the BJP not give free gas cylinders and milk to people of other States, he asked, also finding fault with the preferential treatment to industrialist Adani. Pointing out that the transfer of the Jaipur International Airport to the Adani Group was exempted from GST, he said that however, the common man was being slapped with GST even on milk, curd and other milk-based products.
Calling this the double standards of the Modi government, Rama Rao said Modi talked loud against freebies, but was himself doing exactly the same in Karnataka. The people would teach Modi a befitting lesson by defeating him in the elections, he said.
Addressing a press conference after examining damaged crops in paddy fields and paddy procurement centres in the district on Tuesday, the Minister said crop was produced in a big way because of the availability of adequate water, power and other facilities. However, the recent hailstorms have shattered the hopes of farmers. The government led by the BRS, which was also known as the Bharat Rythu Samithi, would provide all support to the farmers, he said.
On paddy procurement, Rama Rao said so far, 7.5 lakh tons of paddy was procured this season, compared to the 4 lakh tons procured in the corresponding season last year. Stating that the crop damage assessment was completed, he said the compensation would reach the affected farmers very soon.
Panel To Address Gay Community Problems, Centre Assures In Supreme Court
New Delhi:
A committee will be formed to look into “genuine human concerns” of LGBTQIA+ community, the centre told Supreme Court today during the hearing on petitions seeking legal status for same-sex marriages.
The “human concerns” here refer to several problems faced by same-sex couples in their day-to-day life, whether it is in opening a joint bank account or in adding a partner as a nominee for an insurance policy.
Appearing for the centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta today said that the committee will be headed by a cabinet secretary.
The centre’s submission came after the five-judge Constitution bench, on April 27, asked the government if social benefits can be extended to same-sex couples without going into the question of legalising same-sex marriages.
The centre’s stand has been that the question of legalising same-sex marriages falls in the domain of the legislature and that the court should not intervene in the matter.
During the April 27 hearing, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who heads the bench, noted the centre’s arguments and said, “We take your point that if we enter this arena, this will be an arena of the legislature. So, now what? What does the government want to do with ‘cohabitory’ relations? And how a sense of security and social welfare is made? And to ensure that such relations are not ostracised?”
The court had made the remark after the centre contended that the “right to love, right to cohabit, right to choose one’s partner, right to choose one’s sexual orientation” is a fundamental right.
The court had then said that if the centre was accepting the right to cohabit as a fundamental right, then it has a “corresponding duty”.
“Once you recognise that the right to cohabit itself is a fundamental right… then there is corresponding duty on the State to at least recognise that the social incidents of that cohabitation must find a recognition in law. We are not going to marriage at all at this stage,” it said.
“You may or may not call it marriage but some label is necessary,” said the bench, also comprising Justice S K Kaul, Justice S R Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice P S Narasimha.
The court had referred to problems faced by same-sex couples in nominating heirs for gratuity, provident funds, and on matters related to succession and parenting.
“From that point of view we would be more than willing to have the government make a statement before us that because you have ministries dedicated for this purpose, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment… Ministry of Women and Child development etc,” the court said.
The government, it said, should ensure that “these cohabiting relationships must be recognised in terms of creating conditions of security, social welfare, and to ensure, by doing that, you also ensure for the future that such relationships are not ostracised in the society.”
Russia Claims Ukraine Attempted Putin Assassination, 2 Drones Shot Down
Russia today accused Ukraine of attempting to kill President Vladimir Putin. It claimed it shot down two drones which were used in the alleged attack.
It said Russia reserved the right to retaliate – a comment that suggested that Moscow might use the alleged incident to justify a further escalation in the 14-month-old war with Ukraine.
Putin was not injured and there was no material damage to the Kremlin building, it said, adding it considered the alleged attack “a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the President of the Russian Federation.”
“Two unmanned vehicles were aimed at the Kremlin… the devices were put out of action,” the Kremlin said in a statement. The Russian president was not on the premises at the time of the attempted drone attack, the Kremlin added.
Ukraine has said it has “nothing to do” with alleged Kremlin drone attack.
“Ukraine has nothing to do with drone attacks on the Kremlin,” presidential spokesman Mikhaylo Podolyak said. “Ukraine does not attack the Kremlin because, firstly, that does not solve any military aims,” he added.
An unverified video circulating on Russian social media including the channel of the military news outlet Zvezda showed pale smoke rising behind the main Kremlin Palace in the walled citadel after the purported incident. Another showed one of the drones, right above the dome of the presidential palace, being shot down by Russia.
In a statement, mayor Sergei Sobyanin said drone flights would be prohibited unless a special permit had been obtained from “government authorities”. He added that the ban was meant to prevent unauthorised drone flights that could “obstruct the work of law enforcement”.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin said that the May 9 Victory Day parade would go ahead in Moscow despite the incident, the state-run TASS news agency reported.
Victory Day is a key anniversary for Putin, who often evokes the spirit and sacrifice that helped the Soviet Union repel Hitler’s Nazis at a cost of some 27 million lives to boost patriotic sentiment.
Earlier, the Kremlin said the Russian security services are working to ensure that Moscow’s annual Victory Day parade across Red Square on May 9 can go ahead safely despite the risk of a threat from Ukraine.
Russian energy, logistics and military facilities have been hit in drone and other attacks since Moscow launched what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine. Kyiv has not taken official responsibility for such attacks, but has often made cryptic or sarcastic comments welcoming them as it resists what it calls a Russian war of conquest.