"Will Demolish Domes Of New Telangana Secretariat": BJP State Chief

Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday said his party would demolish the domes of the state's new Secretariat building if it gets elected to power, and make changes to it to reflect the culture of Telangana along with that of the country.

Addressing a street corner meeting at Old Bowenpally here as part of 'Janam Gosa-BJP Bharosa' (people's suffering - BJP's assurance) campaign, he disapproved of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao inaugurating the new Secretariat on the latter's birthday on February 17.

The Secretariat building, named after Babasaheb Ambedkar by the BRS government, should be inaugurated on April 14, Ambedkar's birth anniversary, Kumar said.

The BRS government has increased the expenditure estimates to build the Secretariat from Rs 400 crore to Rs 1,500 crore, the Karimnagar Lok Sabha member alleged.

"With Rs 1,500 crore, he is building Secretariat like Taj Mahal. Once BJP government is formed, we will definitely demolish those domes. We will change the Secretariat in such a way that it reflects Telangana and Indian culture," he said.

Referring to AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi's reported reported comments that the new Secretariat has been built magnificently, like a Taj Mahal, he alleged that Mr Rao is trying to please Mr Owaisi and that Taj Mahal is actually a 'samadhi'.

He also said Pragati Bhavan, the Chief Minister's camp office-cum-official residence here, would be converted into a 'Praja Darbar'.

Alleging that AIMIM is not sincere about the welfare of minorities, he asked as to why youth from the old city of Hyderabad are not getting jobs.

The BJP leader slammed the ruling BRS for not implementing its election promises like making a Dalit leader as chief minister, providing financial support to unemployed youth and for alleged poor implementation of 'Dalit Bandhu' scheme among others.

The BJP, if elected to power in the state, would provide free education and health to poor, Mr Kumar added.

Meanwhile, the ruling BRS found fault with Mr Kumar's comments that the domes of the Secretariat would be demolished.

In an apparent reference to Mr Kumar's remarks, Telangana Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao said the opposition parties talked about demolitions and that they lacked a constructive approach.

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India Sends 841 Cartons Of Medicines, Diagnostic Kits To Turkey, Syria

Under Operation Dost, India sent 841 cartons of medicines, protection safety tools, and diagnostics to quake-hit Turkey and Syria, according to official sources on Friday.

The official sources told ANI that India had dispatched 841 cartons of medicine, protection safety tools, and diagnostics with a weight of 6.19 tons have been sent to Turkey and Syria.

More than 22,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria after magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes struck on Monday, and rescue workers are racing against time to pull survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings in harsh winter conditions, reported CNN.

The medicines that have been sent include Paracetamol 100 ML IV, Ceftriaxone GM INJ, Propofol INJ., etc. The protection and safety tools that have been sent include gowns, gloves, shoe covers, and caps.

The other medical aid includes Electrocardiographs six channels, Syringe Pump, and a Physiologic monitor system.

Indian army set up a field hospital under 'Operation Dost' to provide assistance to Turkey's earthquake-hit people

On Thursday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, tweeted, "The army field hospital in Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkiye has started functioning with running Medical, Surgical & Emergency Wards; X-Ray Lab & Medical Store. The team will work 24 x 7 to provide relief to the affected people."

The official spokesperson Arindham Bagchi also tweeted, "The Indian Army team of medical specialists is on the job 24X7, providing relief to those injured."

He also shared some glimpses from the field Hospital in Iskenderun, Hatay.

Earlier, India's Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG-PI) on Thursday tweeted an image of a female Indian Army officer hugging a Turkish woman in the earthquake-affected areas of Turkey.

The tweet read: "#OperationDost We Care. #IndianArmy #Turkiye."

Jaishankar on Thursday said the sixth plane from India carrying rescue personnel, essentials, and medical equipment for earthquake relief efforts has reached Turkey.

The sixth flight carried more rescue teams, dog squads, and essential medicines for the quake-hit country.

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Supreme Court Recommends 5 Names For Elevation As High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the names of five judges for elevation as Chief Justices of the High Court.

The Collegium recommended Justice Pritinker Diwaker to Allahabad High Court, Justice TS Sivagnanam to Calcutta High Court, Justice Ramesh Sinha to Chhattisgarh High Court, Justice Sonia G Gokani to Gujarat High Court and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur to Manipur High Court.

The Collegium recommended Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. He is the brother of former Chief Justice of India TS Thakur.

Justice Thakur, whose parent High Court is the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, has been a judge of the Bombay High Court since June 10, 2022.

The Collegium's resolution said that the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court does not have representation amongst Chief Justices of High Courts since the retirement of Justice AM Margret.

It noted that over a long period of time, no judge from Jammu and Kashmir origin has been elevated as Chief Justice of a High Court or as a judge of the Supreme Court.

"Having regard to all relevant factors, the Collegium is of the considered view that Mr Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur is fit and suitable in all respects for being appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur," it added.

It recommended the appointment of Justice Pritinker Diwaker as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court and noted that the position of Chief Justice at the Allahabad High Court would be falling vacant once the Collegium's earlier recommendation to elevate incumbent Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal to the Supreme Court is cleared by the Central government.

The Collegium recommended the appointment of Justice TS Sivagnanam as the next Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.

It also recommended the appointment of Justice Sonia G Gokani as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. The recommendation was made in light of the fact that current Chief Justice Aravind Kumar was recommended for elevation to the Supreme Court last month.

The Collegium has recommended the name of Justice Ramesh Sinha, the seniormost puisne Judge from the High Court of Allahabad, as the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court.

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अमृतसर में 15 किलोग्राम हेरोइन और 8.40 लाख रुपये नकद के साथ 17 वर्षीय युवक गिरफ्तार

अमृतसर में 17 साल के एक लड़के के पास से 15 किलोग्राम हेरोइन और 8.40 लाख रुपये नकद मिलने के बाद पुलिस ने उसे गिरफ्तार कर लिया है. पुलिस के एक शीर्ष अधिकारी ने बृहस्पतिवार को यह जानकारी दी. पंजाब के पुलिस महानिदेशक गौरव यादव ने बताया कि मुखबिर से मिली सूचना के आधार पर पुलिस की काउंटर इंटेलिजेंस इकाई ने शहर के राम तीरथ रोड चेकनाके से किशोर को पकड़ा. उन्होंने बताया कि लड़का अपने सहयोगी के साथ मादक पदार्थ की खेप पहुंचाने जा रहा था. अधिकारी ने बताया कि उसके सहयोगी की पहचान अमृतसर के खासा गांव निवासी रेशम सिंह के रूप में हुई है.

यादव ने बताया कि उक्त रेशम सिंह भागने में सफल रहा . उन्होंने बताया कि वह इस मादक पदार्थ तस्करी गिरोह का सरगना मालूम होता है . गौरतलब है कि 10 दिन पहले ही पंजाब पुलिस ने अमृतसर के लोपोके के थाट्टा गांव में विशेष तलाशी अभियान के दौरान सीमापार से होने वाली तस्करी गिरोह के एक सदस्य को गिरफ्तार कर उसके पास से पांच किलोग्राम हेरोइन और 12.15 लाख नकद बरामद किया था.

यादव ने एक बयान में कहा, शुरूआती जांच में पता चला है कि यह मादक पदार्थ ड्रोन की मदद से पाकिस्तान से यहां गिराया गया था. काउंटर इंटेलिजेंस शाखा अमृतसर के सहायक महानिरीक्षक अमरजीत सिंह बाजवा ने बताया कि पकड़े गए किशोर के पिता और दादा भी मादक पदार्थों की तस्करी से जुड़े एनडीपीएस कानून के तहत जेल में बंद हैं. अमृतसर के एक थाने में 'स्वापक औषधि और मन प्रभावी पदार्थ अधिनियम' की संबंधित धाराओं में मामला दर्ज किया गया है. 

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UP Man Shaves Student's Head For Coming To School With Cropped Hairstyle

Officials of Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested a school staff member, accused of forcefully tonsuring the head of a student who allegedly came up with a cropped-hair style in the school.

The incident took place in a school located near Kurki Bazar in the Sammanpur police station area in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar.

According to officials, the student came with a cropped hairstyle to the school, to which the staff member apparently lost his cool and ended up tonsuring the head of the student.

After the incident, the boy returned to his home with a bald head and narrated the ordeal to his father, who filed a complaint to the police against the staff member.

In response to the episode, the police arrested the accused and charged him with sections 504, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Police's investigation into this matter is underway. Further information is awaited.

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बच्चों को पालना और घर चलाना सिर्फ महिलाओं की जिम्मेदारी, ऐसी मानसिकता को बदलने की जरूरत: राष्ट्रपति

राष्ट्रपति द्रौपदी मुर्मू ने गुरुवार को कहा कि इस मानसिकता को बदले जाने की जरूरत है कि बच्चों को पालना और घर चलाना केवल महिलाओं की जिम्मेदारी है. उन्होंने कहा कि महिलाओं को परिवार से अधिक सहयोग मिलना चाहिए, जिससे वे बिना किसी बाधा के अपने करियर में सर्वोच्च पद पर पहुंच सकें.

राष्ट्रपति मुर्मू ने हरियाणा के गुरुग्राम में ब्रह्माकुमारी संस्था के ‘ओम शांति रिट्रीट सेंटर' में ‘मूल्य-निष्ठ समाज की नींव- महिलाएं' विषय पर एक राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन का उद्घाटन किया. इसके साथ ही राष्ट्रपति ने अखिल भारतीय जागरूकता अभियान ‘परिवार को सशक्त बनाना' की शुरुआत की. उन्होंने कहा कि महिलाओं ने भारतीय समाज में मूल्यों और नैतिकता को आकार देने में बहुत महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई है.

मुर्मू ने इस बात को लेकर प्रसन्नता व्यक्त की कि ब्रह्माकुमारी संस्था ने महिलाओं को केंद्र में रखकर भारतीय मूल्यों को पुनर्जीवित करने का प्रयास किया है. उन्होंने कहा कि आज यह विश्व की सबसे बड़ी आध्यात्मिक संस्था है, जिसे महिलाएं संचालित करती हैं.

राष्ट्रपति ने कहा कि इस संस्था की 46 हजार से अधिक बहन लगभग 140 देशों में अध्यात्म की परंपरा और भारतीय संस्कृति को आगे बढ़ा रही हैं. महिला सशक्तीकरण को लेकर उन्होंने कहा कि जब भी महिलाओं को समान अवसर मिले हैं, उन्होंने हर क्षेत्र में पुरुषों के बराबर और कभी-कभी उनसे बेहतर प्रदर्शन किया है.

राष्ट्रपति भवन द्वारा जारी एक बयान के अनुसार, उन्होंने कहा, ‘‘कई क्षेत्रों में महिलाओं की भागीदारी बढ़ रही है. हालांकि, उनमें से कई शीर्ष स्थान तक पहुंचने में सक्षम नहीं हैं. यह पाया गया है कि निजी क्षेत्र में मध्य स्तर के प्रबंधन में एक निश्चित स्तर से ऊपर महिलाओं की भागीदारी में कमी आई है. इसके पीछे मुख्य कारण पारिवारिक जिम्मेदारियां हैं.''

उन्होंने कहा, ‘‘आमतौर पर कामकाजी महिलाओं को कार्यालय के साथ-साथ घर की भी जिम्मेदारी उठानी पड़ती है. हमें इस मानसिकता को बदलने की जरूरत है कि बच्चों को पालना और घर चलाना केवल महिलाओं की जिम्मेदारी है.''

मुर्मू ने कहा कि महिलाओं को परिवार से अधिक सहयोग मिलना चाहिए, जिससे वे बिना किसी बाधा के अपने करियर में सर्वोच्च पद पर पहुंच सकें. उन्होंने कहा कि महिलाओं के सशक्तीकरण से ही परिवार सशक्त होंगे और सशक्त परिवार ही सशक्त समाज और सशक्त राष्ट्र का निर्माण करेंगे.

उन्होंने कहा कि वर्तमान में प्रतिस्पर्धा बढ़ रही है और लोग पैसे, शक्ति और प्रतिष्ठा के पीछे भाग रहे हैं. उन्होंने कहा कि आर्थिक रूप से मजबूत होने में कोई बुराई नहीं है, लेकिन केवल धन के लिए जीना उचित नहीं है. राष्ट्रपति ने कहा, ‘‘आर्थिक प्रगति और समृद्धि हमें भौतिक सुख दे सकती है, लेकिन शाश्वत शांति नहीं. आध्यात्मिक जीवन दिव्य आनंद के द्वार खोलता है.''
 

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In Pics: Indian Army Sets Up Field Hospital In Quake-Hit Turkey

The Indian Army has deployed disaster relief teams and set up a field hospital to help victims of the recent earthquakes that hit the country.

India's Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG-PI) on Thursday tweeted an image of a female Indian Army officer hugging a Turkish woman in the earthquake-affected areas of Turkey.

The tweet read: "#OperationDost We Care. #IndianArmy #Turkiye."

The Indian army's field hospital set-up in Turkey's Hatay to provide assistance to the earthquake-affected people started functioning on Thursday.

"The army field hospital in Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkiye has started functioning with running Medical, Surgical & Emergency Wards; X-Ray Lab & Medical Store," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted on Thursday.

An Additional Directorate General of Public Information team will work 24x7 to provide relief to the affected people, according to S Jaishankar.

The army field hospital has been set up under India's 'Operation Dost' to provide assistance to Turkey's earthquake-hit people.

S Jaishankar, sharing photos of the facility on Twitter on Wednesday, wrote: "This field hospital in Hatay, Turkiye will treat those affected by the earthquake. Our team of medical & critical care specialists and equipment are preparing to treat emergencies."

Jaishankar on Thursday said the sixth plane from India carrying rescue personnel, essentials, and medical equipment for earthquake relief efforts has reached Turkey.

The sixth flight carries more rescue teams, dog squads, and essential medicines for the quake-hit country.

Meanwhile, according to CNN, the death count from the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week has risen to nearly 20,000.

At least 12,873 people have died in Turkey, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) on Thursday.

In Syria, the total number of fatalities has been pegged at 3,162, including 1,900 in rebel-held areas in the country's northwest, according to the 'White Helmets' civil defence group.

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