Revanth Reddy Forms 3-Member Team To Plan Telangana Cow Protection Policy
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday appointed a three-member committee to formulate a comprehensive policy for cow protection in the state.
The three-member committee comprises Special Chief Secretary to Animal Husbandry Department Sabyasachi Ghosh, Principal Secretary to Endowments Department Shailaja Ramaiyar and Secretary of the state Agriculture Department Raghunandan Rao.
The official committee will conduct an in-depth study on the establishment of cow shelters (Goshalas) and also visit other states to study the cow protection policies.
The Chief Minister has said that the new policies should focus mainly on cow protection in view of the importance of cows in the Indian culture and the sentiments of the devotees.
Chief Minister Reddy has ordered the officials to construct cow shelters with state-of-the-art facilities.
These cow shelters will be established in sizeable areas at four places: in the famous temple Vemulawada where the devotees donate calves as part of ' Kode Mokku' ritual, Yadagirigutta, Yenkepally near Hyderabad city and at Animal Husbandry University in the first phase.
The Chief Minister suggested that special attention should be paid to the protection of calves donated with utmost devotion by the devotees.
He made it clear that the state government is ready to spend liberally for cow protection.
During the meeting, the officials submitted an approach paper related to the management of cow shelters to the Chief Minister.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Indian Express
23 minutes ago
- Indian Express
Exclusive: Ahead of Modi's G7 visit, India had collated info on 8 Canada-based gangsters, Khalistani Terrorists for talks with Ottawa
In the run-up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Canada for the G7 summit, the Ministry of Home Affairs had directed Central security agencies to compile and share intelligence on eight Canada-based fugitive gangsters and terrorists—including designated Khalistani terrorists Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla and Lakhbir Singh 'Landa'. The information was expected to be handed over to Canadian authorities on the sidelines of the visit, it is learnt. As reported by The Indian Express Tuesday, Delhi and Ottawa are engaged in hectic negotiations to create a joint working group to deal with transnational crimes. The negotiations are aimed at rebuilding bilateral ties while insulating them from the Canadian judicial process on the 2023 killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Sources said the consultative mechanism will be the first step towards assuaging concerns on both sides. While Canada will have a mechanism to discuss issues related to the judicial process, India can bring up Khalistan separatism and extremism-related concerns. Ties between India and Canada were severely hit after September 2023, when then PM Justin Trudeau raised suspicion about the Indian government's 'potential' involvement in the killing of Canada-based Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the two countries expelled each other's diplomats. It took a turn for the worse after Canada's Foreign Interference Commission identified India as the 'second most active country' interfering in its electoral affairs. India has denied these allegations, terming them as 'absurd' and 'motivated'. 'Apart from Landa and Arsh, the list includes Lipin Nehra, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang; Rahul alias Harry Kailash Ritoli and Lakshya Gudhan, close associates of Himanshu Bhau; and Lucky Patial of Chandigarh, who took over the Davinder Bambiha gang after latter's encounter in 2016. Currently operating from Canada, Lucky controls nearly 400 shooters across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, and western Uttar Pradesh. He is a rival of the Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar gangs and carries a bounty of Rs 5 lakh,' a source said. While Central agencies already had a list of criminals operating from abroad, a fresh list was sought specifically of criminals based in Canada and their case status, sources said. 'Following the MHA's directions, the list of eight criminals, along with their criminal dossiers and efforts made by the Indian agencies to bring them back, was prepared,' said a source. The list also includes Bambiha gang's associate: Zahar Singh alias Prince Chauhan, whose extortion module is active in Punjab; Gurjant Singh alias Bholu, who belongs to Havelian village in Punjab's Tarn Taran district and is a key figure in a global drug syndicate. He is reported to have ties with other prominent criminals, including Amritpal Singh alias Baath, and Shehnaz Singh alias Shawn Bhinder, an international drug lord. 'Bholu's activities primarily revolve around smuggling of heroin and other narcotics from Pakistan and Afghanistan into India, as well as facilitating the distribution of cocaine from Colombia to the US and Canada,' a source said. India's Central investigation agencies, who approached the Royal Canadian Mounted police to discuss Dalla's arrest, found that Dalla's ankle bracelet put on him after he was granted bail in December was removed after he deposited a fine of 30,000 Canadian dollars. Significantly, it was the first time that one of India's Central investigation agencies approached the Royal Canadian Mounted police to discuss Dalla's arrest, and came amid India's push for his extradition. Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More
NDTV
29 minutes ago
- NDTV
PM Modi Meets Canadian PM, Calls India-Canada Ties "Extremely Important"
Kananaskis, Canada: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said relations between India and Canada are "extremely important" and the two nations should work together to achieve win-win cooperation in various sectors. Prime Minister Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney held bilateral discussions on the margins of the G7 Summit here. This was the first meeting between the two leaders since Carney assumed office in May 2025. Congratulating Carney on his "grand victory" in the election, PM Modi said, "I am sure under your leadership, we will be able to work together in a positive way and take the India-Canada relationship forward." "I believe that India-Canada relations are extremely important and India and Canada should work together and achieve win-win cooperation in several areas," PM Modi said in his remarks ahead of the bilateral meeting. Sharing my remarks during meeting with PM @MarkJCarney of Canada. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 17, 2025 He said Canadian companies have invested in India in a big way, and Indian people have also invested in Canada substantially. "We both stand for democratic values. Together, we can strengthen democratic values, we can strengthen humanity," PM Modi said, adding that if the two nations work together and optimally utilise all their resources, "We can work for the welfare of the entire humanity." "I am extremely confident that we'll be able to do this task," said PM Modi, who is in Canada at the invitation of Carney to attend the G7 Summit. "Had an excellent meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Complimented him and the Canadian Government for successfully hosting the G7 Summit," PM Modi said in an X post. "India and Canada are connected by a strong belief in democracy, freedom and rule of law. PM Carney and I look forward to working closely to add momentum to the India-Canada friendship. Areas like trade, energy, space, clean energy, critical minerals, fertilisers and more offer immense potential in this regard," he said. In his opening remarks ahead of the meeting, Carney said it was a great honour to host PM Modi at the G7. He said India has been participating in the G7 since 2018, and this is a "testament to the importance of your country, to your leadership, and to the importance of the issues that we look to tackle together - from energy security, from the energy transition that you're hoping to lead, to the future of artificial intelligence, to the fight that we have against transnational repression, against terrorism, against other factors, and the work that we can do together." "It is my great honour to have you here. I enjoyed your intervention just now and look forward to our discussion," Carney said. PM Modi further said that he was happy to get the opportunity to visit Canada after 2015 and to be in touch with the people of Canada. This is his first visit to Canada in a decade. "India is the largest democracy in the world. During our chair of the G20 Summit, we took many initiatives for the welfare of the world, and today we are extending that resolve through the G7 summit and going to execute it through the help of this platform as well." PM Modi said this is a great opportunity "for us to serve the public good, the global good. It has always been India's intention to promote global goods, and today through G7 we have that same opportunity." Carney's invitation to PM Modi to attend the G7 Summit signalled the new government's intent to repair the ties with New Delhi that plummeted to an all-time low over the killing of pro-Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. In October last year, India recalled its high commissioner and five other diplomats after Ottawa attempted to link them to the Nijjar case. India also expelled an equal number of Canadian diplomats. India had accused former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government of allowing pro-Khalistani elements to operate from Canadian soil. Carney, an economist and political newcomer, took charge as Canada's new prime minister in March following the exit of Trudeau from the top office. After Trudeau's exit, New Delhi said it hoped to rebuild ties with Canada based on "mutual trust and sensitivity". In the last few months, the security officials of India and Canada resumed contact and both sides were looking at the possibility of appointing new high commissioners. Describing India and Canada as "vibrant democracies", the external affairs ministry said last week that New Delhi believes the forthcoming meeting between the prime ministers of the two countries on the sidelines of the G7 Summit will offer an important opportunity to exchange views and "explore pathways" to reset bilateral ties. During PM Modi's last visit in 2015, bilateral ties were elevated to the level of strategic partnership. Bilateral trade in goods in 2024 stood at USD 8.6 billion. India exported USD 4.2 billion and imported USD 4.4 billion worth of goods. Bilateral trade in services in 2024 stood at USD 14.3 billion, with India exporting USD 2.5 billion and importing USD 11.8 billion worth of services.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Cross-Border Couple Buries Past, Pahalgam Attack Blocks Reunion
1 2 Nagpur: Separated for 15 years, Roshan in Nagpur and Poonam in Pakistan's Ghotki town in Sindh province finally decided to reunite, but the Pahalgam terror attack separated them again. After they reconciled differences, Poonam finally got a visa to visit India in April. After getting a call from the Indian embassy that her visa was cleared, Poonam rushed to Islamabad, 900km away. She reached on April 23, a day after the Pahalgam terror attack. At the embassy, her passport, which had the visa stamp on it, was stamped again in front of her. It read, 'cancelled without prejudice,' said Roshan as he showed a picture of the passport. Poonam has lived with her son, Akshay, in Ghotki since 2010. Her husband Roshan, also a Pakistani citizen, abandoned her a year after marriage and joined his relatives in Nagpur. Poonam was pregnant when he left. As years rolled by, Roshan continued to live on a long-term visa (LTV) in India. "We got married in 2008, but could not get along. The daily quarrels made me leave Pakistan and come down to Nagpur. My brother and parents were already living here, and I joined them." Lately, a spiritual leader from the community in Pakistan asked them to set aside their differences and start living together. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo They agreed. "Guruji asked me to join my husband in India. So, I applied for the visa for myself and my son. The cancellation only left her shocked," she told TOI, asking if she could come now. Roshan, who kept visiting her in Pakistan, said the discord continued and all efforts failed until this year when the seer convinced them to stay together. "Now I am eager to meet my wife and son," says Roshan. In Nagpur, there are 42 such cases of separation. Several girls married in India now cannot get a visa to enter India. "The govt should consider such cases as a special measure," says Rajesh Jhambia, secretary of Sindh-Hind Panchayat, an NGO that works with immigrants. In India, Roshan, like other LTV holders, must once again fill up details in a home ministry portal to avoid deportation. The deadline ends on July 10. BOX BOX Aneel Kumar is eager to leave India and return to Pakistan. Kumar, who came to Nagpur over a year ago hoping to start life afresh, says he has no choice but to leave. "My elder brother Mahesh Kumar was diagnosed with kidney failure a few months ago. He is on dialysis, and I need to be there with him," he says. Like him, Ravi Kumar also wants to leave India and join his elderly parents. With the borders shut, they will need special permission. Even the no-objection return to India (NORI) visas have been suspended after the Pahalgam attack. This would have allowed them to return in three months. Now, if the two leave, only a fresh visa will allow their return to India, said sources.
