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  • Hyderabad’s Sardar Mahal to embellish Charminar area for tourists: KTR

    Hyderabad’s Sardar Mahal to embellish Charminar area for tourists: KTR

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    Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao asserted Sardar Mahal, located in the Kotla Alijah, Mughalpura, in the city is set to become a major attraction for tourists around Charminar.

    Remarking on the progress made in the restoration plan of Sardar Mahal, the minister took to Twitter and said that the mahal would enthral tourists once completely restored.

    The chief secretary of Urban Development, Arvind Kumar shared pictures of the mahal following the completion of cleaning works on Wednesday.

    The secretary stated that the mahal looked attractive even as only cleaning works had been carried out and additional restoration works were yet to begin.

    Arvind Kumar recently also revealed that Sardar Mahal will have an art gallery, cafe and heritage accommodation on the lines of Neemrana Fort Palace in Rajasthan.

    Nizam’s legacy

    According to officials, Sardar Mahal, a palace built in European style by Nizam VI Mir Mahboob Ali Khan in 1900, will be conserved and restored to its original structure with additional architectural works.

    Though Mahboob Ali Khan, the then ruler of Hyderabad state, built the palace for one of his beloved consorts, Sardar Begum, she refused to inhabit this token of love as it did not live up to her expectations. No one stayed there but the building took her name.

    It was declared a heritage building by the Heritage Conservation Committee and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).

    Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) took over Sardar Mahal in 1965 due to outstanding property taxes.

    Restoration works worth Rs 30 crore

    As per plans announced earlier, the heritage structure will be developed as a cultural hub with a museum, a 10-12 room hotel and various activities including exhibitions and performances. However, plans for the hotel have reportedly been dropped.

    The proposed activities include cultural events, workshops, art exhibitions, heritage walks and hospitality. The project has been taken up in Public Private Partnership (PPP) with the Built, Operate and Transfer concept.

    According to QQSUDA, this will create and strengthen the identity of Hyderabad as a synonym for heritage, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation at local and regional levels and maximise the historical, cultural, social and tourist potential of the Charminar area.

    In April last year, KTR with Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi formally launched the works to conserve, restore and strengthen Sardar Mahal.

    KTR had announced that the project, taken up at a cost of Rs 30 crores, will turn into the cultural hub of the city, adding an attraction for thousands of tourists who visit Charminar, Makkah Masjid, Chowmahalla Palace and other monuments every day.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Hyderabad: Sardar Patel police academy to hold passing out parade

    Hyderabad: Sardar Patel police academy to hold passing out parade

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    Hyderabad: The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in the city will be holding the passing out parade of the 74 RR (Regular Recruits) batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers on Saturday.

    Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah will participate as the chief guest and review the parade.

    Addressing a press conference here today at the Academy, SVPNPA Director A.S Rajan informed that a total 195 officer trainees, including 166 IPS officer trainees and 29 officer trainees from foreign countries, are taking part in the ‘Dikshant Parade’. Among foreign officer trainees, six officers are from Bhutan, eight from Maldives, five from Nepal and 10 from Mauritius Police.

    About the training program, the SVPNPA director said the whole 105-week training involved 15 weeks of foundation course training and 50-week Phase-I Basic Course. This was followed by 30-week District Practical Training at respective cadres/states and 10-week Phase-II Basic Course at SVPNPA.

    The Director also said the course module was prepared taking into account the current job requirements of the police officers in India. ‘Attitude Training’ was given a special importance during the course, enabling the officer trainees to develop a more sympathetic and victim-centric approach, he added.

    He said the indoor and outdoor exposures included Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special Laws, Forensics, Information and Communication Technology, Human Rights, Yoga, Unarmed Combat etc., will be provided so that the candidates could develop integrity and dedication towards their job and empathy towards victims.

    Speaking about the presence of women officer trainees, he said 37 lady officers who constitute 23 percent of total strength would be participating in the parade.

    The parade would be commanded by Shahansha K S, IPS (P) of Kerala Cadre who is the all-round topper in phase 1 of 74 RR, he added.

    The director also informed that for the first time as a part of SVPNPA MoU with NALSAR the officer trainees would receive post-graduation degree and officer trainees from foreign countries would receive Diploma certificates after completing their training.

    The probationers were trained with/in GreyHounds, Central School of Weapon and Tactics of BSF, Central Reserve Police Force in LWE affected Chattisgarh and Jharkhand, Army attachments in Jammu and Kashmir, and worked during elections in various States.

    Also trainee officers were trained in investigation of cyber crimes and security.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )