21.12.2025.UT Daily News.தீண்டாமை செய்திகள்.A collection of SC.ST.Buddhist,Adivasi,reservation ,atrocity news of India.by Team Sivaji.9444917060.asivaji1962@gmail.com
6. Loving-Kindness Meditation (Metta).
Loving-Kindness Meditation (Metta Bhāvanā) 🌸
Metta means loving-kindness—a heartfelt wish for the well-being and happiness of oneself and all beings, without discrimination.
Purpose
- Cultivate unconditional love, compassion, and goodwill
- Reduce anger, hatred, fear, and ill-will
- Develop emotional balance and inner peace
- Support social harmony and empathy
Core Qualities of Metta
- Non-possessive love
- Friendliness without expectation
- Universal goodwill
- Equality toward all beings
How to Practice Metta Meditation
1. Preparation
- Sit comfortably in a quiet place
- Keep your back straight, eyes gently closed
- Take a few deep breaths to relax
2. Metta for Yourself
Begin with yourself, generating warmth in the heart:
May I be happy
May I be healthy
May I be safe
May I live with ease
Repeat slowly, sincerely, and mindfully.
3. Metta for a Loved One
Bring to mind someone you deeply care about:
May you be happy
May you be healthy
May you be safe
May you live with ease
Feel the kindness flowing toward them.
4. Metta for a Neutral Person
Think of someone you neither like nor dislike (a shopkeeper, neighbor):
May you be happy
May you be healthy
May you be safe
May you live with ease
5. Metta for a Difficult Person
Gently bring to mind someone with whom you have conflict:
May you be free from suffering
May you find peace
(Do this slowly—do not force emotions.)
6. Metta for All Beings
Expand loving-kindness universally:
May all beings be happy
May all beings be healthy
May all beings be safe
May all beings live with ease
Duration
- Beginners: 5–10 minutes
- Regular practice: 20–30 minutes
- Advanced practice: 45 minutes or more
Benefits of Metta Meditation
- Reduces stress, anxiety, and anger
- Improves relationships
- Strengthens emotional resilience
- Encourages forgiveness
- Promotes mental well-being
Buddhist Roots
- Taught by the Buddha
- Mentioned in the Metta Sutta (Sutta Nipāta 1.8)
- One of the Four Brahmavihāras:
- Metta – Loving-kindness
- Karuṇā – Compassion
- Muditā – Sympathetic joy
- Upekkhā – Equanimity
Simple Daily Practice Tip
Practice Metta before sleep or after Vipassanā/Anapanasati meditation for deeper calm.
If you want, I can also provide:
- Metta meditation in Pāli
- Metta in Tamil / Hindi / Kannada
- A short 5-minute guided script
- Metta as taught in Theravāda / Ambedkarite Buddhist tradition
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‘Mistaken for Bangladeshi national’: Dalit man beaten to death in Kerala
RAIPUR: A chilling case of mob violence has emerged from Kerala’s Palakkad district, where a Dalit migrant labourer from Chhattisgarh was allegedly beaten to death by a group of people after being mistaken for a Bangladeshi national, according to initial reports.
The incident has sparked outrage and fear among migrant workers in the region.
The deceased has been identified as Ramnarayan Baghel (31), a resident of Karhi village in Sakti district, Chhattisgarh.
He had travelled to Palakkad on December 13 in search of work and was employed as a daily-wage labourer at a construction site.
According to his relative Kishan Baghel, who lives in Karhi village, Ramnarayan had gone to Kerala at the request of Shashikant Baghel, a distant relative from the same village. “Ramnarayan was extremely poor and is survived by his wife Lalita and two young sons, aged around eight and nine,” Kishan told TOI.
Other sources claimed that Ramnarayan was allegedly mistaken for a thief following a local theft incident and was brutally assaulted with sticks by a group of people, resulting in his death. Kishan said Ramnarayan’s wife left for Palakkad on Friday after receiving the news, though she had not reached the destination at the time of reporting.
Following the incident, tension prevailed in the area, prompting police to step up security to prevent any escalation.
Kerala police have arrested five people in connection with the lynching and said a detailed investigation is underway to establish the exact sequence of events and the motive behind the crime.
The news of Ramnarayan’s death has devastated his family in Sakti, plunging the village into mourning. Police said that after completion of legal formalities, including the post-mortem examination, the body will be sent back to his native place for the last rites.
A case has been registered at Walayar police station under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Police confirmed Ramnarayan’s identity through his Aadhaar card, following which Sakti police were informed about his death.
Courtesy : TOI
Karnataka to give monthly honorarium to Buddhist monks
Published - December 17, 2025 07:15 pm IST - Belagavi
Karnataka government would soon take steps to provide a monthly honorarium to Buddhist monks serving in monasteries across the State, announced Transport and Muzrai Minister Ramalinga Reddy.
National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) Scheme – Explained Simply
The National SC/ST Hub (NSSH) is a Government of India initiative designed to promote entrepreneurship among Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) by helping them participate more effectively in the public procurement ecosystem.
🔹 Objective of NSSH
To empower SC/ST entrepreneurs by:
- Enhancing their capacity to do business
- Enabling them to access government tenders
- Supporting MSME growth and sustainability
- Ensuring inclusive economic development
🔹 Implementing Agency
- Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
- Implemented through NSIC (National Small Industries Corporation)
- In collaboration with CPSEs, PSUs, Ministries & State Governments
🔹 Who Can Benefit?
- SC/ST-owned MSMEs
- First-generation SC/ST entrepreneurs
- Existing and aspiring SC/ST business owners
- Start-ups registered as SC/ST enterprises
SC/ST enterprise = minimum 51% ownership and control by SC/ST persons
🔹 Key Components & Benefits
1️⃣ Capacity Building & Training
- Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs)
- Tendering & procurement training
- Financial literacy & compliance training
- Digital marketing & GeM portal training
2️⃣ Tender Support & Market Access
- Help in:
- E-tendering
- GeM registration
- Understanding tender documents
- Facilitation for participation in CPSE/PSU procurement
3️⃣ Vendor Development Programmes (VDPs)
- Buyer–Seller Meets with:
- CPSEs
- Ministries
- Large corporates
- Encourages vendor onboarding of SC/ST MSMEs
4️⃣ Credit & Finance Facilitation
- Guidance for:
- Bank loans
- Stand-Up India Scheme
- CGTMSE coverage
- Support for project reports and loan applications
5️⃣ Professional Support
- Legal & statutory compliance guidance
- ISO / quality certification support
- MSME registration (Udyam)
🔹 Special Focus Areas
- Women SC/ST entrepreneurs
- Aspirational districts
- Backward & tribal regions
- Manufacturing, services & emerging sectors
🔹 How to Apply / Get Support
- Register your MSME on Udyam portal
- Approach:
- NSIC offices
- NSSH facilitation centers
- Participate in:
- Training programs
- Vendor development meets
- Buyer–seller interactions
🔹 Why NSSH Is Important
- Addresses historical exclusion in business
- Implements Article 46 of the Constitution
- Supports Atmanirbhar Bharat
- Helps SC/ST entrepreneurs become job creators
🔹 Related Schemes
- Stand-Up India
- CGTMSE
- PMEGP
- GeM SC/ST Procurement Policy (4% mandate)
If you want, I can also provide:
- Step-by-step registration guide
- State-wise NSSH offices
- Latest success stories
- NSSH benefits in Tamil / Kannada / Hindi
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Quota for ex-Agniveers in CAPF will not impact existing matrix, says govt. official
Alliance of All Ex-Paramilitary Association expresses opposition to the reservation as they say it will affect the chances of other candidates
Published - December 20, 2025 10:34 pm IST - New Delhi
The Agnipath recruitment policy announced in 2022 met with widespread protests and was one of the major issues during the 2024 General Election. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu
The Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) decision to enhance reservation for ex-Agniveers in the Group C posts of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) from the existing 10% to 50% will not impact the existing caste-based reservation matrix, a senior government official told The Hindu.
While the recruitment in CAPFs has to adhere to the existing caste-based formula and cannot exceed the 50% cap fixed by the Supreme Court, appointments in the armed forces — the Army, the Navy and the Air Force do not have caste reservation. Agniveers are recruited by the armed forces for a four-year period.
According to the existing norms, there is 15% reservation for the members of the Scheduled Castes (SC), 7.5 % for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 27% for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the CAPFs, similar to other government civil posts.
“The modalities of implementing 50% reservation for ex-Agniveers are still being worked out. Whether it will be a horizontal or vertical reservation is something being looked into,” the official said.
As reported by The Hindu, on December 19, the MHA notified that 50% vacant Constable posts in the Border Security Force (BSF) will be reserved for ex-Agniveers. Though exempted from the Physical Efficiency Test, ex-Agniveers will have to appear for written examinations like other regular candidates, the notification said. Class X is the minimum educational classification.
The Data on Police Organisations 2024 report says that as on January 1, 2024 there are 5.99 lakh Constables in all CAPFs against the sanctioned strength of 6.29 lakh. In 2023, the number of Constables recruited in the CAPFs stood at 56,202.
“Had the Agniveers been retained in the Army, they would have had to be given pension under the old scheme. There is no such pension in the CAPFs. This will save the government crores of rupees. The training for the Army and the CAPFs is different. The CAPFs are trained for crowd control and law and order measures... There is no such subject or training in the Army. Will the Agniveers be trained all over again? Hundreds of youth in villages are preparing for Constable posts in CAPFs, they stand to lose with this policy. We are opposed to this policy, it will deprive the deserving candidates in rural areas.”
The Agnipath recruitment policy announced in 2022 met with widespread protests and was one of the major issues during the 2024 General Election. Following the protests, the MHA announced that that 10% of all vacancies in the CAPFs will be reserved for the armed forces’ recruits who have completed four years of service under the Agnipath scheme and also announced five years’ age relaxation in recruitment for the first batch and three years’ age relaxation for subsequent batches.
The first batch of Agniveers will be eligible for recruitment in the CAPFs in 2026.
Published - December 20, 2025 10:34 pm IST.
New Delhi- In a detailed representation to Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Association of Engineers (BANAE) has raised serious concerns over what it terms "detrimental" and "exclusionary" clauses in the current guidelines for Post Matric Scholarships (PMS) for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) students. The letter, sent by BANAE Secretary General Sanjay Sagar, warns that the stringent conditions are leading to increased student dropouts and jeopardizing the constitutional spirit of affirmative action.
The organisation's critique centers on specific clauses in the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) between 2021 and 2022. A primary concern is Clause 6.2 for SC students, which, while setting an eligibility income limit of Rs. 2.50 lakh per annum, introduces a preference system. The guideline mandates that state governments make "special efforts" to first enroll the "poorest eligible households," specifically identifying students from households with three or more deprivations per the SECC-2011 data, those with illiterate parent(s), and those who passed 10th standard from a government or local body school.
BANAE argues that this creates an unfair hierarchy among eligible students, potentially excluding SC/ST students from literate households or those who attended private schools due to the lack of quality government institutions. The letter contends this approach "seems to lack the spirit of Article 15(5)" of the Constitution and is an effort "towards elimination of the eligible SC/ST students on one plea or the other."
On funding, BANAE highlights Clause 10.1, which outlines a 60:40 fund-sharing ratio between the Centre and States. The central share is released only after the state government has released its portion. BANAE states this mechanism would "indirectly deny/delay the scholarships leading to increase in the dropout rates." They demand the release of 100% scholarship funds unconditionally by the Central Government.
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