Day: December 6, 2018

Patna Blues: A Novel By Abdullah Khan

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Patna Blues (  A Novel By Abdullah Khan ) Reviewed by : Eram Fatima, Sub-Editor, ICN Group Published by : Jaggurnaut, New Delhi I got through a book of late, which seemed very relatable to me. ‘Patna Blues’ is one such novel. It is about a boy, named Arif, who hails from Bihar. He lives in the capital city, Patna. I enjoyed it too because I also come from Bihar. Patna, since ages, has fascinated everyone a lot due to it’s glorious history and murcurical political activities of it’s modern…

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Potassium Series: Part 4

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By: Dr. Ameya Tripathi, Associate Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: In our previous articles we discussed in details about how potassium is important for our body functions and how its excess is dangerous for us. Now we want to look at the deficiency of potassium and its associated conditions. Hypokalemia As we have discussed in our previous article, the optimal amount of potassium in our blood serum is 3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L. whenever its level falls down below 3.5 mmol/L then the condition is known as Hypokalemia. Hypokalemia is also termed as hypokalemic syndrome,…

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ROTI BANK: A Unique Initiative Of SJVN For Cancer Patients At IGMC Shimla

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: SJVN has started a Roti Bank at its Head Quarters at Shimla as a unique initiative for providing rotis to the attendants of patients admitted in the Cancer Hospital, IGMC Shimla. Chairman & Managing Director  Nand Lal Sharma, along with Director (Finance) A. S. Bindra, Director (Electrical) R. K Bansal, Director (Civil), Kanwar Singh, Director (Personnel) Mrs Geeta Kapur, and S.S. Negi, CVO inaugurated the Roti Bank by handing over approximately 1500 rotis contributed by employees of SJVN to Sarbjeet Singh Bobby of ‘Almighty…

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SJVN Director (Finance ) Honoured

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Amarjit Singh Bindra, Director (Finance), SJVN Limited has been conferred with the prestigious BHARAT JYOTI Award by India International Friendship Society.Ex-Governor of Chhattisgarh Shekhar Dutt presented this award at a function held at New Delhi.Apart from his professional excellence, Amarjit Singh Bindra is a philanthropist at heart and is very sensitive towards the needs of the underprivileged and social upliftment of deprived sections of  the society. Since his days in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), he has always been a proactive participant in…

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Excellence With G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 8

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: You must be wondering, that in the last 7 articles, not even a single word has been uttered about G.O.P.T.A., while the title of our series is ‘Excellence with G.O.P.T.A.©’. The reason is that in previous articles, I was working on the mindset towards time utilisation patterns (part 1-4) and goals orientation in life (part 5-7), as I believe that without changing our attitude towards time utilisation patterns and goals-orientation, ‘tips’ are of no use. Today, I will talk about G.O.P.T.A.…

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Money Series: Part 42

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group ‘Money Back’ Policies are also very popular in such schemes wherein the insurance company returns the insured money into installments in the interval in the plan period. Let’s now take a look at India’s major and popular life insurance and general insurance plans available: Major policies related to life insurance The policies of this area take responsibility for the financial security of our lives. There are two types of insurance plans available in this group: Term insurance policy Nearly all life insurance companies…

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To Call A Spade, A Spade Or To Spin A Yarn: Exploring The Truth Behind A Lie

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By : Barnali Bose, Editor ICN-Group Many of us will  remember the fairy tale character of Pinocchio, whose nose grew longer every time he lied. Thankfully, it doesn’t happen in real life otherwise, I can say with much conviction that everyone would see Pinocchio’s image in the mirror. Elders never tire trying to inculcate the  moral value of truthfulness in children, do they?  And is there anyone who  has not heard of the proverbial saying that  nothing can be better than honesty? But in real life, speaking the truth would…

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