302 Dead In Maharashtra Due To Swine Flu This Year, How To Prevent Your Family From Swine Flu

The H1N1 virus is also known as Swine flu is a respiratory disease which is caused by the influenza virus that infects pigs, resulting in a cough, decreased appetite and nasal secretion.  MUMBAI: A total of 302 deaths have been reported in Maharashtra this year due to swine flu.The officer advised that people should immediately go to a doctor when they experience a flu-like symptom. This virus can also infect humans and other animals. Swine Flu can spread from person to person and considered very contagious. “However, the deaths due to swine…

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“A Tree Of Social Evils”

By: Dr. Abhishek Kr. Pandey, Medical Correspondent-ICN LUCKNOW: India is the largest country in the South Asia region and is the seventh largest country in the world by area with over a billion people, and is second only to China in population. Once Martin Luther King said – “To other countries, I may go as a tourist, but to India, I come as a pilgrim.” Yes, India is an extremely diverse country with vast differences in geography, climate, culture, language and ethnicity across its expanse and pride itself on being…

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Money Series: Part 31

By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Let us once again examine a Financial Map and study the financial depiction of Saksham’s life for example. You know the Saksham with whom we met at the last halt who is of the age of 35 years, got married, has a three-year-old daughter, and he earns Rs 30,000/- per month while doing the job: Financial Map of Saksham’s Life Liabilities Tentative year Estimated amount Plan for required fund Own Bank Balance After five years Rs. 5 lac only  ? Higher education of…

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Sampoorna Swach Bharat: A Universal Sanitation

By: Vatsala Bhusry, Bureau Chief-ICN Delhi   NEW DELHI: The recent blog post of Bill gates praising PM Modi on Swach Bharat Mission inspired me the to write this article. Many of us are aware about this drive and some of us from our society are taking a step forward by acting as a driving force for imparting knowledge and spreading the mission to achieve universal sanitation and equitable access to safe drinking water for all. The Swachh Bharat mission was initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a view to…

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Some Tips On Buying Gold Jewellery

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Buying jewellery is more of a matter of faith and trust on the quality of gold, the fairness of cost computation and uniqueness of design. During the ongoing festive season like Karwa Chawth, Dhan Teras, Deepawali etc when the urge to buy gold jewellery is at the peak among womenfolk, the market in Solan is flooded with not only promises of assurance but also with attractions of gifts and prizes. One is naturally stuck between the number of offers and choices on offer.…

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