Year: 2018

Fodder Scam: Lalu Yadav, Jagannath Mishra Sentenced To 5-Year Jail Terms In Third C-ase

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RANCHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was on Wednesday convicted by a CBI court in Ranchi in the third fodder scam case. Lalu Yadav has been sentenced to five years in jail today in the third fodder scam case. Special CBI court judge S S Prasad delivered the judgment in the case, which pertains to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 33.67 crore from Chaibasa treasury in 1992-1993. Along with Lalu, former Bihar chief Jagannath Mishra, was also sentenced to five years in prison in the case.Lalu Yadav and Jagannath Mishra,…

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BOOK CAFE WITH A DIFFERENCE

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Special Report By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group) SHIMLA: The unique cafe, built by the Shimla Municipal Corporation and Himachal Tourism Development Corporation under Shimla beautification plan, that offers a serene reading place with splendid titles and educational books stacked in a beautiful ambience  enjoyed by locals and tourists alike with steaming hot coffee and snacks and drinks may also not make a news. But the fact that the Book Cafe opened  just a few days ago that is on 11th April 2017 is being run by two jail inmates convicted…

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A BAD SEASON AT ASIA’S OLDEST NATURAL ICE-SKATING RINK

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By: Rakesh Lohumi ( Sr. Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: It has been a bad season so far at the Asia’s oldest natural ice-skating rink. The weather gods have not been kind to ice-skating enthusiasts. Prolonged dry spell and abnormally high temperatures for winters have all but completely wiped out the first half of the season which got delayed by over three weeks due to unfavourable weather conditions. Normally the skating season commences towards the end of November and in favourable conditions 30 to 35 sessions are completed by the end of…

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ICN GROUP PAYS TRIBUTE TO NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE ON 121ST BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

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“We should have but one desire today. The desire to die so that India may live.” Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack, Orissa. This January 23 is the 121st birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose, fondly known as Netaji for being a revolutionary freedom fighter in India’s struggle for Independence. Indians pay homage to this great leader of India on this day which is also celebrated as Desh Prem Diwas. Subhash Chandra Bose was born in to a Bengali family and his father, Janakinath Bose,…

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Vetran Actor Om Puri On Doing Best Art Cinema

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By: Sushant Kumar Singh ( Deputy Editor-ICN Group ) On 6 January 2017, Om Puri died at the age of 66, after having a heart attack at his residence in Andheri, Mumbai.He was honoured at the 89th Academy Awards in memoriam segment for his contribution in Indian and world cinema. In his biography ‘Unlikely Hero Om Puri’ the actor wrote about what it was like being a part of Bollywood after doing some of the best art cinema in India: When I first came to Bombay in 1976 to join the Hindi film industry, I had…

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Grenade Explosion In Manipur

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By: Akoijam Tompok ( Asstt. Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Manipur ) IMPHAL: Atleast two children died and three other received serious injuries in a grenade explosion in Manipur. The incident took place at Subunglong Part 1(Leisok) Village under Khoupum Police Station of Noney District.  According to reports at around 11 am, the grenade exploded suddenly while the children were playing with it. The explosion left one children dead at the spot and injuring 4 others. Of the three injured one succumbed  to his injury while evacuating to Imphal for medical treatment.  Villagers and…

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Gangasagar: Where Sins Are Washed And Trust Is Broken

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By: Barnali Bose ( Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group ) The Gangasagar Mela which is the second biggest religious congregation in the country after Kumbh Mela. “ Thank God, Gangasagar Mela is over, ” I overheard a daily commuter say as I made my way through the crowded bus stand on my way to school. I saw throngs of people, fatigued yet chattering excitedly narrating their experiences at the mela as they waited patiently for their bus. Others pushed their way into buses which would carry them home after their pilgrimage…

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Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University Lucknow Organises TEDX

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LUCKNOW: Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University organized TEDX at SRMU on Sunday. It was attended by dignitaries from all walks of life. It was inaugurated by the speakers and the Vice Chancellor of the University AK Singh. The theme for TEDXSRMU was DELIBERATE: DECIPHER: DESSEMINATE. Many highly qualified professors were present to grace the event and make it successful. The TEDx speakers for the day were Pankaj Agarwal Chancellor of Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, RP Singh Cricketer, Ashish Shukla co-founder and the Managing Director of Chhanv Foundation, Ritu Saini from The Sheroes…

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