Year: 2018

Several areas in Northeastern part of the country falls under the zone 5 of the seismic zones in India, making it prone to earthquakes. IMPHAL: A magnitude-5.5  earthquake has struck east of Imphal, capital of India’s northeastern state of Manipur.The city has a population of around 250,000 people. According to Indian Meteorological Department, the earthquake occurred at 12:17 p.m. There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the quake, which was 22.8 km deep and hit 101 km east of Imphal.The region is a bed for seismic activity due collisions of…

By: Dr. Sanchita Ghatak ( Asstt. Editor-ICN Group ) LUCKNOW: An abrupt pronouncement by the PM Modi on the eve of 8th August 2016 that currencies valued 500 and 1000 have been devalued brought lots of shudders and commotion in the lives of general public in India.This was demonetization brought up by PM Modi to curb the menace of black money and fake notes by reducing the amount of cash available in the system. This was intended to make India free from all kinds of corruptions. This major step taken by…

By: Rakesh Lohumi ( Sr. Editor-ICN GROUP ) SHIMLA: The digital initiative taken by the Medical Council of India for online  monitoring of biometric attendance of faculty members in all the government and private medical colleges is a welcome step that needs to be extended to all the institutions of higher education across the country. The problem of ghost faculty is not specific to the medical colleges, it is a common malpractice indulged in by the managements of  private institutions, particularly universities and professional colleges. With no effective mechanism  to monitor…

By: Debraj Deb ( Asstt. Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN TRIPURA ) AGARTALA: Months before Tripura goes to general assembly polls, the left ruled state has got Humsafar Express services on Friday. Union minister of State (MoS) for Railways Rajen Gohain flagged off the super-fast Humsafar Express from Agartala Railway Station. The train would directly connect Bengaluru Cantonment station via Premburu station near Chennai. Addressing a gathering at the inaugural event on the day, Gohain said his government was committed to develop NE states at par with the rest of the country. No…

In 2018 and early 2019, there will be eight state elections in the heartland, leading up to a national election in 2019. NEW DELHI: The Budget Session will commence on January 29 with the joint address of the two Houses by President Ramnath Kovind. Finance Minister will present Unoin Budget 2018 on February 1. President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint sitting of the two Houses on January 29 and the Economic Survey will be tabled on the same day, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told reporters here. The…

NEW DELHI: The HRD Ministry has identified around 80,000 “ghost” teachers in various colleges and universities across the country after the introduction of Aadhaar. Ghost teachers are educators who fail to show up for work, have moved away, or otherwise maintain secure employment in the field. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, however, clarified that none of these teachers are from any central universities.”There are certain ‘ghost’ teachers which use proxy methods and are apparently teaching at multiple places full time. After the introduction of Aadhaar, 80,000 such teachers have been identified and action…