Year: 2018

Monsoon woes: Common diseases

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By: Dr. Samayug Bhowmik, Bureau Chief, ICN-West Bengal KOLKATA: The monsoon season gives us  relief from the scorching heat of summer.However, it also brings with  it a bunch of dreadful diseases riding on a vehicle named water carried by the vector, the  mosquito. People  fall ill as our surroundings are  filled with stagnant water. Potable drinking water supply and sewage drainage system get jeopardized  due to floods. Waterlogged areas become the breeding grounds for mosquitoes and different bacterias and viruses thrive. I would like to discuss about a few common…

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Five dead after shooting at newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland

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US media have named a suspect held by police as Jarrod Ramos. He is reported to have unsuccessfully sued the newspaper group in 2012 for defamation. A shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette, a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, killed five people Thursday, in what police are calling a “targeted attack.” The suspected gunman entered the building with a shotgun and smoke grenades and walked through the lower level of the building, where the newspaper is housed, Anne Arundel County deputy police chief Bill Krampf said. Journalists dived under…

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Our desire for more delectable chocolate has endangered the future of the cocoa tree

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By: Dr. Ripudaman Singh (Special Correspondent ICN Group) & Hemant Kumar ( Agriculture Correspondent ICN Group) There is a small growing them surplus of cocoa, but we may face shortage by 2020. NEW DELHI: Ever since we domesticated the cocoa tree over 3,000 year ago, we have been growing them to make tastier chocolate, but in the process we have turned them vulnerable. According to the experts, there is a small global surplus of cocoa today, but the shortage may start pinching us as soon as 2020. People across the world just…

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A Taste Of Liberty On The Hudson: Part 3

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN NEW YORK: Liberty, one of the keywords in the Indian constitution was incorporated into it from the French Constitution.And what better way could there be to get a feel of it but at the Liberty State Park, the Ellis Island and the Liberty island located between New York City and Hudson County,New Jersey ? A visit to Lady Liberty,the Silent Sentinel As the Statue cruise gradually sailed away from the Ellis island, scenes of the  immigration that has so well been depicted on the walls of the Ellis…

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Beware Of Plastic: All Disposable Plastic Banned In Maharashtra

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India’s financial capital, is facing massive waterlogging, thanks to incessant rains since Sunday.The BMC has set up a toll-free helpline (1800-222-357) for citizens so that they can collect banned plastic and hand it over to garbage collectors. MUMBAI: Maharashtra government has implemented a ban on plastic products from 23rd June 2018. The legislation kicked in at the weekend, and also includes a ban on plastic bags and products made out of polystyrene. The Maharashtra government has banned the use of single disposable items made from plastic such as spoons, forks,…

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A Taste Of Liberty On The Hudson: Part 2

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN NEW YORK: Liberty, one of the keywords in the Indian constitution was incorporated into it from the French Constitution.And what better way could there be to get a feel of it but at the Liberty State Park, the Ellis Island and the Liberty island located between New York City and Hudson County,New Jersey ? Cruise to Ellis Island : Where the first immigrant set foot We arrived approximately 30 minutes before our scheduled reserve time that was 8.30 am.We had to undergo  a mandatory airport grade security screening…

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Shamita Shetty gifts herself a luxury car !

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MUMBAI : Shamita Shetty, who has an interesting line up of projects including an international movie, The Tenant and the action-adventure reality show, Khatron Ke Khiladi, has recently gifted herself a luxurious car. A source says, “It is Shamita’s way of pampering herself since she wanted to buy a high-end Sports version since a long time. She already had a car in her mind – BMW 630i GT and her super cool car was recently delivered to her place.”

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Music Maestro Sonu Nigam launches the book of Literarian Basant Chaudhary

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Mumbai: Last evening witnessed the launch and unveiling of eminent poet & lyricist Mr. Basant Chaudhary ‘s book of poetry titled “Chaahaton ke saaye mein – In the shadow of desires” at JW Marriott, Juhu. Music maestro Sonu Nigam along with award winning lyricist Sameer with much fanfare unveiled the book. As a true literarian, in his 5th Poetic compilation, the poet has tried to decipher the various facets of love in a most interesting manner. His book “Chhahaton ke saaye mein” is a collection of more than hundred Poems, Nazms and Ghazals with the underlying theme of love. Also translated in English by Sunjoy…

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A Taste Of Liberty On The Hudson: Part 1

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN NEW YORK: Liberty, one of the keywords in the Indian constitution was incorporated into it from the French Constitution.And what better way could there be to get a feel of it but at the Liberty State Park, the Ellis Island and the Liberty island located between New York City and Hudson County,New Jersey ? A stroll along the sprawling waterfront on Liberty State Park: The first morning that we reached Guttenberg in New Jersey,  we decided to explore the places in the vicinity, as we were…

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