In 2014, Modi won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, defeating Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal by a massive margin of 3.37 lakh vote. VARANASI: PM Modi on Thursday took his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi by a storm with a mega roadshow. He was joined by UP CM Yogi Adityanath and other senior BJP leaders. PM Modi on Friday submitted his application from Varanasi, the constituency he won in the 2014 general election. Varanasi will vote in the seventh phase of the seven-phase 2019 Lok Sabha election on May 19.…
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Kupwara Fountain Non-Functional, People Demand To Plant Chinar Tree
By: Sajid Yousuf, Senior Reporter, ICN-J&K KUPWARA: The people of Kupwara demand Chinar Tree to be planted at the spot of fountain. The lone fountain was constructed 7 years ago for the beautification of the town, but now nobody is paying attention towards it. What can be termed as irony for the Kupwara town is that the lone fountain in center of the town only works if a VVIP visits the town. Although, the officials had stated that it will add beautification to the town, which seems mere a drama.…
Read MoreJudiciary and RTI
By: Younis Ahad In democracy like India the guardian and protector of one’s rights is the judicial system.It is imperative to have this institution transparent and independent particularly in our country, India.The phase of 1975 emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi was worst period for the institution of judiciary, all fundamental rights were snatched and way to Supreme court of India was blocked. The debate nowadays is going on whether judiciary should be brought under Right to information Act 2005 or not. well in this regard the Delhi High Court has…
Read MoreAn Interview With Young Rugby Coach Of J&K-Irtiqa Ayoub
By: Sajid Yousuf, Senior Reporter, ICN-J&K SRINAGAR: How many kids you know play rugby? Not too many, for sure. While the sport may not be as popular in the country as cricket is, for Srinagar’s Irtiqa Ayoub, it means freedom—to be who she is and to prove that girls can play whichever sport they choose to. “A few years ago, I had no idea what rugby was, or even what the ball looked like. It was only when our coach in school encouraged me to try it out that I…
Read MoreKOSHUR..THE LANGUAGE PERISHING
By: Ravinder Gurtoo Jammu and Kashmir has a wonderful culture which has played an important role in earning accolades for it from across the world, be it literature, lifestyle, language, religion, arts, crafts, music and traditional festivals. Today i want to speak heart out to those people of my community who have decided to give up their ancestral language. I have been noticing since long that the people of Kashmir especially in Kashmiri Pandits and more especially from South and North kashmir have started disliking the accent of their mother…
Read MoreHuman Error and Marine Industry
By: Tejeshwar Singh Rana, 2nd Officer, Shell shipping-London, UK & Associate Editor-ICN As vast as the oceans are and as huge as ships sailing on them, the probability of accidents occurring on those ships is also massive. However, what’s amazing though is the size of errors that lead to those accidents in most cases. Maritime accidents that occur due to natural factors such as a ships being caught in an unexpected storm, unfavorable tides, strong winds etc. are totally beyond human control and also make up rather small part of the…
Read MoreOMAR ABDULLAH’S HIGHWAY HYPOCRISY
SRINAGAR: Kashmir valley’s political class is already infamous for its gigantic hypocrisy, shameless elitism and double standards, unmatched in entire South Asia and nothing exemplified it best than Mr. Omar Abdullah’s recent twitter outbursts on draconian administrative order of “two days a week highway ban” on civilian traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu national highway. The controversial administrative order, which has been widely criticized by the civil society of Kashmir valley for its arbitrariness and infringement of fundamental constitutional rights has unfortunately been reduced as a “political tool” in the hands of…
Read More“BOTOX IN DENTISTRY”
By: Dr Abhishek Pandey, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: A beautiful smile requires more than just beautiful teeth. Cosmetic procedures are becoming popular in modern times. Aesthetics and harmony of the face correlate directly with the smile and is formed by the union of three components- the teeth, the gums and lips. As a dentist, we are bound to offer smile makeovers for our patients, enabling them to enjoy improved self confidence. As people are becoming more aesthetically conscious, the application of agents like Botulinum toxin, commonly known as Botox, is increasing.…
Read MoreCHC Rajpora Became The First In The Valley To Perform Hysterectomy Surgery
By: Mudassir Maqbool, Chief Reporter, ICN-J&K PULWAMA: In a First of it’s kind Hysterectomy Surgery Performed at Community Health Center (CHC)Rajpora Pulwama became the First CHC in the valley. Achieved Another feat by the Hands of Dr Basharat Pandit (Gynaecologist) when and his Associates performed Hysterectomy( surgical removal of the uterus) of a patient in CHC Rajpora. According Dr.Basharat Pandit it is such kind of a surgery for the First time in CHC Hospital in the Valley and our CHC Rajpora achieved feat. Dr Bashrat Pandit who was heading the…
Read MoreFIGHT FOR CENTRAL KASHMIR MAY NOT BE ONE SIDED
SRINAGAR: Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is among the most prestigious parliamentary constituencies of J&K and home to the summer capital city of Srinagar. The constituency, which unlike the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency does not witness heavy voter participation is predicted by most political analysts to once again go to Farooq Abdullah, who has been representing the constituency since his controversial “victory” in 2017 by polls, wherein only less than 7% of the voter population of Srinagar constituency actually participated. The question that arises under these circumstances is that – Will…
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