By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA: 15.08.2020, SJVN celebrated 74th Independence Day of India with great fervour and enthusiasm. Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN hoisted the national flag at Corporate Headquarters, Shimla in the august presence of Director (Personnel) Geeta Kapur, Director (Civil) S.P Bansal, Director (Finance) A.K Singh and Director (Electrical) Sushil Sharma along with other senior officers. In view the challenging situation due to COVID-19, maintaining the norms of social distancing and masks etc., a limited number of employees were present on the occasion. Nand Lal…
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Reminiscences On Independence Day
By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World The Date: 15th of August The Year : 1947 The Country: Bharatvarsh–India KOLKATA: We very often struggle to remember the birthdates of many a dear one but the one date no Indian has to set a reminder for, is the day Independent India was born. It is the date that symbolises the quintessential birthright to freedom, the Republic of India stands for. We have been enjoying the fruits of the hard labour and untold sacrifices, our ancestors made at the altar of our country’s freedom. Although…
Read MoreNation Celebrates 74th Independence Day Today
NEW DELHI: We are celebrating the 74th Independence Day with much fanfare and aplomb on 15th August, 2020 once again as we have been doing it uninterrupted since the last seven decades. As a largest democracy of the world, we should really be proud of our past and heritage and the legacy we have carried forward successfully.The Independence Day, no doubt, brings a sense of joy, pride and contentment among every Indian. PM Modi unfurled the national flag and delivered his seventh consecutive Independence Day speech from the iconic Red Fort.PM…
Read MoreFLAG HOISTING AND FLAG UNFURLING
By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA: On the first Independence Day of India the National Flag was hoisted for the first time,by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in the presence of about 4 lac people at Red Fort,Delhi. Due to heavy crowd of people on the roads, the first Governor General of India, Lord Mount Betton could not reach the venue and had hailed Prime Minister from a distance to continue with the ceremony. On the first Independence Day, since there was no flag on the…
Read MoreICN Octave-2020: The World Dives Into The Musical Ocean
Music is not only a means of entertainment only but also a certified and established medical therapy, which increases the immunity of the human body by planting divine energy in the brain and the one becomes able to stay healthy or be healthy by countering any disease or infection. There is an old saying – ‘Nero was playing the flute while Rome was burning’. Perhaps in the eyes of the creator of this proverb, Nero’s idleness may be stagnation and avoidance of dure responsibilities, and it may be that Nero…
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