Excellence With G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 28

By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: In the article nos. 26 & 27, we saw how to how to evaluate the current status in different areas of your life and test that status on Life-Focus Triangle. Today, we will get more insight into it. Remember, this article has to be read in continuation of Part 26 & 27. Once we have evaluated the current status in different walks of life and analysed it with the help of Life-Focus Triangle, it is time to check where is our…

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MONEY SERIES: PART 61

By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Your thoughts are your strengths or weaknesses. The brain is a projector in which the film fed earlier reflects in the real world. LUCKNOW: The whole universe revolves around the so-called pomp, hypocrisies, magical dramas, the priests and the abbot only in the hope that these Temples, these Mosques, these Churches and these Gurudwaras and their big offerings and the blessings of these so-called priests will change their life. But this never happened nor ever will it happen. Whenever someone has changed his…

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Ayodhya Case Hearing Adjourned Till January 29, Justice Lalit Recuses Himself From Hearing Ayodhya Case

NEW DELHI: The Ayodhya case hearing was adjourned today after Judge UU Lalit leaves the hearing saying he was a lawyer in a related case earlier. CJI Ranjan Gogoi had said the court would only fix the schedule to hear a batch of petitions related to the matter and clarified that the hearing was not starting on Thursday.A newly constituted bench will now hear the case on January 29. Justice Lalit was a part of the five-judge bench that was set up earlier this week by the CJI to hear a…

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CONCEPT OF CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE

By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN NEW DELHI: Agriculture is the foundation of all the activities since the civilisation came into existence. You can’t survive without food, can you? As recent evidence suggests, the first organised agricultural activity was founded in India in the Hoshiarpur district. Any civilized society has its roots in farming. In this article, I will discuss about the drawbacks of the current agricultural trends and would present a new concept which could increase the productivity and versatility of India’s agriculture. Drawbacks of agriculture in India From the past…

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MONEY SERIES: PART 60

By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Your Friends versus Enemies LUCKNOW: I was eagerly waiting for you at this stop. I liked your friendly smiling and welcome you once again. You must be feeling yourself that your intellect and consciousness is now much more stable and your body language is full of unique confidence. Today, I am going to talk to you on which topic, that can make you either a great personality and a synonym for success, or you can drown in the darkness of ignorance and guilty…

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‘Turn Backward, O Time in Your Flight, Turn Backward’

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: Approved ! One word and one punctuation mark conveyed it all. The message brought her a  sense of relief . Well, the visa that had been much awaited for, was granted, sans hiccups. With work visas becoming increasingly difficult to obtain in that part of the world, the fact that the company was relocating her son there on a ‘premium’ visa was in itself something to be elated about. As a mother, she was proud that he  was treading beyond geographical boundaries to explore…

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Excellence With G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 27

By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: In the last article, we saw how to evaluate the current status in different areas of your life. Today, I will introduce a very power tool titled, ‘Life-Focus Triangle’. Remember, this article has to be read in continuation of Part 26. Evaluate current status in different areas of life (cont…) Even if you don’t have any 8, 9 or 10 on any of the parameters if different walks of life, there is no reason to worry. Practically, nobody has a perfect…

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UNIQUE KUMAONI HOLI: A CELEBRATION OF “SUR” AND “TAAL”

By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group The hills of Uttrakhand reverberate with melodious notes of Hindustani classical music as the Kumaonis celebrate the festival of Holi in a way very different from the rest of the country. Folk songs are integral to Holi , which is celebrated as the “festival of colours” all over. It is the rich infusion of classical music in the Holi songs that  lends the festival altogether a different dimension in the Kumaon region. The unique tradition of singing Holi songs based on different classical ragas virtually…

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THE WORLD OF AGRITOURISM

By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN The small landholders are the most precious part of a state- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States NEW DELHI: Agricultural tourism or Agri-tourism has been a widely discussed topic since the last 15-20 years. However, what I believe is that this phenomenon has been a part of our economy since thousands of years in many different forms. Agritourism is the idea of bringing urban residents to rural areas for leisure travel and spending. In today’s world, where the mechanization has expanded many-fold, people seem to have…

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