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Uttarakhand-Migration: Reasons And Soloutions

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By: Ritika Sanwal, Bureau-ALMORA  ALMORA: Nobody wants to leave their home specially when the weather here is this good and the air you breathe is pollution free but still Migration is a big problem faced by  people of Uttarakhand. This new state was formed with this objective of reducing migration by increasing educational level , job opportunities and overall development of the region. But even after 15+ years of its formulation we are suffering from same problem , people are still migrating to plains specially in search of better living.…

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Fish: To eat or not to eat

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN KOLKATA: When recently a popular Bengali actress of the Mumbai film Industry proudly declared that her favourite food is fish curry and rice, I smiled to myself. It brought to mind my experience in a state of west India years back on this particular issue. Acquiring  a decent house on rent, for a Bengali there, was as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack. Keeping Bengali tenants was a taboo(it perhaps  still is),the reason given being “You Bengalis eat fish.” The look of sheer…

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ICN Has Reached A Million Marks In Such A Short Span Of Time

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ICN Hindi web portal www.icnhindi.com has crossed 1000000 hits within 190 days and it is no doubt a great feat in this era of bombardment of news and news portals. NEW DELHI: It is a matter of great satisfaction for the ICN Group that in its very short journey of about a year when it was launched as www.icnantional.com in English and www.icnhindi.com in Hindi, it reached a remarkable figure so soon. Its Hindi web portal www.icnhindi.com has crossed 1000000 hits and it is no doubt a great feat in this era…

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PM Modi, Xi Jinping Issue ‘Strategic Guidance’ To India

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WUHAN:  PM Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping have agreed to improve communication between the militaries of the two countries to maintain peace at the border. India and China on Saturday issued “strategic guidance” to their respective militaries to strengthen communication in order to build trust and mutual understanding in the management of border affairs. President Xi said he hoped the Wuhan summit “opens a new chapter”, and said he hoped to have “many more such summits” with the PM Modi. “China and India are both important engines for global growth…

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Role Of Supranationalism In Family Planning Programs And The Proliferation Of Contraception

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By: Rebecca Brindza ISRAEL: Policymakers in the present day have grown increasingly aware of the “multidimensional set of social processes that create, multiply, stretch, and intensify worldwide social interdependencies and exchanges while at the same time fostering in people a growing awareness of deepening connections between the local and the distant.” (Steger, 2005). Therefore, it is no surprise that within the globalized era, national policies have become deeply intertwined with global issues. This is echoed by the fact that developing states are increasingly susceptible to happenings in the global arena, and as…

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PRESERVE SHIMLA HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Heritage of Shimla needed to be preserved  the future generations so that they feel pride for being Shimlites.  This was stated by Dr. Arun Sharma, Secretary (Education) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, in the keynote address he delivered at the One-Day Conference on ‘Preserving Heritage of Shimla’ organized by Happy Hikers Shimla, here today.   He said that every city had its own charm and Shimla happened to be one of the historical cities which had a glorious past of being pedestrian and car…

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Girls Bring Out the Best in You – Veere Di Wedding trailer crosses 12 million views !

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MUMBAI : Strong women lift eachother up and is out to prove that your girls truly do bring out the best in you! With powerhouse producers like Ekta Kapoor & Rhea Kapoor coming together with four gamechanging female stars, two of whom are undoubtedly looked upon as fashion icons in the country; one would typically expect a chick flick to come out of this collaboration. However, with the trailer of Veere Di Wedding, the makers have reiterated that this is “more than just a chick flick” and rightly so! The…

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Varun Dhawan shoots for a song in Kalank

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MUMBAI : The shoot of Abhishek Varman’s period drama Kalank kick started last week. Actor Varun Dhawan has already shot for his introductory song. The song choreographed by Remo D’souza was shot with 500 backup dancers grooving with Varun, on a set in Mumbai.  Since, the singers are yet to be finalized, the song was shot on a scratch version over four nights. The song also features Kiara Advani in a special appearance.    A source informs, “Varun began his rehearsals with Remo’s team four days before shoot and Kiara joined…

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Shamita Shetty to feature in an international project!

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MUMBAI : It’s learnt that the talented actress has been recently signed an international project, to be helmed by LA based Indian film maker Sushrut Jain Titled ‘The Tenant’, the movie talks about a woman with a mysterious past that moves into a traditional housing society and trouble erupts. Shamita will be seen playing the lead role of an alluring cosmopolitan woman whose arrival in a middle class housing society causes a stir. Set in India, The Tenant is an international film, written and directed by Sushrut Jain, His last…

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Diana Penty wins ‘Style Icon of the Year’ award at asiaSpa India Awards 2017

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Diana Penty was conferred with ‘Style Icon of the Year’ honour at the asiaSpa awards 2017 held recently at St Regis, Mumbai. Celebrating the best in luxury and wellness, the asiaSpa Awards 2017 also honored the names who exemplified what it meant to be leaders in the entertainment, lifestyle and fashion space. Always a trendsetter, Diana never fails to make heads turn with her impeccable sartorial choices, as she truly believes in ‘whatever you wear, you should be comfortable with it’. With a huge following among the youth, it is…

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