Category: CITIES

By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past article, we knew about the power of GOPTA for students. Today, we will see how temporary setbacks are not the read dead ends in life.)   Temporary setbacks are not dead ends You are in pursuit of big success and we all know that big success is not going to come to you smoothly. It will pose some obstacles on the way as nothing is smooth in life. Obstacles & temporary setbacks are quite natural to come…

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past article, we knew about the mistakes people make while setting & achieving goals. From today, for the next some articles, I will focus specially on students & parents.)   As per Robert M. Hutchins, “Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible.” I love talking to students as working on the…

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past article, we knew about how to avoid distractions for better focus. Today, we will know about the mistakes that people make while setting and achieving goals.)   Mistakes people make, while setting & achieving goals Scott Adams said, “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing, which ones to keep.” Making mistakes is no crime if we take learning out of the mistakes made and the outcome obtained. In some of the past articles, I…

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By: Shantanu Das Sharma, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group Quick recap of what we have covered in Part 34 Discovering Your ‘Towards Values’ My Towards Values Means Values and Ends Values Ranking Your ‘Towards Values’ My Towards Values (Ranked) Eliciting Your ‘Away-From’ Values My Away-From Values Ranking Your Away-From Values Away-From Values (Ranked) Values Definition Two Boys: Very Different Personalities Define Your Towards and Away-From Values Towards Values Definition (What must happen) Away-From Values Definition (What must happen) Analyze Your Values… They Reveal the Inner You Do Your Values Sabotage…

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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.…

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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…

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