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By: Minya Tufail, Asstt. Bureau Chief, ICN J&K      At the beginning let me explain what is Sexual Harassment. As per Sexual harassment Act, Feb 2013, the following may amount to sexual harassment: Implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment in employment of women Implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in  employment of women Interference with  work or creating an intimidating or offensive or hostile work environment for women Humiliating treatment likely to affect  health or safety of women Sexual Harassment includes: Physical contact Demand or request for…

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By: Mudasir Maqbool, Chief Reporter, ICN-J&K PULWAMA: A Youth from South Kashmir’s Pulwama district was Conferred with Swami Vivekananda Excellence Award at Kolkata.Naveed Hamid Hails from Prichoo outskirts in Pulwama is working in Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, New Delhi.Naveed Hamid received the award during a Conference held at Amity University Kolkata by the hands of Governor of West Bengal “Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi” For his significant research contribution in the field of agribusiness / value chain for enhancement of profitability for small and marginal farmers of J&K state.Naveed…

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past article, we knew about the power of focus. Today, we will know how to avoid distractions for better focus.)   Avoid distractions for better focus Maintaining laser-sharp focus is another name of avoiding distractions. These days we are flooded with distractions while at work. Sometimes a visitor arrives; sometimes mobile starts ringing; sometimes email and social media notifications distract us. You have to take some conscious steps to overcome these small distractions, which are bound to come…

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By: Shantanu Das Sharma, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group Quick recap of what we have covered in Part 33 Values Are Your Core Driving Force How We Behave Like Amoebas! Prioritizing Our ‘Towards Values’ and Our ‘Away-From Values’ Understand How These Values Drive You Why Our Life is like a Space Shuttle 3 Top Trainers – Each Driven by a Different Value Discovering Your ‘Towards Values’ So let’s find out what are your towards values. What are the positive emotional states that guide your every decision and action? You do…

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past article, we knew about the power of focus. Today, we will know more about power of laser sharp focus, specially being specific for better focus.)   Be specific for better focus These days temptation to offer a wide range of products is too big but the successful people know the power of specialisation in one field before thinking diversification into other. Successful people and organisations know the power of focus in a particular field. I would say that…

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By: Shantanu Das Sharma, Senior Associate Editor, ICN Group Quick recap of what we have covered in Part 32 Reframing: To Motivate Employees Why Being Rejected Motivates His Team Even More! Advertising: Reframing the Minds of Millions How to Overcome Resistance and Counter Objections Two examples of Reframing when encountering objections Values Are Your Core Driving Force Have you ever wondered what really drives you in your life? Why do you do what you do? What drives your decisions and the choices you make constantly? We said in earlier article…

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By: Mudasir Maqbool, Chief Reporter, ICN-J&K PULWAMA: A Sikh Youth from South Kashmir’s Tral hamlet of District Pulwama released his first Solo Song Album ‘Panun Kashmir’ at DC office Pulwama on Monday on the Occasion of Baisakhi festival. Gurdeep Singh popularly known ‘Deep Singer’ hails from Baygund Tral Pulwama, professionally a physiotherapist, released his maiden Kashmiri Solo Song titled ‘Panun Kashmir.’ Talking to ICN correspondent Gurderp Singh told, I have been singing since the age 15, Intially I used to sing Keertans at local Gurdwara’s, also I had participated in…

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