Category: INDIA

33 Dead In Maharashtra Bus Accident, NDRF Rescues 30 Bodies From The Spot

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The Maharashtra government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of the deceased. The government will also bear the medical expenses of the injured. MUMBAI: 33 people were feared killed and one injured after a private bus plunged into a 500 feet gorge in the mountainous section of Poladpur in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Saturday. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has completed the operation to retrieve bodies from the accident site near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. The National Disaster Response Force reached the spot at…

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14 Dead, 162 Injured In Indonesia’s 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake

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Indonesia is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. JAKARTA: The 6.4 magnitude quake hit the central island of Lombok just before 07:00 local time (00:00 GMT) on Sunday. The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Indonesia’s popular tourist island of Lombok has risen to 14, with more than 160 injured. The dead include a Malaysian citizen, Indonesia’s National Disaster Search and Rescue agency said, with casualties in Lombok’s northern and…

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How I chanced to meet the living legend of the Second World War

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group NEW YORK: I,like everybody else have been listening to stories and reading of great war heroes  since childhood, but had never had the opportunity to meet any until last May,this year. On Memorial Day (the day when Americans honour those who died  serving in the U.S army) the 28th May this year,I had a chance encounter with a real hero of the Second World War at the Intrepid, in New York. An unexpected meeting with a war hero on Memorial day : As we stepped…

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PM Modi Launches 81 Projects Worth Rs 60,000 Crore In Lucknow

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LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched various projects worth 60,000 crore rupees at the ground-breaking ceremony in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow today.The projects aim to promote industrialisation and attracting investment in the country’s most populous state. The ceremony was held to implement 81 of over 1,000 MoUs signed at the Uttar Pradesh Investors’ Summit organised earlier this year. The projects are expected to create over 2 lakh jobs. This is Modi’s fifth visit in the past one month to Uttar Pradesh, a state crucial to the BJP’s prospects ahead of next year’s…

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PM Modi To Begin 2 Day Lucknow Visit, Launches Various Urban Infra Projects

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The two visits are the latest in a series of trips by the prime minister to Uttar Pradesh, as the ruling BJP prepares for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Lucknow on a two-day visit to the city. Addressing the people of the state at a grand programme, Modi congratulated 35 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), one from each state or union territory, at a mega groundbreaking ceremony to launch projects related to systematic urban development worth Rs 60,000 crore.…

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Money Series: Part 6

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group “Lace of Richness”  Welcome to this second stop. It is enough to signal that after crossing your first halt and arriving at the second, you are now mentally prepared to fill your life with new light, new aroma and new energy. But before proceeding, I have a question from you – have you paid the first payment of this month yourself? If not, make sure to make your first payment yourself before proceeding, and if you have made that amount, please store that…

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Earthquake Hazard In Himalayan States: Ignore Warnings And Perish

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By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group  The disaster management plans are largely confined to the post-seismic phase of rescue, rehabilitation and reconstruction. SHIMLA: The numerous hydropower plants, tunnels, bridges and other infrastructures projects have not only enhanced and enlarged the risk profile but also expanded the range and scope   of devastation likely to be caused in the eventuality of a major earthquake. It is indeed a frightening scenario as the entire Himalayan belt is seismically most vulnerable with a high probability of tremors of magnitude 8 and more striking anytime. Collapse…

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Atharva Foundation Celebrates 19th Celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas at Atharva Educational Complex

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Kargil Vijay Divas

The Programme conceptualized by Shri. Sunil Rane, Chairman Atharva Foundation  Mumbai : The Kargil war will forever remain etched in the memories of Indians who came together in support of soldiers as they fought with all their vigor to take back the command of the high outposts that was lost to Pakistani intruders. With years gone by, we all tend to forget the sacrifices they made to protect us. Bad weather and tough terrains never stopped the young jawans from doing their duty towards the country and fighting the highest battle…

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The 2018 Lunar Eclipse Is the Longest of the 21st Century

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According to NASA, the total lunar eclipse will last for close to one hour and 43 minutes, starting late at night and continuing till the early hours of July 28. People in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa and Asia will have the best view, while the final stages of the eclipse after sunset will be visible in parts of South America.The next lunar eclipse of such a length is due in 2123. The July 27, 2018, lunar eclipse will put the moon fully in Earth’s shadow for 1 hour, 42…

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ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING : BEAUTY OR BEAST

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By: Poornima Dubey, Sub Editor-ICN Light pollution alters our view of the sky and stars because light spill and sky glow interferes with astronomical equipment and makes viewing faint celestial bodies difficult even with the help of telescope. As many responsible citizens of this world , you are also  taking several steps to reduce carbon footprint at home, dutifully recycle your wastes each week, replace all the incandescent light bulbs in your home by LEDs or CFLs  but even then also you are burdening our universe with great effect of light…

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