Category: INDIA

THE WALLET SCIATICA

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By: Dr. Sankalp Chawla, Special Correspondent-ICN Group  The sciatic nerve is a large nerve that goes from the lower back, down the legs, upto the feet. LUCKNOW: Has anyone of us ever tried or even imagined sitting with a TV remote or a sand bag around 2.5cm thickness beneath one side of our hip. Sounds foolish,  isn’t it. But this is what we are doing in our daily practice by sitting for hours in the offices, clinics, while driving etc. with these thick wallets in our trouser’s back pocket. A wallet…

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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 modern reinforced cement concrete (RCC) buildings are vulnerable to damage during quakes as they lack flexibility and unsuitable climatically. SHIMLA: Moderate tremors, like the one which shook parts of northwest region last night, are a constant reminder for the Himalayan States and the people that they are sitting on a geological bomb that could explode any time. There has been an increase in frequency of such tremors in recent years but still no long term preventive measures are put in place to mitigate fall…

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China’s War On Foreign Garbage May Prove To Be Counter Productive

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By: Dr. Ripudaman Singh, Asstt. Editor ICN Group & Hemant Kumar, Special Correspondent ICN Group NEW DELHI: China’s position as the global manufacturing leader means that for many years China has also been the largest global importer of many types of recyclable materials. In 2017, Chinese Manufacturer imported nearly 7.3 million metric tones of waste plastics from developed countries, including the UK, the EU, the US and Japan. However, in July 2017, China announced big changes in the quality control placed on imported materials, notifying the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it…

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PM Narendra Modi Reaches South Africa To Attend 10th BRICS Summit 2018

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The Summit will be attended by the heads of the five BRICS nations that comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached South Africa on the final leg of his three-nation tour after concluding his Uganda visit. The theme for the summit is “BRICS in Africa – collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th industrial revolution. The BRICS group, comprising more than 40% of the global population, represents some of the biggest emerging economies, but it has struggled to find a…

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Maratha Kranti Morcha Call Off Bandh, Maharashtra Govt Open To Talk To Protestors

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MUMBAI: The Maratha Kranti Morcha called off the bandh declared in Mumbai, saying that they wanted Mumbaikars to return home safely. The bandh was called in Mumbai to press their demand of 16% reservation and to protest against the death of a Maratha youth in Aurangabad.Essential services like hospitals, school, medical were exempted from the Bandh. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, 25 July, said that his government has taken cognisance of the Maratha protest and is open to hold talks with protesters. The Maratha leaders want the government to give…

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On Fixing A Meet-up Via WhatsApp

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: I was surprised to receive a call from Amita. Surprised, because in these days of ‘Whatsapp’, hardly anybody calls up without prior information and confirmation. One usually is expected to Whatsapp( it is now used as a verb too) and seek an appointment to call up( ring up). Only after that can you fix a date and time via the mediator ( who else,but Whatsapp,of course) and then only call on ( visit) someone. A few years back, people called up to say, “…

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At Least 26 Dead In Laos Dam Collapse, 100 Missing After Villages Flooded

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The presidential office in South Korea said President Moon Jae-in had ordered an emergency relief team to help with the disaster. Laos News Agency reports that the accident in the southeastern province of Attapeu has released 5 billion cubic metres of water, enough to fill more than two million Olympic swimming pools.Laos is a landlocked communist country, bordering on Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China and Myanmar. A video posted on the network’s Facebook page shows villagers watching the fast-flowing water from the side of a river bank. Hundreds of people are…

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Odisha Rains: High Alert In Six Districts, Death Toll Mounts To 12

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The water-level in Mahanadi and Baitarani is likely to further rise as the weather department forecast more rains in the next 24 hours. BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government put the collectors of six districts on high alert in the delta region, with the water level in Mahanadi and Baitarani rivers swelling due to depression-induced heavy rainfall, even as the death toll rose to 12. “We should remain in a state of full preparedness to tackle any emergency situation and provide immediate relief to the affected people,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said after…

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Maratha Outfits Call For State-Wide Bandh In Maharashtra

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The Marathas, a politically influential community that constitutes around 30 per cent of the state’s population, have been campaigning for quotas in government jobs and education. MUMBAI: The Maratha Kranti Morcha has called for a State-wide bandh on Tuesday after a young protester committed suicide in Aurangabad district on Monday. The Maratha groups have demanded an apology from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Kakasaheb Shinde, 27-year-old protester, on Monday jumped off a bridge over Godavari River in Aurangabad. Shinde was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead. Violent protests have…

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India Extends $ 200 Million Lines Of Credit To Rwanda

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The IMF stated that Rwanda is the third fastest growing economy in Africa, although human rights groups report restricted freedom of speech in the country. Rwanda, a small landlocked country in east-central Africa. The country has struggled with its legacy of ethnic tension associated with the traditionally unequal relationship between the Tutsi minority and the majority Hutus. Today, Rwanda is striving to rebuild its economy, with coffee and tea production among its main exports. The World Bank has praised Rwanda’s recent “remarkable development successes”, which it says have helped reduce…

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