Category: INDIA

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Ambassador of Norway in India Nils Ragnar Kamsvag discussed the possibilities of investment by Norway in the field of hydropower and tourism in Himachal Pradesh with the state Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today. He said that Himachal Pradesh had vast potential of hydro power energy while Norway had latest technology in this sector and as such full hydro power potential of the state could be exploited. The Chief Minister said that both India and Norway had cordial relations and it was essential…

The dust storms are common across semi-arid and arid regions of the world. When strong winds, also known as gust fronts, blow loose dirt and sand from the dry land surface, it results in a dust storm. NEW DELHI: North India are likely to witness thunderstorm, accompanied by gusty winds and moderate squall on Tuesday. Winds speed is expected to vary between 50 and 70 km per hour, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). IMD issued an alert on Monday saying “under the influence of a western disturbance, a cyclonic circulation…

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN KOLKATA: A great Indian who believed that true education is the result of man’s tryst with his environment was none other than Rabindranath Thakur( anglicised Tagore) also endearingly called Robi thakur or Gurudev. Tagore  was born on May 7( 25th Baishakh ),1861, in the Jorasanko mansion in Calcutta ( now Kolkata) that housed an affluent family profoundly involved in the socio-religious and cultural innovations of the  !9th century Renaissance. This year,25th Baishakh falls on May 9. To quote him,“I was brought up in an atmosphere of aspiration,…

By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Bureau Chief-ICN Delhi TEL AVIV: Surprisingly, “Suffering” is one such phenomenon in modern sciences which has taken an unpredictable turn-over in terms of measuring and indexing, losing all its inherent meaning, objective, absolute and individualistic approach. This is one of very few such phenomenon which the Western world has accepted in terms of subjectivity, relativity and collectivity. Thresholds have been defined accordingly, and ‘quality of life’ including happiness, human welfare and well-being has become antonymous to counter the absolute, objective “suffering”. In 1995, the professional association International…

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group Under the Indian Motor Vehicles Act there are laws to check speeding beyond the prescribed limits, but alas none for SLOW DRIVING. Holding the others to ransom. Driving on the narrow hill roads in Himachal Pradesh many of us may have come across lazy drivers driving ahead at abysmally low speeds. This forms a trail of vehicles honking at each other with a view to overtake even at risky corners jeopardising their very lives which many a times do end with a collusion, As…

By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Bureau Chief-ICN Delhi Tel Aviv: Suffering has been defined in different contexts in different social and also the medical sciences. Suffering can be mental, physical, social, economic and heavily influenced by the cultural, religious and spiritual orientations. Moreover, it is an objective as well as subjective phenomenon and closely related with the well-beingness and happiness of individual, groups, community or the nations when we talk about measurement of suffering. Finally, the threshold of suffering is inherent in its psychological definition which emphasizes pain, distress, sorrow, and grief an…

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goel today said that speed and frequency of trains running on Kalka- Shimla railway line will be increased while efforts would also be made to reduce the duration of journey from existing five hours to merely three hours, during the discussions with the visiting Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur at New Delhi today. Giving directions to the concerned officers of the Ministry he also said that speed of the Jogindernagar-Pathankot train would also be increased in…