Category: INDIA

Man pulled rickshaw was a mode of transport on upper Shimla roads till 70s

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA : It is said that when Britishers made it their summer capital, they needed a royal means of travel for their women. Such man pulled rickshaws existed in Kolkata also. And are still there in operation. But in Kolkata it is used in old city lanes where the expert pullers take passengers through narrow alleys. In Kolkata it is pulled by a single person. One such rickshaw, I spotted lying in the corridor of Gainda Mal showroom in New Shimla is a…

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Governing Disasters: Lessons from China

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By: Prof Santosh kumar Note: Views are personal and it doesn’t reflect official views. NEW DELHI: The deadliest virus in recent times has spread its wings to almost 29 countries around the world, India is also one of them. After China, Italy and Korea have alerted their people regarding Coronavirus spread. Italy also ordered lockdown for virus hit areas. If we take a new phenomenon of China which is reeling under the severe impact of Corona virus disaster. Until late 2019, this was not known popularly in public domain. Now…

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SJVN BAGS CBIP AWARD AS BEST PERFORMING HYDRO POWER COMPANY

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA : SJVN has been honored with the CBIP Award-2020 as Best Performing Hydro Power Company. Rattan Lal Kataria, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti, presented the Award to Nand Lal Sharma Chairman & Managing Director at a function organized by Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) in New Delhi. The award was presented in the august presence of R.K. Jain, Chairman, Central Water Commission, P.S. Mhaske, Chairman, Central Electricity Authority and V.K. Kanjlia, Secretary, CBIP. On this occasion R.K. Bansal…

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SJVN’s Profit After Tax (PAT) Records 39 % Increase

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA: SJVN Limited has recorded 39% increase in Profit After Tax (PAT) during the three quarters of FY 2019-20 ending  31st December 2019. The Profit After Tax (PAT) of the company increased to Rs. 1262 crore from Rs. 907.78 crore during the corresponding period of last financial year. The projects of SJVN during first nine months of FY 2019-20 generated 8842 Million Units of electricity against 7656 Million Units of electricity generated during the corresponding period of last financial year. While the company’s…

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Shaikhul Hind, Maulana Mahmoodul Hasan: A Man of Great Vision

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By: Dr Mohamamd Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: History is replete with such people who did not come on this earth just to fulfil their own desires and dreams of life, but to live for others. Among such thousands of others who would be remembered for a long time to come in the history of the mankind was one of our very own, Maulana Mahmoodul Hasan, whom we fondly remember as one of the founders of our great university, Jamia Millia Islamia, which is in the news constantly these days…

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Win of Kejriwal in Delhi Tells Many Things to the Nation

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal and his team finally won the election, which was fought on very high pitch of false propaganda of nationalism and other contentious issues by his political opponents, especially, the ruling BJP at the center. It shows that the Delhi voters have become quite matured within a short span of time. In May, 2019, it had overwhelmingly supported Narendra Modi and his team in the parliamentary election and helped them in winning all seven parliamentary seats in Delhi convincingly. In fact,…

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Valentine’s Day: When Love Rules the Roost

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor- ICN World  KOLKATA : The youth of today  celebrate February 14 as the day of love. Those blessed with partners reinforce their love by giving gifts and spelling vows of everlasting love. New relationships commence with proposals of love made on this special day and gifts are showered on new- found love. Men offer red roses to their beloved  when Cupid’s arrow strikes infusing them with the sweet nectar of love. In Classic mythology, Cupid is the son of the Roman Goddess of love, Venus. He…

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15th Finance Commission: A Hope for Building Disaster Resilience

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By: Prof Santosh kumar NEW DELHI : Recently, just before the national budget 2020-21 tabled in parliament,15th Finance Commission submitted their report. Chapter 6 of the report is dedicated to Disaster Risk Management (FC used the term first time). Finance commission, for the first time allocated the budget for ex-ante risk reduction.It was considered that risk mitigation is a subject of development process and hence development should be set right. All the development investment should be made in such a way that it is resilient towards the exposure of disaster…

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Jews in Kerala- A Tinge of Tradition and Class

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By: Klinsa Kurien, Bureau Chief-ICN Kerala Jews are an ethno-religious group a major rampant force and religion, not only within the books of history but in reality too. It is one of the oldest religions of the world with lots of historical evidence. Records have it that these Jews were the original descendants of Jacob, who was one of the forefathers in the Biblical tradition and times. This religious group has strict adherence to religion and rituals at all times. The Jews in Kerala are a very vibrant community and…

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The Right To Vote As The Expression Of Public Opinion

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: Voting may be defined as a formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue. In 1948, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly recognized the integral role that transparent and open elections play in the governance of a country. It states that everyone has the right to take part in the government of his/her country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States…

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