By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN More than 7 lac students from about 16,000 schools participate SHIMLA: Suresh Bhardwaj, Minister of Education, Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Himachal Pradesh presided over the State Level Painting Competition held under National Awareness Campaign on Energy Conservation organized by SJVN at its corporate centre Shakti Sadan, in Shimla, on November 13, 2019. Officials from Government of Himachal Pradesh, K.K Pant, Principal Secretary (Education) and Dr Amarjit Kumar Sharma, Director Higher Education also graced the occasion. In her welcome address, Director (Personnel), SJVN, Smt. Geeta Kapur…
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Are You Pushing Your Child Too Far?
By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: That day, I had gone for a stroll along a deserted street, there being no park closeby. After walking for a while I decided to give my tired feet some rest. Spotting a bench on the way,I sat down.Suddenly I heard voices emanating from one of the buildings behind me. I turned to look and saw two obscure figures on the balcony of a high rise. A lady was sternly telling a young boy, “How many times have I told you that in today’s world…
Read MoreHey, Do You Know Your Idiosyncrasies?
By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: In your daily interactions, various words and phrases you use and hear being used, a few of them more often than others. You might have come across some of them while reading. If you pause to think, you will notice that quite a few of these, you hardly use anymore or hear them being used. One plausible explanation is that they might have become obsolete or perhaps their use is confined to a particular subject or area and you have drifted away it. Despite…
Read MoreWhat Tells the Historic Ayodhya Ram Janam Bhoomi and Babri Masjid verdict to the Nation
By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: Finally, the Ayodhya verdict has come after a lot of suspense and anticipation. It came as it was expected, though the opposite groups had their own expectations. But as a lay person like me who is almost illiterate in the judicial matters, can’t opine as an expert on this issue. But what I could gather from the Supreme Court’s judgement that this decision not only ended this long dispute between the two great religious communities of India, Hindus and Muslims, forever but…
Read MorePM Modi Inaugurates Kartarpur Corridor, Flags Off First Batch Of 500 Pilgrims
NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Kartarpur corridor, flagging off the first batch of over 500 Indian pilgrims.About 8,000-10,000 pilgrims are expected to arrive from around the world to mark Guru Nanak’s 550th birthday on November 12.PM Modi on Saturday thanked his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan for respecting the sentiments of India. PM Modi inaugurated the passenger terminal building, also known as Integrated Check Post, where pilgrims will get clearance to travel through the newly-built corridor.PM Modi also release a special coin and postal stamps on the occasion. The 4.5 km-long corridor…
Read MoreAyodhya Verdict: Supreme Court Awards Land To Hindu Side, Mosque On Alternate Land
The Supreme Court of India (SC), on November 9, delivered its historic verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday paved the way for construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.The Supreme Court added that the possession of the disputed 2.77 acre, however, will remain with a central government receiver. The Centre will form a trust within three months. The trust will monitor and manage construction of a temple.The Sunni Waqf Board will be given an alternate and suitable 5 acre…
Read MoreWhere The Ability Resides?
By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Part: 1 Every time, it is the mind who wins and every time, it is the mind who loses. It is very truly said by some great scholar : “मन के हारे हार है, मन के जीते जीत।” (When our mind loses, we lose and our mind wins, we win) There are three important components in our existence, and they are (1) Mind, (2) Brain and (3) Body. In fact, they are well connected to perform a job but their roles are quite…
Read MoreExcellence with G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 110 (You actually get paid for the value, not for time)
By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past article, we knew about the procrastination cycle. Today, we will see how it is that you actually get paid for the value, not for time.) You actually get paid for the value, not for time NOIDA: There is an old belief that in your job or profession, you are paid for your time and you can calculate your hourly rate. I believe that it is an inappropriate way of valuing the time. Actually, you don’t sell the time…
Read MoreEnhance Your Lifestyle With NLP+©: Patterns of Excellence in Lifestyle
By: Shantanu Das Sharma, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group You Got Every Resource You May Ever Require To Succeed In this Lifetime KOLKATA: Most of us habitually set limits or constraints on ourselves by (our own) choice. We set limits on how much we can achieve simply for the reason that we believe we lack the resources needed for successful achievements or outcomes. We also tend to believe that we just don’t have the acumen, skills, self-discipline, luck, intelligence, creativity, talent or energy to live at a level we can dream or desire. ‘Just if I was a…
Read MoreHiimachal Allocates 430 MW Reoli Dugali Hydro Project To SJVN
By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN SHIMLA: Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN, Nand Lal Sharma today signed MoU for 430 MW Reoli Dugli Hydro Electric Project on Chenab basin with the Government of Himachal Pradesh. The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur during Rising Himachal Global Investors Meet at Dharamshala. Nand Lal Sharma, said that the projects will act as a multiplier for employment generation and overall growth of the entire state. The projects based on Satluj, Beas and Chenab basin in Himachal Pradesh will…
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