Category: INDIA

CBSE Class 10th Result 2019 Declared Today, 91.1% Clear Exam

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NEW DELHI: The CBSE 10th result 2019 released by the Central Board of Secondary Education on its official websites at cbseresults.nic.in and cbse.nic.in. As many as 13 students have scores 99.9% in the board examination, 97 students in Top 3 on CBSE Class 10 Results.In the academic year 2018-19, CBSE conducted the class 10 th exams between February 21 and March 29, 2019. CBSE has changed the Class 10 passing criteria. Now the combined marks of internal assessment and theory examinations are considered for deciding the pass criteria.According to CBSE officials, over…

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Lok Sabha Election 2019: 60.93% voter turnout till 6 pm

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NEW DELHI: Polling is underway for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 51 constituencies spread over seven states, amidst tight security. Voting, which began at 7 this morning, will conclude at 6 in the evening. Polling is underway at 14  seats in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Rajasthan, 7 each in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, 5 in Bihar and 4 in Jharkhand.At 1 pm, the voter turnout in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 stood at 41%. 32.27% polling was recorded in Bihar, 11.35% in Jammu…

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Illegal Mining And Construction In The State

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By: Amit Pandey, Associate Editor-ICN Uttarakhand Uttarakhand, the quaint hilly state is popular for its scenery. But for quite some time, the state has been plagued with illegal mining which now threatens to sabotage all of this. However, some of the well-meaning individuals are actually working to restore the valley to its true glory. One of them is Bhuwan Singh, an interior designer by profession. However, he claims that his efforts are rewarded by issuing of threats against him and even attacks targeted to physically harm him or tarnish his image.…

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Enhance your Lifestyle with NLP+ © Series: Part 36

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By: Shantanu Das Sharma, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group Quick recap of what we have covered in Part 35 Do Your Values Sabotage Your Success? The Ambitious Career Counselor Who Had Conflicting Values Spiritual Growth and Money Do Not Mix? Love and Freedom Make for Conflict Happiness Means Everything Going Her Way! Do You Have Rejection As One of Your Away-From Values? Change Your Values, Change Your Life! My New Values Change Your Definition of Your Values… and You’ll Make Major Changes in Your Life Are ‘Away-From’ Values Useful? Create…

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Cyclone Fani Leaves 12 Dead In Odisha, Enters Bangladesh

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Cyclone Fani is the strongest cyclonic storm since the Super Cyclone of 1999, which claimed close to 10,000 lives and battered the Odisha coast for 30 hours.  NEW DELHI: Cyclone Fani hit West Bengal early today morning and is likely to continue in the North-east direction with a wind speed of 90km/hr. 12 people have died in Odisha so far and several areas in Puri were submerged as heavy rain battered the coast, officials said.Pradeep Kumar Rana, DIG Operations,NDRF says that cyclone Fani has weakened & is covering areas of West Bengal…

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AN INTERVIEW WITH SUNITA RAINA PANDIT…. A LEGENDARY POETESS

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By: Ravinder Gurtoo    While the violence in the Kashmir Valley is often talked about, not much is said of the success of its people in fields of academia, sports and entertainment. Same is the case with literature. Now, however, several young and budding writers from the region have come to the fore much to the delight of book lovers. Over the past several years , many young writers have made their debut through their novels and poetry and one such big name is  Sunita Raina Pandit. Here is the transcript…

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The first goal keeper from Shopian, Sannan Iqbal is fast becoming a house hold name

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By: Mudassir Maqbool, Asstt. Bureau Chief, ICN-J&K SHOPIAN: Sannan Iqbal is becoming a household name in District Shopian for his abilities and manoeuvres as an emerging goal keeper.Iqbal, 18, S/O of Mohd. Iqbal Bhat hails from Bungam Shopian, is a state level player.“My father died due to brief illness which effected my carrier but my uncle & mother stood by me. They gave me courage and supported me to play this game,” Iqbal said.He proved his credentials as a player, even though the game is not popular in the region.…

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3-Days Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Training Programme for Govt. Officials Wraps up Successfully at NIDM South Campus, Andhra Pradesh

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Bapatla,AP: National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) in association with APHRDI (Andhra Pradesh Human Resource Development Institute) conducted a 3-days training programmer on Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) for State Govt. officials from May 01-03, 2019 at its Child Centric Disaster Risk Reduction Center (CCDRR) at Bapatla, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. About 80 Government official from 12 different Govt. departments and 9 different states including North-Eastern States and also from Jammu & Kashmir successfully participated in the this 3-days training. Disasters in the country disrupt the normal life and damage large…

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Excellence with G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 70 (Temporary setbacks are not dead ends)

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past article, we knew about the power of GOPTA for students. Today, we will see how temporary setbacks are not the read dead ends in life.)   Temporary setbacks are not dead ends You are in pursuit of big success and we all know that big success is not going to come to you smoothly. It will pose some obstacles on the way as nothing is smooth in life. Obstacles & temporary setbacks are quite natural to come…

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Excellence with G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 69 (Special treat for Students & Parents)

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past article, we knew about the mistakes people make while setting & achieving goals. From today, for the next some articles, I will focus specially on students & parents.)   As per Robert M. Hutchins, “Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible.” I love talking to students as working on the…

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