Category: INDIA

PM Modi Files Nomination Papers From Varanasi Today

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In 2014, Modi won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, defeating Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal by a massive margin of 3.37 lakh vote.  VARANASI: PM Modi on Thursday took his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi by a storm with a mega roadshow. He was joined by UP CM Yogi Adityanath and other senior BJP leaders. PM Modi on Friday submitted his application from Varanasi, the constituency he won in the 2014 general election. Varanasi will vote in the seventh phase of the seven-phase 2019 Lok Sabha election on May 19.…

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Kupwara Fountain Non-Functional, People Demand To Plant Chinar Tree

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By: Sajid Yousuf, Senior Reporter, ICN-J&K  KUPWARA: The people of Kupwara demand Chinar Tree to be planted at the spot of fountain. The lone fountain was constructed 7 years ago for the beautification of the town, but now nobody is paying attention towards it.  What can be termed as irony for the Kupwara town is that the lone fountain in center of the town only works if a VVIP visits the town. Although, the officials had stated that it will add beautification to the town, which seems mere a drama.…

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Judiciary and RTI

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By: Younis Ahad  In democracy like India the guardian and protector of one’s rights is the judicial system.It is imperative to have this institution transparent and independent particularly in our country, India.The phase of 1975 emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi was worst period for the institution of judiciary, all fundamental rights were snatched and way to Supreme court of India was blocked. The debate nowadays is going on whether judiciary should be brought under Right to information Act 2005 or not. well in this regard the Delhi High Court has…

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KOSHUR..THE LANGUAGE PERISHING

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By: Ravinder Gurtoo Jammu and Kashmir has a wonderful culture which has played an important role in earning accolades for it from across the world, be it literature, lifestyle, language, religion, arts, crafts, music and traditional festivals. Today i want to speak heart out to those people of my community who have decided to give up their ancestral language. I have been noticing since long that the people of Kashmir especially in Kashmiri Pandits and more especially from South and North kashmir have started disliking the accent of their mother…

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Human Error and Marine Industry

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By: Tejeshwar Singh Rana, 2nd Officer, Shell shipping-London, UK & Associate Editor-ICN  As vast as the oceans are and as huge as ships sailing on them, the probability of accidents occurring on those ships is also massive. However, what’s amazing though is the size of errors that lead to those accidents in most cases. Maritime accidents that occur due to natural factors such as a ships being caught in an unexpected storm, unfavorable tides, strong winds etc. are totally beyond human control and also make up rather small part of the…

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OMAR ABDULLAH’S HIGHWAY HYPOCRISY

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SRINAGAR: Kashmir valley’s political class is already infamous for its gigantic hypocrisy, shameless elitism and double standards, unmatched in entire South Asia and nothing exemplified it best than Mr. Omar Abdullah’s recent twitter outbursts on draconian administrative order of “two days a week highway ban” on civilian traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu national highway. The controversial administrative order, which has been widely criticized by the civil society of Kashmir valley for its arbitrariness and infringement of fundamental constitutional rights has unfortunately been reduced as a “political tool” in the hands of…

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FIGHT FOR CENTRAL KASHMIR MAY NOT BE ONE SIDED

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SRINAGAR: Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is among the most prestigious parliamentary constituencies of J&K and home to the summer capital city of Srinagar. The constituency, which unlike the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency does not witness heavy voter participation is predicted by most political analysts to once again go to Farooq Abdullah, who has been representing the constituency since his controversial “victory” in 2017 by polls, wherein only less than 7% of the voter population of Srinagar constituency actually participated. The question that arises under these circumstances is that – Will…

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HEALING SOUTH KASHMIR

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SRINAGAR: As voting begins for the first phase of Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency that covers South Kashmir, there has been almost next to no focus, both in journalistic circles and at political, social and academic level, on the scale of devastation caused in South Kashmir in last few years. The devastation in South Kashmir is not merely restricted to an absolute collapse in the security situation in Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama but a complete change in the way the world and even the people of Kashmir have started looking at…

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Ssshhhh… (FINGER ON YOUR LIPS)

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By: Minya Tufail, Asstt. Bureau Chief, ICN J&K      At the beginning let me explain what is Sexual Harassment. As per Sexual harassment Act, Feb 2013, the following may amount to sexual harassment: Implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment in employment of women Implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in  employment of women Interference with  work or creating an intimidating or offensive or hostile work environment for women Humiliating treatment likely to affect  health or safety of women Sexual Harassment includes: Physical contact Demand or request for…

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Pulwama Youth Conferred With Swami Vivekananda Excellence Award

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By: Mudasir Maqbool, Chief Reporter, ICN-J&K PULWAMA: A Youth from South Kashmir’s Pulwama district was Conferred with Swami Vivekananda Excellence Award at Kolkata.Naveed Hamid Hails from Prichoo outskirts in Pulwama is working in Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, New Delhi.Naveed Hamid received the award during a Conference held at Amity University Kolkata by the hands of Governor of West Bengal “Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi” For his significant research contribution in the field of agribusiness / value chain for enhancement of profitability for small and marginal farmers of J&K state.Naveed…

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