The Day Of Ashura Is Being Observed On 10th Muharram With Fasting And Prayer

The Day Of Ashura Is Being Observed On 10th Muharram With Fasting And Prayer

Ashura marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed martyred in the year 680 while refusing the Caliph Yazid’s right to rule the Islamic world. NEW DELHI: One of the most significant events during the month is Ashura. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is also known as Muharram al-Haram, or the Sacred Muharram. Muslims around the world will be taking the time for introspection, thinking over their previous year and how they might wish to better themselves. This is on the…

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Disaster Recovery , Reconstruction and Resilience : Innovative Financial Tools

By: Prof. Santosh Kumar, Sr. Advisor, NIDM & Sr. Consulting Editor-ICN NEW DELHI: Disaster is man-made or natural? Who is responsible for disaster? People, govt, corruption or nature? TV and social media are accusing one another. This is not a new phenomenon. It happens after every disaster in India and across the globe. Recent disaster in Turkey when it was hit by a great earthquake , TV and social media were flooded with such debates. India is currently witnessing huge floods in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi ( after…

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Remembering Dr. B C Roy On National Doctor’s Day

Dr. B.C. Roy was the one to establish the Indian Medical Association in 1928 and even the Medical Council of India.Doctor’s Day is celebrated in the US and other western countries on March 30 the day when Dr. Crawford W. Long first used ether anesthesia in surgery. Dr. B.C. Roy was one of the  foremost national  leaders of the 20th  century. A legendary physician, distinguished political leader, philanthropist, educationist and  social worker, he was one of the longest serving Chief Ministers and is rightly hailed as the Maker of Modern…

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Invasive Weeds Undermining Farm Productivity, Biodiversity

By : Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Advisor & Sr. Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: The Himalayas are a treasure house of medicinal and aromatic plants.With no effective strategy to thwart the march of invasive alien species, which pose a major threat to the indigenous flora, more and more area is being usurped by weeds like lantana, ageratum, parthenium (Congress grass) and eupatorium. The appearance of large gregarious patches of these weeds from the Himalayan foothills in the north to the Tamil Nadu in the south is a matter of grave concern as they pose…

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Pneumonia: Prevention Is Better Than Cure

By: Dr. Samayug Bhowmik, Bureau Chief-ICN West Bengal KOLKATA: Now many of us are experiencing cough and cold with or without fever which is often ignored. Gradually when it progresses to develop more intense complication, the victim lands up  in a doctor’s chamber. But owing to this delay, the disease affects the lungs and often manifests into Pneumonia. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that may cause severe illness in people of all ages. It is a life threatening condition and a leading cause for death worldwide. Our body is usually…

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‘’MY-MOTHERLAND“

By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group My dear , my – respected , my own Indian – Nationals, We all are Loved – Dear – Children of our pious – Motherland. We are reaping every – good  from It’s all parameters and channels ,   We have to prove our true – patriotism by our deeds and every pious – stand. This – clay, this – sand, these – dust – grains, each and every particle of land, Is pious as my own – mother, I grew and live – in this…

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Importance Of Indigenous Traditional Crops For Nutritional Security

By: Dr. Shweta, Deptt. of Genetics & Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Executive Editor-ICN KANPUR : India is considered as homeland for many indigenous and traditional crops associated with culture and traditions of people living a particular region. There are many food crops which are important for food and nutritional security but traditional crops which are embedded in our cultural and rituals adapted to local environment and are also socially acceptable. Traditional food crops which are associated with different native communities of the country basically include…

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Remembering The Creator of Mother’s Day : Anna Jarvis

Mother’s Day honors “the best mother who ever lived your mother,” according to Anna Jarvis. Happy Mother’s Day to one and all. Today is Mother’s Day, a celebration that dates back to 1905, when a woman named Anna Jarvis started a campaign for a national holiday to recognize “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world.” The founder of Mother’s Day was not a mother herself. Anna Jarvis created the holiday to honor her late mother, Ann. Mothers day is celebrated on the second Sunday of…

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From an Gynaecologist IVF Specialsit to Mrs Universe Artistic

Dr. Puja Dewan, surprised everyone by bagging the title of Mrs Universe Artistic and Mrs. Universe Eurasia for the first time from India at the 45th Mrs. Universe 2022 pageant at Sofia, Bulgaria. Over a 100 delegates across the world participated representing their countries. Dr Dewan represented India after having won back-to-back beauty pageants of Grehlakshmi Mrs. India 2022; Mrs India Kalinga Sundari 2022 and Mrs. Stunner 2022. On the world platform of Mrs. Universe, she opined on the poignant issue of Domestic Violence both as an international problem and…

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SJVN awards Silver Jubilee Merit Scholarships to meritorious students

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA: Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN today awarded SJVN Silver Jubilee Merit Scholarship to 75 meritorious students of Himachal Pradesh. Nand Lal Sharma awarded scholarship cheques of Rs 24,000 per annum each to the selected students of class 12th for academic session 2021-22 in the award ceremony held today at SJVN Corporate Headquarters, Shimla. Nand Lal Sharma congratulated the students for their academic achievement and securing the scholarship that will assist them to pursue higher education in the streams of their choice.…

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