Category: NATIONAL

VARANASI: 18 people were confirmed to have died in Varanasi when two 50-ft concrete beams came crashing down off 40-ft-high pillars of an under-construction flyover in front of Cantonment railway station in Varanasi on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred post-noon, officials said, adding that rescue teams were rushed to the spot. A team of National Disaster Response Force or NDRF has been rushed to the spot for rescue operations. 16 bodies have been recovered from the site, a  spokesperson of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which sent a team to assist…

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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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NEW DELHI: The Karnataka Assembly elections saw a 70% voter turnout on May 12, the Election Commission said in New Delhi. Counting of votes will take place on May 15.Karnataka is the only state the BJP has ever won in the southern part of the country. In the last elections in 2013, which went in favour of the Congress, the turnout was 71.4 per cent. In 2008, the election that brought the BJP to power, the turnout was much lower – 65 per cent. The tenure of the current Karnataka Legislative Assembly will…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of 900 MW Arun – 3 Hydro Power Project being implemented by public sector SJVN Limited in Nepal. The Foundation stone laying  ceremony was held at Kathmandu in the presence of Prime Minister of Nepal.  Nand Lal Sharma,  Chairman & Managing Director of SJVN Limited apprised the Prime Ministers of the two nations about features as well as present status of the project coming up in Sankhubasabha district of Nepal through a project model. Arun -3…

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Chief News Editor, ICN Group Colours can’t be categorised as demonic and barbaric. It is the most beautiful thing gifted by God. But we humans have surely made it dreaded things in the eyes of others. NEW DELHI: In every religion, some colours command greater significance. In Hinduism and Buddhism, saffron has that reverence and respect and, among Muslims, it is green, black and white (as we have seen the flag of the most dreaded group at present on earth as it has been projected by…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: The process of building International Level Airport at Mandi in Himachal Prades has gained momentum as four members team of Airport Authority of India called on Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur at Chandigarh and briefed him on developments on feasibility of International Level Airport at Mandi. Experts in the four members’ team, in meeting with the Chief Minister gave their feedback on pre-feasibility survey on five identified different places in district Mandi by the government. Vinod Puniyal, Senior Officer of the Airport Authority of India,…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Ambassador of Norway in India Nils Ragnar Kamsvag discussed the possibilities of investment by Norway in the field of hydropower and tourism in Himachal Pradesh with the state Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today. He said that Himachal Pradesh had vast potential of hydro power energy while Norway had latest technology in this sector and as such full hydro power potential of the state could be exploited. The Chief Minister said that both India and Norway had cordial relations and it was essential…

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The dust storms are common across semi-arid and arid regions of the world. When strong winds, also known as gust fronts, blow loose dirt and sand from the dry land surface, it results in a dust storm. NEW DELHI: North India are likely to witness thunderstorm, accompanied by gusty winds and moderate squall on Tuesday. Winds speed is expected to vary between 50 and 70 km per hour, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). IMD issued an alert on Monday saying “under the influence of a western disturbance, a cyclonic circulation…

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN KOLKATA: A great Indian who believed that true education is the result of man’s tryst with his environment was none other than Rabindranath Thakur( anglicised Tagore) also endearingly called Robi thakur or Gurudev. Tagore  was born on May 7( 25th Baishakh ),1861, in the Jorasanko mansion in Calcutta ( now Kolkata) that housed an affluent family profoundly involved in the socio-religious and cultural innovations of the  !9th century Renaissance. This year,25th Baishakh falls on May 9. To quote him,“I was brought up in an atmosphere of aspiration,…

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By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Bureau Chief-ICN Delhi TEL AVIV: Surprisingly, “Suffering” is one such phenomenon in modern sciences which has taken an unpredictable turn-over in terms of measuring and indexing, losing all its inherent meaning, objective, absolute and individualistic approach. This is one of very few such phenomenon which the Western world has accepted in terms of subjectivity, relativity and collectivity. Thresholds have been defined accordingly, and ‘quality of life’ including happiness, human welfare and well-being has become antonymous to counter the absolute, objective “suffering”. In 1995, the professional association International…

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