Category: NATIONAL

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN The birth of Prince Siddhartha : On April 8, Buddhists in Japan (that adopted the Gregorian calendar in the 19th century) celebrated the the birth anniversary of Gautama Buddha, believed to have lived in India from 563 B.C. to 483 B.C. Originally historians had assigned his birth to  the 11th century B.C. However,modern scholars have stated that he belonged to the 6th century. In India, Buddha’s birth is celebrated on the full moon of Vaishaka and varies from year to year. Despite the dichotomy that exists…

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Chief News Editor-ICN Group  NEW DELHI: To be a part of any type of history really makes one feel special and glorified. But is it really so in real sense? This question came into my mind while poring over the facts related to the India’s first civil disobedience movement, famously known as the Champaran Satyagrah. I come from this district which is now being recognized as the East Champaran and the West Champaran. But during the freedom struggle days, it was united. This district borders with…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: The First Grid connected Solar Power Plant of Shimla city with a capacity of 35 KV installed on the roof-top of Department of Environment, Science and Technology was today inaugurated by Chief Minister  Jai Ram Thakur. Speaking of the occasion the Chief Minister said that the solar energy was not only environment friendly but also cost effective. He said that the State Government would encourage setting up of such power plants not only in government establishments but  in private houses as well. He said…

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According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, the rate of crimes against Dalits, who number more than 200 million, has risen in recent years. NEW DELHI: Nine people were killed on Monday in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan as dalit outfits turned violent in several parts of the country due to outrage over a Supreme Court ruling on atrocities against dalits. Train services have been affected and some main roads have been blocked in a number of states.Dalit organisations also staged demonstrations in the capital, Delhi, but…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group Union Minister of State for Power, lays Foundation Stone of SJVN’s 60 MW Naitwar Mori Hydro Power  Project Mori (Uttarakhand )-March 30, 2018: Union Minister of State for Power, R.K. Singh and Chief Minister of Uttrakhand, Trivender Singh Rawat today laid foundation stone of SJVN’s 60 MW Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Project at Mori. The project is located on River Tons, a major tributary of Yamuna on the Ganga basin, in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. Smt. Mala Rajya Lakshmi Saha, MP of Tehri Garhwal, Raj Kumar,…

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By: Dr. Sanchita Ghatak, Associate Editor-ICN Group Lucknow the “City of Nawabs”(City of Noble men) is known for its Tehzeeb(etiquettes and mannerism)  and “Pehley Aap”(first you) Culture. But sadly the new trends in fashion and metro culture is gradually waning this out. This is consecutively bringing in a rather roughness amongst the youngster, which was considered to be not so classy attitude a few decades back. The haughtiness of the people I see these days while travelling up and down every day to my workplace always forces me to pause…

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LUCKNOW, 25-03-2018 : The day marked the launch of a new concept ‘Read, Learn and Earn Movement (RLE Movement), having following missions in its sight: To inculcate the learning habit by way of reading books and attending useful seminars/ workshops and gathering skills, across the globe. To empower people of India to grow exponentially in terms of earning by acquiring learning & skills. To empower the youths by way of creating opportunity to earn extra income to the presently working class and to provide a means of income generation tool for unemployed…

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The Railways runs around 45 Shatabdi trains and these are among the fastest in the country. NEW DELHI: Indian Railways could soon lower fares on select sections covered by its Shatabdi Express trains.This move comes at a time when the Indian Railways is facing the heat over flexi-fare policy. The Indian Railways may slash fares and as many as 25 Shatabdi Express trains have been identified for the same.The Railways had last year launched a pilot project in two Shatabdi trains one running between New Delhi and Ajmer and the…

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Brahmos is a joint venture between DRDO of India and NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia. POKHRAN: India today successfully test fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with an indigenous ‘seeker’ at Rajasthan’s Pokhran test range, enhancing the country’s capability to hit enemy targets at a range of up to 400 km. The range of the missile, an Indo-Russia joint venture, can be extended up to 400 km as certain technical restrictions were lifted after India became a full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) last year. Defence Minister…

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By: Prof. R K Yadav (Deptt of Genetics and Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group) KANPUR: The government of India going to provide Rs. 2000 Crore (US Dollars 306.29 million ) for computerisation of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)  to ensure cooperatives are benefitted through digital technology. Around 100 million Soil Health Cards (SHSs) have been distributed in the country during 2015-17 and a soil health mobile app has been launched to help the farmers.   With an aim to boost innovation and entrepreneurship,…

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