Category: NATIONAL

By: Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh) ITANAGAR: In a major boost to rail connectivity in the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh, the Government of India has released an amount of Rs. 47.18 Crore to the Northeastern Frontier Railway (Construction) for progressing the survey work for three lines in the North East region including the Misamari – Tawang line. This was intimated through a DO letter dated November 10, 2017 by Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Satya Gopal. Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along…

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BrahMos is a joint venture between India and Russia and named after the Brahmaputra and Moscowa rivers. In a major milestone, the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was on Wednesday fired succesfully for the first time from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force. The Defence Ministry said the missile hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal from the combat jet. The land and warship versions of the missile have already been inducted into the armed forces. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated the “Team Brahmos” and the…

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By: Ashok Kumar Shukla ( Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group ) One-third of the ICJ’s 15-member bench, or five judges, is elected every three years for a nine-year term.  Justice Dalveer Bhandari has been re-elected to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), winning the last of five seats for which elections were held, after Britain pulled out its candidate Christopher Greenwood before the 12th round of voting. Justice Bhandari is the fourth Indian judge to be elected to the ICJ after B.N. Rau, Nagendra Singh and R.S. Pathak. The Government of India also…

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By: Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh) ITANAGAR: Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu while addressing over 170 corporate leaders from India and abroad at the first North East Development Summit held at Convention Centre, Imphal, Manipur organised by Govt of India, India Foundation and Manipur govt today said, “North East of 2017 is much different from what was read and heard about 2-3 decades ago.” “For those in the mainland, the North East is associated with ethnic conflict and insurgency. However, in last one decade, much has changed…

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By: Akoijam Tompok ( Bureau Chief-ICN Manipur ) IMPHAL: President of the nation, Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the much awaited festival of Manipur “Sangai Festival” a 10 day festival of cultural extravaganza.  President Kovind opened the festival at an event held at Bheighyachandra Open Air Theatre located at happy Kangjeibung, Imphal East. The function was also attended by the first lady Sabita Kovind.  Speaking at the Inauguration, President Ram Nath Kovind expressed his happiness to be a part of the festival. He said,  though Manipur is a small state, many communities with diverse…

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The AIKSCC has put forth two chief demands to the Centre – 50% profit margin over the cost of production and implementation of the Swaminathan Commission recommendations. NEW DELHI: Thousands of farmers from across the country descended on Delhi on Monday for a two-day protest demanding a one-time loan waiver and increase in minimum support price for crops. The farmers, under the aegis of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) comprising 184 peasant organisations, held a ‘Kisan Mukti Sansad’ at Parliament Street after marching from Ramlila Maidan. All…

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind paid tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 100th birth anniversary. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 100th birth anniversary. Indira Gandhi, the first woman Prime Minister of India, was born on November 19 in 1917 in Allahabad. She was the second longest-serving Prime Minister after her father Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. She held the Prime Ministers office from January 1966 to March 1977 and from January 14,1980 till her…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) Every year the NGT suddenly wakes up to reprimand various concerned  governments to take steps to control or atleast contain the causes of pollution.  The onset of winters in Delhi NCR every year leads to higher levels of pollution leading to umpteen smog related problems like poor visibility,  increase in bronchitis diseases, highway accidents, delayed trains, flights, forced school holidays and what not. Every year the National Green Tribunal suddenly wakes up to reprimand various concerned  governments to take steps to control or…

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By: Barnali Bose ( Associate Editor-ICN Group ) CHANDANNAGAR: Today as I flipped through the pages of an old album, I came across photographs that pleasantly reminded me of our visit to ‘The Land of the Brave Rajputs, Chittorgarh in Mewar’ and it ignited my thought process in relevance to the currently prevailing controversy on ‘distortion of  facts’ by the producer of Padmavati. History, it is to be noted, is written and not auto-saved in the arena of the ancient and medieval past. Much of ancient history is assumed, as…

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