Category: STATES

By: Klinsa Kurien, Bureau Chief-ICN Kerala The ultimate end of all religions is to find an inner peace which should be spread around like a mother hen protectively surrounding her chicks. Our land India is indisputably a Great one of multiple religions, cultures and festivities.  Many religions like Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Parsi faith have existed since time immemorial in it. The yearly calendar is divided into festivals which last all year long. The unique feature of all the festivals is the spirit of oneness among people of not…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group In Shri Bhagwat Puran, there is a beautiful conversation between mother Devhooti and her son Kapil Muni.  After the departure of her husband Kardam Rishi for tapasya,  Ma Devhooti addresses her five year old son as the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and wants him to cut the tree of her ignorance with the axe of his divine knowledge. She wants  to know the properties of a true devotee. To this, Kapil Muni replies that there is only one key that can turn us towards Jagat…

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By: Sapna  Tayem, Bureau Chief, ICN Arunachal Pradesh ITANAGAR: Union women and child development minister Smriti Irani on Friday lauded the efforts of East Kameng district, which has registered a sharp improvement in the sex ratio at birth (SRB). East Kameng, one among the 25 districts of Arunachal Pradesh, registered a sex ratio at birth growth from 807 in 2014-15 to 1,039 in 2018-19. Irani, who was addressing a function in New Delhi to felicitate states and districts for improving sex ratio, while making a special mention of East Kameng, said,…

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By: Garima Lohumi  SHIMLA: The physical environment plays a vital role in shaping the distinct characteristics of the people and their culture. The varied topography and the rugged beauty of mountain terrains present a sharp contrast from the largely monotonous landscape of the plains. This is one of the main factors that make inhabitants of mountainous regions much different from those of plains. The mountain dwellers have some inherent traits like love and respect for nature and they are keen on preservation of natural resources. They have deep respect the Mother…

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: Those familiar with the fairytale of Cinderella will remember how with the swish of a  magic wand, fairy Godmother had brought about a dramatic change in the ever-deprived and ever- tormented life of Cinderella. Fairy tales are believed to be  a temporary escape into the non-existent world of fantasy. But the recent fairy tale  of a nonentity’s overnight evolution into a celebrity, though too good to be true is nevertheless true.  There are two main characters in this tale. One is a poor woman…

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By: Mohd. Tauseef, Deputy Bureau Chief, ICN-U.P. LUCKNOW: Everybody is the expert of his own field but he needs much more from the other fields also for making the life meaningful, energetic having passion and making the survival easy. Having the same view, ICN organized a workshop in association with ‘Nirvan Hospital’ at Kalyanpur, Ring Road, Lucknow under its series of valuable workshops for life.  Dr. (Prof.) Sandeep Sahu, Anesthesia Department, SGPGI, Lucknow conducted his workshop on the topic “Save a life by stop the bleed”. He said that on account of the…

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