Category: STATES

By: Dr. Nosheen Ali, Bureau Chief-ICN Madhya Pradesh BHOPAL: MP is voting to elect a 230-member Assembly, for which as many as 2,899 candidates, including 1,094 independents. 75 per cent votes were cast in the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls on Wednesday.Long queues of enthusiastic voters have been seen outside many polling stations. BJP is contesting all the 230 seats, while the Congress has fielded 229 candidates, leaving one seat, Jatara in Tikamgarh district, for its ally- Sharad Yadav’s Loktantrik Janata Dal. The BSP has fielded 227 candidates, while the SP is contesting on…

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In the previous assembly elections in 2013, the Congress won 34 seats, while Mizo National Front got 5 and the Mizoram People’s Conference won 1 seat.The state had recorded 83.41% polling in 2013.  AIZAWL: Voting began in 40 constituencies of Mizoram at 7 am on Wednesday for its assembly elections.A total of 209 candidates are contesting the elections to the 40-member Mizoram assembly. 74.61 per cent votes were cast in the Mizoram assembly polls on WednesdayLong queues of enthusiastic voters have been seen outside many polling stations. The election office sources said…

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN The 24th Conference of Parties on Climate Change will kick off on December 3, 2018 in the town of Katowice in Poland. This Conference is important because it is here that the Paris Rulebook – the recommended modalities, procedures and guidelines under the Paris Agreement – will be finalised. The Paris Agreement, which entered into force in November 2016 following its ratification by 55 nations, prescribes an overarching temperature goal – to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2oC above pre-industrial levels,…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: SJVN has been conferred with the prestigious IPPAI Power Awards-2018 under the Category of “Best Hydro Power Generator” during 19th Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) Retreat 2018 at Karnataka. The award presented by Dr. Pramod Deo, Former Chairperson, CERC was received by  Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director along with R.K. Bansal, Director (Electrical). Speaking on the occasion,Nand Lal Sharma said that 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station and 412 MW Rampur Hydro Power Station comprise the biggest Hydro…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Government of Himachal Pradesh has  allocated the 780 MW Jangi-Thopan- Powari Hydro Electric Project in District Kinnaur to public sector SJVN Limited. In the letter of allotment issued by the Directorate of Energy, Government of Himachal Pradesh, the allotment of project is on Build, Own, Operate & Transfer  (BOOT)  basis for a period of 70 years. Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director thanked Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh,  Jai Ram Thakur and State Government for reposing confidence in SJVN. He assured that,…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Henceforth you will not be required to carry your vehicle papers in original along while driving out. Often people come across problems when their vehicle papers viz. Registration Certificate,  Driving licence,  Insurance Certificate and Pollution Certificate etc are either stolen or misplaced or lost in transit.  Problems are also encountered when traffic police officers insist on showing original certificates. As a great relief to the vehicle owners, the Ministry of Road  Transport and Highways, Government of India has issued a Communication No. RT…

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By: Karan Palsaniya, National Co-convener Central Universities And South India Convener Of ABVP Polling date for Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram is 28th November and for Rajasthan & Telangana 7th December. Results will be declared on 11th December. The assembly election in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana setting the stage for a high-stakes battle in the five state before 2019 final. In the Semi-Final of these five states election main opponent are BJP & Congress. The Corresponding strength of these state assemblies are, 90 of Chhattisgarh, 230 of Madhya Pradesh, 40…

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ICN pays tribute to the first Sikh Guru on his birth anniversary, celebrated as his Prakash Parv Utsav.  AMRITSAR: Guru Nanak Jayanti or Gurpurab is one of the most important festivals of Sikh community. The latter celebrates birthdays of all of their ten gurus as Gurpurab. The day marks the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, who laid the foundation of Sikhism. He was the first Sikh guru and was born in 1469 in Talwandi, a village near Lahore. Guru Nanak Jayanti falls on the purnima of Kartik…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: SJVN has been conferred with Aqua Foundation Excellence Award 2018 in the category of ‘Sustainable Development in Hydro Power Sector (Public Sector)’ during XII World Aqua Congress International Conference 2018. The award was given by U.P. Singh Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India at a function held at India Habitat Centre, New DelhI last evening. On this occasion Nand Lal Sharma, chairman & Managing Director, said that Hydro Power is the core strength of SJVN and…

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SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said his party decided to joined hands with the PDP and the Congress to protect the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir. At a press conference in Srinagar, the former Chief Minister asked Governor Satya Pal Malik and BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav to prove the allegations they had made against the new alliance. Governor Satya Pal Malik had said the political parties in the State were indulging in “horse-trading” and money was “changing hands”. The dissolution paves the way for…

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