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According to the Ramayana, Ravana was finally killed in the Battle of Lanka with the help of his own brother Vibhishana, who was crowned new king of Lankapura by Lord Rama after the war. Sri Lanka is also important in the Dussehra celebrations because its historical name was Lanka which is considered to be the place where Ravana lived. Hence, the celebrations in this country are carried on in its full extent with the ritualistic burning of effigies. The inflammable statues of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran are burned by the arrows of…

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By: Tehmeena Rizvi, Bureau Chief-ICN Jammu & Kashmir The Me-Too movement (or #MeToo movement), with many local and international alternatives, is a movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault. #MeToo spread virally in October 2017 as a hashtag used on social media in an attempt to demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace. It followed soon after the sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Tarana Burke, an American social activist and community organizer, began using the phrase “Me Too” as early as 2006, and the…

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By: Kauser Khan, Associate Editor-ICN Group The main attraction of the ten-day Mysore Dasara festival is the Mysore Palace which is illuminated daily with nearly 100,000 light bulbs from 7 pm to 10 pm on all days of the festival. Karnataka’s famous Mysore Dasara celebrations are in full swing. It is also called Jamboo Savari for its grand elephant procession taking place. Dasara festivities, which began with the Vijayanagar kings as early as the 15th century in Mysore City is all ready for the final day and this year it marks 408th edition.…

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By: Dr. Sanchita Ghatak, Associate Editor-ICN  Watch India Watch! Where we will head if the figures don’t improve? Yes we will just have technology walking around us and making us “developed nation”. LUCKNOW: I was just going through a report by ministry of home affairs, GOI and was rather flabbergasted to see that the male female ratio in India, as given in 2017 is just 933 females per 1000 males, and more astonishing was that it’s the urban population where it is just 900 per 1000 males. We claim that we…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: On account of its annual financial performance for the year 2017-18, public sector SJVN Limited has  paid a total dividend of Rs.864.56 crores to its shareholders. While the Company had already paid an interim dividend of Rs. 504.76 crores to Govt. of India holding 63.79% equity in the Company, the final dividend cheque for Rs. 50.13 crores was handed over to the Union Minister of State (I/C) Power and New & Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh by Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director,…

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By: Mehwash Fatima NEW DELHI: I don’t know much about other places, but here I am talking particularly about Delhi, as I am here since my childhood. Delhi is a very beautiful and fascinating city, no doubt. It has the best tourist places and best food. But, instead of all these, it has dark truths buried inside its beauty. We generally get to see the chimeras and the blooming streets, and shops. But very less people get acquainted with the gloom and horror hidden there. In schools, shopping places, coaching centers…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: ‘POSHAN Abhiyan’ is proving effective in Himachal Pradesh to get rid of the problem of  malnutrition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched this campaign from Jhunjhunu District of Rajasthan on March 8, 2018. In the first phase of the campaign Chamba, Hamirpur, Solan and Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh were selected. In the second phase, Una District was added. Efforts are being made to remove the stigma of dwarfness in the children under the campaign. Child Development Project, Health, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj,…

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MUMBAI: Legendary musician Annapurna Devi died at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai Saturday, hospital officials said. She was 91.World-renowned maestro, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, was her sibling. Annapurna Devi had been suffering from various health problems owing to her old age.Annapurna Devi was an Indian surbahar player of Hindustani classical music and she was the daughter and disciple of Allauddin Khan. A Padma Bhushan awardee, Annapurna Devi was born in Madhya Pradesh’s Maihar town to Ustad ‘Baba’ Allauddin Khan and Madina Begum. Annapurna Devi was a disciple of her father whose…

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