Category: STATES

NEW DELHI: On the International Day of Non-Violence, Gandhi’s birth anniversary, India’s farmers were stopped at Delhi’s border with a lathi charge, water cannons and tear gas shells by the capital’s police. Around 50,000 farmers under the banner of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) have started marching towards the national capital as a part of protest to demand loan waiver and reduction in electricity on October 2. The police action led to several injuries while one of the protestors lost consciousness, said an agitating farmer. They also claimed that the policemen…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group CHANDIGARH: Just, who, in India may not have heard of  Pahalgam, which beside being a popular tourist destination, is also related to one of the most popular base camps for pilgrims bound for the holy shrine of Amarnath?  Every year thousands of visitors from all over the country throng this place during yatra days. Amarnath Yatra is considered one among the four major pilgrimages of India, and devotees trek through the arduous route taking off from south Kashmir Himalayas to the Holy Cave Shrine…

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN  Under Swachh Bharat Mission, millions of toilets built to make villages open defecation free (ODF). Assessment finds major gaps in entire process New toilets will produce one lakh tonne of excreta every day. Big question: where will this waste go? If not managed properly, it can contaminate the land and water and become a gigantic public health problem NEW DELHI: As India gets ready to mark the Mahatma’s 150th birth anniversary this year with celebrations about the nation’s impending ODF status, a new analysis by Centre…

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LPG prices were hiked by Rs. 2.89 per cylinder to Rs. 502.4 per cylinder and the non-subsidised LPG costs at Delhi were increase by Rs. 59.00 per cylinder for October 2018.  NEW DELHI: Fuel prices continue its record breaking upward move with Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) further increasing the petrol and diesel prices across the country. In the national capital rates of petrol and diesel was increased by Rs 0.24 and Rs 0.30 respectively. In Maharashtra petrol rates in some districts have even crossed Rs 92 mark making it the highest…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: The next day, before venturing out we first enquire about the situation in the city at the reception of the hotel. I also glance through the local newspapers. We are naturally scared that it may not be another bandh called by the separatists. Fortunately everything is informed to be normal though we are advised to avoid the Lal Chowk area where some times the situation turns bad. I am curious about economics of the tourism business which is often halted by curfews imposed by…

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LUCKNOW: A constable of Uttar Pradesh Police shot dead the Apple Area Manager named Vivek Tiwari. The matter is from the VIP area of the Uttar Pradesh capital, Lucknow. Vivek Tiwari was returning from the launching event of the iPhone. He was also with his co-worker Sana Khan. On the way, when the police indicated to stop them, Vivek sidelined. Constable Prashant Chaudhary shot Vivek, and it became the reason of Vivek’s death. Tiwari’s wife Kalpana has responded to the incident, saying that the police had “no right” to shoot…

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor- ICN Group Some intrinsic features of the English language are believed to set it apart as an ideal choice for a global language. I would choose to discuss a few of them. The richness and depth of the vocabulary : The 1989 revised “Oxford English Dictionary” lists 6,15,000 words in 20 volumes, officially the world’s largest dictionary. If technical and scientific words were to be included, the total would rise to, well over a million. Its idiomatic phrases and figures of speech, make English, an ornamental…

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LUCKNOW: A Lucknow (UP) based educationist S.P. Singh, Founder Manager, Lucknow Public Schools and Colleges and former Member of Legislative Council, Uttar Pradesh gave away a DD of Rs.45,00,000/- (Fourty Five Lakh) to Hon’ble Chief Minister Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan in Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund for rehabilitation of flood victims, at CM Office, Kerala on 24th September, 2018. S.P. Singh has done so, as his social responsibility. Being a philanthropist, he comes ahead as and when any natural disaster occurs in the nation. S P Singh quoted “As an educational…

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group A word is the smallest free form in a language. It is  the briefest solitary expression, spoken or written, yet it holds meaning. Words arranged in logical order, with the intent to express thoughts,ideas or beliefs is what we name language How English became the language of the immigrants in America With mass immigration in the 19th and early 20th centuries, America became  a melting pot for inhabitants originating from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. With great enthusiasm, the  immigrants and their children learned and…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Public Sector SJVN Limited plans an investment of Rs.16,000 crore to add  3000 MW to its installed capacity by 2023. The company  already has an installed capacity of 2003 MW from its two hydro power plants, one wind power and one Solar Power Plant located in Himachal Pradesh,  Maharashtra and Gujarat. This was disclosed by Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director of the Company at a Media conference here today.  Sharing the financial results for the year 2017-18, Sharma told that the…

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