Category: STATES

Dadar, Worli, Wadala, Ghatkopar, Andheri, Lokhandawala, Borivali, Kandivali, Jogeshwari, Mulund and Vile Parle were hotspot of dahi handi celebrations. MUMBAI: Janmashtami is a celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth and one of the events that devotees look forward to is the Dahi Handi competitions that every community celebrating the festival holds. The dahi handi ritual is an imitation of Lord Krishna’s actions. The boy who is at the top of the pyramid is referred to as Govinda and the groups are handis or mandals. Reenacting how Lord Krishna used to steal…

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LUCKNOW: The meteorological department predicted widespread rainfall in eastern and western parts of the state on Monday and Tuesday. The death toll in the recent spurt of rains and flood like situation in the state has gone up to 28 on Monday. The Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel on Sunday rescued 14 people stranded in Lalitpur and Jhansi districts of the state following the heavy showers, officials said. Officials sources here said that 9 more deaths were reported last night including 3 in Farrukhabad, 2 in Barabanki and 4 in Faizabad districts…

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Siang river, which originates in Tibet, is known as Tsangpo in China. It joins Lohit and Dibang rivers downstream to form the Brahmaputra in Assam.Tsangpo, which enters India through Arunachal Pradesh is known as the Siang river in the state.  A flood alert has been issued in low-lying areas bordering the Siang (Brahmaputra) river in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam following China cautioned India about the rising water level in the river which is called Tsangpo across the border. China had earlier sent an alert to India of heavy rainfall in…

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Prof Madhav Gadgil said: “Prima facie, the simultaneous release of water from the dams seems to be the reason to have caused the floods.” The policy of dam management says that the reservoir should be full only at the end of the monsoon.  KOCHI: Prof Madhav Gadgil was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a lecture he gave on the sustainable rebuilding of Kerala. During his lecture, which was organised by the Kerala HC unit of the Indian Association of Lawyers in Kochi, Gadgil warned against the dangers of exclusive methods of…

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN ITANAGAR: The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) has written to the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu for installation of Landing System, which will enable all weather, round the year and round the clock operation of commercial flights at Advance Landing Ground, Pasighat. In his letter, the Governor said that the Advance Landing Ground, Pasighat, East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh is the only operational airport for fixed winged aircraft passenger service in our State. He further said that at present,…

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group “Our present condition is not important, but always our direction is important because our direction determines our next place in future.” This definition also tells us that it is possible to change your place in the society by rearranging of the small number of small words on the pages of your life. This change also improves our attitudes and pulls out ‘possible’ from every so-called ‘impossible.’ Whatever was unimaginable till yesterday, it is standing today in reality. This world was like yesterday, it…

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By: Dr Mohammad Aleem, Editor, ICN Group NEW DELHI: It was a sheer pleasure to watch the play, Sons of Babur, written by Salman Khurshid — a prolific writer and a versatile personality. Since a long time ago, I wanted to watch this play quite eagerly, and for many obvious reasons. First, why has the author named it “Sons of Babur” after the founder of the Mughal dynasty, Babur? What does it mean to say like that? Was the naming of the play a deliberate effort on the part of…

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN ITANAGAR: The seventh edition of Ziro Festival of Music (ZFM) is set to commence this September with off-the-block offering for all music lovers. ZFM aims to raise awareness of northeast India and bring it into the mainstream consciousness of the country through music, art and culture. It is hosted by the Apatani tribe people at Ziro, a beautiful, serene valley in central Arunachal Pradesh and supported by the local and state government.  With a sustained growth in festival followers over the years, Ziro Festival of Music is now…

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