Category: STATES

By: Dr.Samayug Bhowmik,Bureau Chief, ICN-West Bengal          PART-1 KOLKATA: Herein, I will highlight three Indian daughters who became doctors and  made their presence in other fields also.They are Kadambini Ganguly, Anandi Gopal Joshi and Rukhmabai. Dr.Kadambini Ganguly was the first medical graduate from India and also in the entire British Empire. She was the first South Asian female physician, trained in western medicine, having graduated from India.  Born at Bhagalpur in 18 July, 1861, she was a student of Bethune College under University of Calcutta. She was one of the first women along…

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  ITANAGAR:The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Pema Khandu outlining the findings of its ‘Education & Health 2017-17’ survey for the State government to consider and act upon. The memorandum signed by AAPSU President Hawa Bagang and General Secretary Tobom Dai said the idea behind the survey conducted in September last year was to get data on and assess the quality of educational and health institutions in the State. This survey involved members of…

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  Time was opportune for the Union Government to realise and advance opportunities to North East Region (NER) instead of simply identifying the potentials, to avoid possible decadence. Untapped resources and a direction-less trajectories, in many states, has had resulted to a situation of uncertainty and inability to take advantage of the existing resources. Albeit belatedly, the Centre, however has focused on the region by constituting the ‘NITI Forum for North East’ this year in a bid to ensure sustainable economic…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: During his two days visit to Nepal this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay foundation stone of 900 MW Arun – 3 Hydro Power Project being implemented by public sector SJVN Limited in Nepal. The ceremony is slated to take place at Kathmandu in the presence of Prime Minister of Nepal on May 11, 2018 Arun -3 is a run of river hydroelectric project being developed on Arun River in Sankhubasabha district of Nepal, told Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Himachal Pradesh will inaugurate awareness campaign for protection, conservation and cleanliness of Kalka Shimla Railway Track on 12th May, 2018. The Governor will lead the cleanliness drive along the railway track from Bhalku Museum near old bus stand to railway station, Shimla covering a distance of more than 800 metres on foot to create awareness about protection and preservation of Kalka-Shimla railway track. Simultaneously, walk along the railway track will be organised in 43 sections identified on the entire length of the…

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN KOLKATA : Tanya Sanyal, a Science postgraduate and resident of kolkata, saw a dream,a dream to be different and do something different from what her friends wanted to do. One day,while scanning through the pages of a newspaper, her eyes fell on an AAI( Airport Authority of India)advertisement that proved to be a life changer for her. She qualified in the written test and  soon travelled to Bhubaneswar for physical fitness and medical tests. She passed the final hurdle that was inclusive of a 100-metre sprint…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Government has undertaken to develop Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College Tanda in Kangra as one of the most premier medical institutions of the Northern India so as to cater to specialized health service needs of patients of the region. This was stated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding over the Annual Function of the Medical College at Tanda in Kangra district. The Chief Minister said that though the Tanda Medical College was already providing specialized health services to people of…

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  Are we assessing the movement correctly? – asks Sunita Narain RANCHI: “India has seen numerous movements and campaigns to assure people’s rights over their resources, and every such movement has had something to teach us. The Patthargadi movement might also be trying to tell us something – and we have gathered here to listen and understand,” said Sunita Narain, director general of Centre for Science and Environment, the New Delhi-based think tank, here today. Narain was talking at a…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Heritage of Shimla needed to be preserved  the future generations so that they feel pride for being Shimlites.  This was stated by Dr. Arun Sharma, Secretary (Education) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, in the keynote address he delivered at the One-Day Conference on ‘Preserving Heritage of Shimla’ organized by Happy Hikers Shimla, here today.   He said that every city had its own charm and Shimla happened to be one of the historical cities which had a glorious past of being pedestrian and car…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: During the financial year 2018-19 public sector SJVN Limited has targeted to generate 9200 million units of electricity from its four power stations in the country. A Memorandum of Understanding to this effect was signed by the company with the Union Ministry of Power today at New Delhi. Signing the MoU with Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director of the company informed that SJVN has also targeted to have a Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) target of Rs.900…

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