Category: STATES

By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  ITANAGAR: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of DoNER called on the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on 14thFebruary, 2018. They discussed the ongoing and the projected development plans for the North East with special reference to Arunachal Pradesh. The Governor emphasised the inescapable requirement of early road, rail and air connectivity for the State. He also stressed on the requirement of foolproof and undisturbed communication…

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By: Rakesh Lohumi ( Sr. Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: The recent heavy snow did cause many hardships to the people but it also unfolded one of the most fascinating winter spectacles ,dangling icicles, which have become rare in recent times. There was a surfeit of icicles in the “Queen of Hills” after a long time, providing an unmistakable indication that the region is experiencing a harsh winter this season for a change. The cone-shaped glassy tapering spikes are formed due to freezing of dripping snow-melt. With the ambient temperature rising…

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By: Alok Singh ( Associate Editor-ICN Group ) NAINITAL: Individual, being the central point of the society has some responsibility to keep society healthy- morally, socially and politically. It is nonetheless equally important that the socicty socialises the individual in such a way that it becomes an asset to society for social, economic and political development of the nation. In other words, when society has expectations that the individual is morally bound to give in return; society so a responsibility to give to the individual for its overall development moral, physical…

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KOHIMA: Ahead of the Nagaland assembly elections, the BJP today announced that it would contest the polls in alliance with the newly formed National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) led by former chief minister Neiphiu Rio. NDPP will contest 40 of the 60 assembly seats, and the BJP will field its candidates on 20 seats. Nagaland votes on February 27. Rijiju said, “NDPP and BJP are going to have absolute majority. So there is no need for speculation”. The NDPP is led by former chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who was earlier…

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh) ITANAGAR: Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Law and Justice She Ravi Shankar Prasad and Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) discussed various issued related to the state in the areas of mobile and telecommunications, internet connectivity, Information Technology and Law & Justice when the former called on the later at Raj Bhavan, here today. The Governor emphasised on allocation of adequate funds for the infrastructure for more district and subordinate courts to provide easy…

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By: Rakesh Lohumi ( Sr. Editor-ICN Group ) Killing of a species like monkey also involves religious sentiments of Hindus and that is why no monkeys have been killed even after the government nod. The decision of the Centre to declare monkeys as vermin within the limits of Shimla Municipal Corporation and 38 Tehsils of Himachal Pradesh has brought the larger issue of growing human animal conflict into sharp focus. Animal rights activists and spiritual organisations are up in arms against the decision as it effectively means that the Rhesus Macaque species of…

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  ITANAGAR: Jarkar Gamlin, Member of Legislative Assembly (31-Along East) was inducted to the State Cabinet of Arunachal Pradesh on 1st February 2018. The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) administered the oath of office and oath of secrecy to the new minister in the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhawan, Itanagar. First Lady of the State, Smt Neelam Misra, Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Speaker of State Legislative Assembly Er. TN Thongdok, State Cabinet Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, members of…

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Report by: Barnali Bose (Senior Associate Editor ICN-Group) On the 30th of January,2018, Soumitra Chatterjee,the living legend of Bengali Cinema received the much coveted Legion d’ honneur  from the French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler. The honour had earlier been conferred upon Durga Charan Rakshit, Satyajit Ray, Lata Mangeskar, Bikas Chandra Sanyal, Pt Ravi Shankar, Amartya Sen and Sharukh Khan. The actor,now aged 83 has acted in over 300 Bengali feature films of which 14 were directed by Satyajit Ray and 6 by Tapan Sinha, both acclaimed as iconic in Bengali film…

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem ( Chief News Editor-ICN Group ) Lucknow is the city which illumines like a jewel on the forehead of Uttar Pradesh, not only as its power capital, but, as a unique abode of art, literature and culture. NEW DELHI: Rivers always have played a pivotal role in establishing any human civilization in the world. In India, it is not only as a rich source of living, but worshipped as gods and goddesses. Yamuna, Gomti and Ganga are one of the very sacred rivers which flow in…

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Special Report By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group) Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: The unique cafe, built by the Shimla  Municipal Corporation and Himachal Tourism Development Corporation under Shimla beautification plan, that offers a serene reading place with splendid titles and educational books stacked in a beautiful ambience  enjoyed by locals and tourists alike with steaming hot coffee and snacks and drinks may also not make a news. But the fact that the Book Cafe opened  just a few days ago that is on 11th April 2017 is being…

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