Category: STATES

By: Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh) ITANAGAR: Meeting   of Governors of North Eastern States was convened by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India at New Delhi today to take into account the views of the NE States for the India-ASEAN Special Commemorative Summit. The summit is scheduled to be held on 25th January 2018 in New Delhi, where leaders of all ten ASEAN countries are expected to attend. In the meeting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.)  highlighted the importance and benefits of ‘Act East’ and…

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By: Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh) ITANAGAR:Atleast five casualties were reported in a devastating fire mishap that occurred at Kudung Barang Colony in Old Ziro, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh onTuesday evening.Chief Minister Pema Khandu expressing grief over the death of the unfortunate victims, directed the district administration to provide relief to those injured and ascertain the identities of the deceased.  After identification of the deceased, he said that they may be provided ex-gratia as permitted under administrative rules.  “Loss of life in any circumstance is a great and irreparable loss. While expressing solidarity with the victims, let’s ensure that…

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ITANAGAR: President of India Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind, on the concluding day of their visit to Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh planted saplings of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) in the front lawn of Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on November 20 prior to their departure from the Raj Bhavan. President and the First Lady appreciated the effort of the personnel involved in the horticultural management at Raj Bhavan and complemented the arrangement for the traditional plantation event by the visiting dignitaries. The President of India also appreciated the serenity and greenery…

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NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its first list of 70 candidates for the upcoming elections to the 182-member Gujarat Legislative Assembly. The polls are to be held in two phases on December 9 and 14.The meeting, chaired by BJP president Amit Shah, was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj among others, party leaders said. CM Vijay Rupani will again contest from Rajkot West in Saurashtra and Deputy CM Patel has been fielded from the Mehsana…

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IMPHAL: Two Assam Rifles Jawans were killed and six injured in a power IED blast at Chandel District in Manipur this morning. The attack occurred near 18 AR Camp which is located at DC Road, Chandel District Headquarter, around 6 early this morning.  According to sources, a team of 18 Assam Rifles personnel were on their daily Physical Training(running) on the road. As the team were running between the first and the second gate of the camp, the bomb exploded with a loud sound sending shockwaves nearby.  The shockwaves of the…

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Congress candidate Neelandhu Chaturvedi beats BJP’s Shankarlal Tripathi by more than 14,000 votes BHOPAL: The Congress on Sunday retained the Chitrakoot Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, with its candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi winning the bypoll with an improved margin of 14,133 votes. Around 65% voting was recorded in the bypoll election which was conducted on November 9.The win is a major morale booster for the Congress ahead of the assembly polls next in the state next year, while it has set the alarm bells ringing for the BJP, especially Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.…

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PANAJI: As a part of efforts to reduce pollution, the state government, under the Smart City Mission, is planning to encourage people to use bicycles to move around in the city. “You can use a bicycle to go to the market. What we have done is we are tying-up with a firm for operating bicycles. We will only give them places where the bicycles can be parked,” the chief minister said. The government is planning to tie-up with a private company for operating bicycles fitted with the Global Positioning System…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: To mark the culmination of Vigilance Awareness Week which started on 30th October, 2017 across the organization, SJVN organized a one day seminar on “Role of CPSU Employees in Achieving Corruption Free India” at its corporate office in Shimla with participation of students from various local schools and colleges. A.S. Bindra, Director(Finance), SJVN was the chief guest of the function while Kanwar Singh, Director (Civil), S.S. Negi, Chief Vigilance Officer, senior officials from SJVN Limited and students & teachers from various  schools…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN GROUP) CHANDIGARH: The five rivers irritating the  vast land of Punjab bordering Pakistan on one side, and Haryana, J&K, Himachal on the other, were once the waterways of the state. When the road and rail network was not  established the boats alone were the medium of crossing rivers . Like many other states the rivers were then not bridged. The then prevailing conditions provided ample business opportunities to the boat manufacturers in the state. In order to know the practices and opportunities available during those days…

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