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Lt Gen KJS Dhillon requests students who are joining outfits to surrender

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), Apr 07 (ANI): Indian Army Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon, GOC-Chinar Corps requested the mothers and youth of Kashmir who are joining militants to surrender. Speaking to ANI, he said, "2 militants were killed in yesterday's Shopian encounter. One was a technical graduate and had joined militants on April 3. It takes me back to the point I've been repeating. My request to mothers of Kashmir is please don't let your children take this path. I would request all the students, boys who are joining outfits to surrender. And I would request the mother's specially to tell them to surrender."

PDP holds protest march against ban on Srinagar's National Highway

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), Apr 07 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) held protest march against the ban on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. Civilian movement has been restricted for 2 days a week. JKPDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said, "This is wrong. We would like to tell the government that you can't suppress Kashmiris like this. This is our state, these are our roads. We have the right to use them whenever we want". She added, "You saw that the students are facing a lot of problem due to it. I urge people not to accept the ban. Defy it, go wherever you want. We will approach the court against this ban."

LS polls: 'Hume apne vote se Congress par chot karni hai', says Haryana CM Khattar

Karnal (Haryana), Apr 07 (ANI): While addressing a public gathering in Haryana's Karnal, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said, "Hume apne vote se Congress par chot karni hai". He further added, "Hamare ghar mein, hamare pados mein ek naya janma baalak hai. Agar koi kehde iss baalak ka naam rakhna hai. Do naamo mein se kaunsa rakhoge, Narendra Modi rakhoge ya Rahul Gandhi rakhoge? Kya rakhoge? Narendra Modi".

Clash erupts over 'Biryani' serving during political meeting in UP's Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 07 (ANI): Clash erupted between members of a political party allegedly over the serving of 'Biryani' at election meeting. The incident occurred in the Muzaffarnagar of Uttar Pradesh. Additional Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarnagar, Alok Kumar Sharma said, "During the serving of food in a political party programme, conflict erupted. Some fight also took place. Police reached at the place soon after getting the information and took control of the situation."

LS polls: BJP, Congress both are same at their policies, says Akhilesh Yadav

Deoband (UP), Apr 07 (ANI): The SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh held its first joint campaign rally for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in UP's Deoband on Sunday. While addressing a public rally, former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said, "There is not much difference in Congress and BJP, if you will look at their policies, they are both same. This grand alliance is meant to bring change in the country, but Congress party doesn't want that, it wants to form government in UP".

Watch: 5,000 Konyak women dance to set Guinness World Record in Nagaland

Mon (Nagaland), Apr 07 (ANI): In an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the "Largest Traditional Konyak Dance display", around 5000 women of Konyak community performed at the local ground of Mon town in Nagaland on Friday. It was organised on the final day of Aoleang-cum-Mini Hornbill Festival 2019. Women dressed in their traditional attires danced to an enchanting ceremonial song invoking blessings on the people.

To celebrate World Health Day, NMCG organises cleaning of Yamuna Ghat in Delhi

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): To celebrate World Health Day and to mark the beginning of 'Navratri', National Mission For Clean Ganga (NMCG) organised the cleaning of Yamuna Ghat at Kalindi Kunj in capital New Delhi on Sunday. Volunteers, especially college-going students, took part in hundreds in the cleanliness drive. Alongside 'Namami Gange' volunteers, students from Delhi University, Amity University, IP University among others as well as volunteers from Gautam Gambhir Foundation took part in the drive in large numbers. Excited at the turn out of students and youths in the drive to clean a Yamuna Ghat, Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, the Director-General of NMCG, highlighted the importance of youth joining the movement to rejuvenate the holy river. The students too were happy to take part in the cleanliness drive as they said it was high time to take initiatives to save the river on which millions of lives depend directly or indirectly. NMCG has adopted the Kalindi Kunj Ghat of Yamuna in New Delhi

Congress launches Lok Sabha 2019 campaign NYAY

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Congress leader Anand Sharma launched Congress party's Lok Sabha 2019 campaign NYAY. Party's National Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala was also present at the event. Addressing the media, he said, "Experience of last five years has been harsh. Whether it is for farmers, youth, women or businessmen, there is an environment of hopelessness."

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi targets Congress over alliance with Muslim League

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi targeted Congress over its alliance with Indian Union Muslim League in Kerala. He said, "Sonia Gandhi Ji, Rahul Gandhi ji and Congress party want to write new headline of secularism with the pen of Jamaat-e-Islami and Indian Union Muslim League. This is an agenda of Indian Union Muslim League and Congress party. Congress Party can't convince so it tries to confuse."

LS Polls: Amit Shah releases BJP's election manifesto for Odisha

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Apr 07 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah released party's election manifesto for Odisha in Bhubaneswar today. After releasing the manifesto Shah said, "The manifesto is based on 9 points. These are the 9 pillars of our vision for the development of 'New Odisha'."

World Health Day celebrated in Naxal affected Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon

Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh), Apr 07 (ANI): World Health Day was celebrated in Naxal affected Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh today. The event was organised by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) led by Jhpiego with the help of state health department. Marathon was organised on race, yoga and cycle rally. A blood donation camp was also organised on the occasion.

'Chaitra Navratri' Day 2: Devotees pay tribute to 'Maa Brahmacharini'

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Hindu festival 'Chaitra Navratri' marked its day 2 celebration with the worship of 'Maa Brahmacharini' on Sunday. Devotees reached to Kalkaji Temple and Jhandewalan Temple to worship the goddess and to pay their tribute in New Delhi.

Google leaks pixel 3a on official website

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Google is probably finding it difficult to hide its secrets. The company has yet again spilt the beans on the long-rumoured lite version of its Pixel 3 smartphone. The third-generation flagship smartphone is expected to get a lite and possibly even cheaper variant. And now, the variant, dubbed Pixel 3a, showed up on the official Google Store webpage, The Verge reported. The listing has been taken down from the page but not before the prying eyes of the fans spotted it. Before removal, the Pixel 3a was listed in the Phones column with 'new' written on its side. However, it did not actually lead to a product page or compare page. If past rumours are anything to go by, there will be two lite variants for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL. Latest leaks indicate that the upcoming smartphones will sport 5.6-inch and 6-inch displays, Snapdragon 670 SoC, 12-megapixel rear-cameras, and include the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack. Google is expected to officially introduce the

Special festival in Guwahati showcases colours of Assam

Guwahati (Assam), Apr 07 (ANI): Guwahati showcased different colours of Assam through a special festival called Rangoli. It was a three-day festival that showed around 40 dance forms including Bihu. It also had the traditional beer and exotic cuisines of North East. Festival also had a spectacular Bihu Husori competition and art carnival. The Rangoli festival is one of the finest musical festivals of Guwahati.

LS polls: Indian shooter Shreyasi Singh campaigns for her mother in Bihar's Banka

Banka (Bihar), Apr 07 (ANI): Ace Indian shooter Shreyasi Singh, whose mother Putul Kumari was earlier expelled by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for six years for filing her nomination as an independent candidate from Banka Lok Sabha constituency against NDA's official candidate, started campaigning for her mother for upcoming elections. Her mother is an independent candidate from Bihar's Banka. She is stood against Janata Dal (United) candidate Girdhari Yadav. While speaking to ANI, Shreyasi Singh said that she is getting positive vibes from the people. Shreyasi Singh is the gold medallist from the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Massive fire breaks out at a plastic factory in New Delhi

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Massive fire broke out at a plastic factory in Narela Industrial Area in New Delhi on Saturday night. 22 fire tenders reached to the spot immediately and started fire-fighting operation which is still underway. No casualties have been reported yet

LS polls: Kite maker makes and sells kites with political parties' symbols in Kolkata

Kolkata (West Bengal), Apr 07 (ANI): Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, a kite maker in Kolkata is making and selling kites with the symbols of political parties on it. Kites have symbols of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) and Communist Party of India (Marxist). While speaking exclusively to ANI, the kite maker said, "We make kites with the symbols of these four parties whenever elections come. I sell these kites from Rs 5 to Rs 15".

New study explains why heart failure patients suffer depression

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Patients related to heart diseases often experience difficulty in thinking and likely suffer depression, a new study explains. The study published in the Journal 'Scientific Reports', also points out prevention for the same. "Neurosurgeons always look in the brain; cardiologists always look in the heart. This new study looked at both," said Martino, working in the field of circadian medicine. This study is first of its kind done on mice that test how cognition and mood are regulated by body clock and how pertinent brain regions are impaired in heart failure."Human patients with heart failure often have neurological conditions such as cognitive impairment and depression," said Martino. For this new study, the researchers compared normal mice with mice carrying a mutation in their circadian mechanism (called "clock mice"). They found that the mutation affected the structure of neurons in brain areas important for cognition and mood. The results show that the cir

Convoy movement: Our main aim is to provide a safe passage to our security forces, says Jammu DC Sanjeev Verma

Jammu, Apr 07 (ANI): While speaking to ANI, Divisional Commissioner of Jammu Sanjeev Verma talked about the convoy movement on Jammu-Srinagar highway and its security arrangements. Verma said, "People know about this and they know that movement is restricted on the highway. Only vehicles that have medical emergency will be permitted. Main aim of this order is to provide a safe passage to our security forces, their movement should be secured and faster. And, they don't face any kind of problem."

Amit Shah conducts massive roadshow in Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Apr 06 (ANI): Bhartaiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah conducted a massive roadshow in Gujarat's Gandhinagar on Saturday. His roadshow comes ahead of Lok Sabha elections. Amit Shah had filed nomination from Gandhinagar constituency. Polling for all the 26 seats of Gujarat will take place on April 23.