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Priyanka Gandhi interacts with locals during her 'Ganga-Yatra' in Prayagraj

Prayagraj (UP), Mar 18 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday interacted with locals in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj during her three-day long 'Ganga-yatra'. The Congress' general secretary of UP (East) kick started her 'yatra' from Manaiya Ghat in Prayagraj. The Congress leader also interacted with party workers and others while she was on a boat. Priyanka's tour will focus on 'Sanchi Baat Priyanka ke Saath' in which she will talk to people during her 140 kms long travel on steamer boat to Varanasi's Assi Ghat.

Unique 'ice-stupa cafe' attracts tourists in Leh's village

Leh (Jammu and Kashmir), Mar 18 (ANI): Unique Ice Cafe, a restaurant built inside a giant Ice Stupa in Gya Meeru village is attracting thousands of visitors including locals and tourists in the isolated village located on the Leh-Manal National Highway. Three local youth namely Jigmet Tundup, Nawang Punchok and Sonam Chosdup decided to build this unique kind of Ice Stupa in Ladakh this year. The winter snowfall in Ladakh forms natural glaciers on the higher reaches of Mountains which melt slowly during summer and melt water is use for irrigation and drinking but due to the global warming, shrinking glacier forces the people to look for an alternate ways to conserve water during winter. Manmade Ice Stupas are created by allowing water to fall on cone shaped net structures from a certain height and as the water starts freezing on the net, more water is added to increase the size of cone making the structures to look like Buddhist Stupas. Considerable height is maintained between the sour

LS polls: Will try to resolve the issue, says Chirag Paswan on Bihar's Nawada seat

Patna (Bihar), New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): Member of Parliament of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chirag Paswan on reports that Union Minister Giriraj Singh is upset over Bihar's Nawada seat, said, "We have good relations with him. I got to know through media that he is little upset. I will call him and ask him if it is so. And if he is, I will try to resolve the issue."Earlier, while talking to ANI on contesting Lok Sabha elections from Bihar's Nawada, Minister of States for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh said, "I can't say much on it, only state president can say anything on it because he kept saying that you will fight from wherever you want till the last moment. I can't really comment on that but I did say that if I will contest, I will contest form Bihar's Nawada ".

Gautam Gambhir not ready yet to enter politics

New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Monday rubbished rumours of him joining politics and said that the public service is an entirely different field from cricket and he haven't thought of entering politics anytime soon. Gambhir, who led the Kolkata Knight Riders to win first-ever IPL trophy in 2012, retired from international cricket in December last year.

Massive fire breaks out at chemical factory in Delhi's Swaran Park

New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): A massive fire broke out at chemical factory at Swaran Park in New Delhi on Monday. 15 fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the fire. No injuries or causalities have been reported so far. More details are awaited.

We promised farm loan waiver and we fulfilled it in several states: Rahul Gandhi

Kalaburagi (Karnataka) Mar 18 (ANI): While addressing at public rally in Karnataka's Kalaburagi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said, "We had promised that we will waive off farmers' loans. Loans were waived off in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Karnataka. We fulfill the promises we make".

Soon, subscribe to Twitter conversations without commenting or liking

New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): To know what is buzzing in the Twitter world, you have to either like or reply on a thread to get the updates. Now, Twitter is looking at changing that to make the platform more 'conversational'. Twitter tipster Jane Manchun Wong has unearthed a 'subscribe to conversation' feature, confirmed by the micro blogging site, that allows one to get notifications about an active thread without having to like or reply on it, Engadget reported. The new tool is located to the top right corner of threads. Once enabled, you will be notified when additional tweets are added to the thread. As the feature is currently available in the beta version of the Android app, it is unclear if it will be rolled out to the masses.

LS polls: If I will contest, I will contest form Bihar's Nawada, says Giriraj Singh

Patna (Bihar), Mar 18 (ANI): While talking to ANI on election contesting Lok Sabha elections from Bihar's Nawada, Minister of States for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh said, "I can't say much on it, only state president can say anything on it because he kept saying that you will fight from wherever you want till the last moment. I can't really comment on that but I did say that if I will contest, I will contest form Bihar's Nawada ".

Watch: Smriti Irani gets emotional as she pays last respects to Goa CM

Panaji (Goa), Mar 18 (ANI): Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani got emotional while she was paying her last respects to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Four-time Goa chief minister and former defence minister, passed away on Sunday evening after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer.

Pakistan making political game on Kartarpur corridor: Sukhbir Singh Badal

New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): While talking to media, President of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Sukhbir Singh Badal on Kartarpur corridor said, "Now when talks have started taking place, actual attitude of Pakistan has come out. Now they've started putting restrictions. They say that the corridor should be opened only for 2 years and only 500 people should be allowed. While India saying 15,000 people should be allowed per day. Then, they (Pakistan) are saying that you can only travel in a vehicle and cannot walk. All these things coming out now clearly show that they were just making a political game out of it."

People cutting across religious lines attend the Urs of Syed Noor Shah Saheb in J and K

Kulgam (J and K), Mar 18 (ANI): The snowy cover and dark wood trees in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir became the testament of communal harmony as devotees cutting across religious lines gathered at the Dargah of Sufi Saint Hazrat Syed Noor Shah Saheb Wali Baghdadi to commemorate his Urs. Regarded as one the greatest Sufi saints, Syed Noor Shah Saheb throughout his life spread the message of peace and brotherhood and today he is revered by people of all faiths.

Shrine of Muslim saint and idol of Hindu Gods enshrined at same place in Karnataka

Shivamogga (Karnataka), Mar 18 (ANI): At one side where people are paying obeisance to Hindu Gods, on the other side the verses of holy Quran are being read.This is not the description of two holy sites but of one site with two different beliefs entering into full communion with each other. Located around 30 kilometres away from Shivmogga district in Bengaluru in the village of Hanagree, the temple of God Butrai and Chandeswari and the shrine of Hazrat Sayyid Sadath are built in the same compound and are thronged by both Hindu and Muslim devotees.It is believed that both the Gods were very close to the saint and thus their place of worship is also built in the same premise.

Parrikar was an emancipated politician, progressive leader and kind senior: Jitendra Singh

Jammu, Mar 18 (ANI): Speaking on the demise of 63-year-old Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Union Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh said, "Parrikar was an emancipated politician, progressive leader and very kind indulgent senior. I had the good fortune of sharing an extremely compatible rapport with him. I am also personally indebted to him because north India's first ever cable bridge 'Atal Setu' was brought to my constituency through his patronage." Parrikar breathed his last on Sunday evening after suffering from pancreatic ailment for a year.

Watch: PM Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman pay tributes to Goa CM Manohar Parrikar

Panaji (Goa), Mar 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday reached Panaji's Kala Academy to pay their last respects to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Parrikar who was suffering from pancreatic ailment for a year breathed his last on Sunday evening at his residence.

President Kovind meets PM of Republic of Guinea at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind met Prime Minister of Republic of Guinea Dr. Ibrahima Kassory Fofana at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. PM of the Republic of Guinea and President Kovind held talks on bilateral ties between both the countries. President Kovind expressed the confidence that the PM Fofana's visit to India will mark yet another high point.

CM Parrikar had won hearts of people of the country: Rajyavardhan Rathore

New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): Speaking on the demise of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Monday said that there have been very less people in the field of politics who makes politics 'swacch'. "Even though he was the chief minister of Goa, he had still won the hearts of the people of the country. I got the opportunity to work and learn from him when he was working as the Defence Minister," said Rathore. The 63-year-old leader passed away on Sunday evening after suffering from pancreatic ailment for at least a year.

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's mortal remains brought to Kala Academy

Panaji (Goa), Mar 18 (ANI): The mortal remains of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has been brought to Kala Academy and kept for the public to pay their last respects to the leader. The public can pay homage to the leader till 4 pm and his last rites will be performed at 5 pm at Miramar. Goans have reached in large numbers to pay tribute to the 63-year-old leader who passed away on Sunday evening. Parrikar will be accorded state funeral with full military honours at Miramar beach. Parrikar was suffering from pancreatic ailment for at least a year before breathing his last.

Thousands of Congress party workers in Mandya are facing identity crisis: Sumalatha Ambareesh

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Mar 18 (ANI): Wife of late Congress leader MH Ambareesh and Kannada actress Sumalatha Ambareesh announced that she will contest for Mandya constituency in upcoming Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate. She said, "The only party that I had thought of or wanted ticket from was Congress party as my husband belonged to the Congress party for the past 20 years or so. I thought it would be a right party for me to seek a seat but they had replied saying that they are not in a situation where they could not feel like the candidates from Mandya were in coalition." She also added, "There are thousands of party workers, Congress party workers in Mandya today who are facing identity crisis, existence crisis and they've come to me also requesting me about this. They seem to think with this decision Congress party will find it very tough to ever comeback in the region and they've worked loyally for Ambareesh for all these years. So, it becomes my duty to stand by th

Kapil Sibal expresses his grief over Manohar Parrikar's demise

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Mar 18 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal expressed his grief over demise of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. He said, "Manohar Parrikar was a people's person and I think at the point of time when BJP was non-existent in the state, Parrikar's commitment to that party allowed him to make sure that BJP has a footprint in Goa. He had the enormous contribution to the party." Sibal further said, "I think it is a great loss for party and a great loss for Goa because he was committed to Goa. It's really unfortunate that he had to battle with such a painful disease but he fought with it with courage and without doing any complaint about it to anyone." He also said, "He was a man of great courage and it is very sad that he's passed away."

UP Deputy CM KP Maurya mourns on sudden demise of Manohar Parrikar

New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh mourned on sudden demise of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. He said, "I am really sad today. I had very good and personal relations with him. He was known as 'noble man' in politics. He is an ideal for everyone." Maurya further said, "He was a figure of simplicity and honesty. He did well during surgical strike. His death is not only the loss of BJP but also a great loss of the nation."