What to look forward to in news today

March 02, 2017 08:27

* Agitating Jats in Haryana will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi today in support of their various demands, including reservations in government jobs and educational institutes for the community.

* President Pranab Mukherjee will visit the ongoing third edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in Kochi today for a first-hand experience of the contemporary art

exhibition in the country.

* Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will visit Nepal today to participate in an international summit aimed at boosting infrastructure investments in the landlocked country.

* Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will announce a series of measures unveiling the new business plan-2017-18 today to perk up revenue.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the InternationaI Yoga Festival at Rishikesh via video link today. Nearly 70 saints, yogacharyas, presenters and experts from more than 20 countries around the world are particpating this year at the week-long festival. There will be separate sessions on Ashtanga Yoga, Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Bharat Yoga, Ganga Yoga, and Somatics Yoga during the week. There will also be classes on meditation, mudras, Sanskrit chanting, reiki, Indian philosophy and much more.

* Campaigning will come to a close in 49 Assembly seats in seven districts of eastern UP going to polls in the 6th phase on March 4, with SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav's Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency in focus.

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