Mathura/ New Delhi, Mar 11 : Priests at Prahlad Kund in Phalen village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura District celebrated Holi on Wednesday by walking through a fireball.
“We have been seeing this fair from a long time. Our ancestors said this fair has been held here for thousands of years. Priests cross the fire like Lord Vishnu’s devotee Prahlad. The Priests worship constantly for five days and bathe in the Ganges,” claimed Radhey Singh, a local.
In Delhi, people from all walks of life sprayed each other with colours.
New Delhi, Mar 11 : People across the country celebrated Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed with great joy and devotion on Tuesday.
Muslims from all walks of life visited mosques and shrines to participate in special prayers.
Several devotees took part in a procession from old Delhi to North and Central Delhi on Tuesday evening. It ended at Turkman Gate.
Delhi police made stringent security arrangements for the occasion.
In the Kashmir Valley, devotees participated n special prayers at the historical Dargah Hazratbal near the Dal Lake, where they caught a glimpse of the holy relics of Prophet Mohammed.
New Delhi, Mar 10 : The Congress Party in its mouthpiece ''''Sandesh'''', has urged the people to be wary of electing representatives who have "let us down on earlier occasions" and vote with an "all India perspective" in the coming Lok Sabha polls.
The editorial is critical of the Third Front, which is formally scheduled to come into being on March 12.
New Delhi, Mar 10 : Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan said on Tuesday that his party would contest all 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand.
"We have first zeroed in on six seats in Jharkhand to contest where we have good presence. The party will, however, contest on all 14 seats and will announce its candidates phase wise," said Paswan.
The party''s senior leaders, in a meeting, decided to field candidates from Palamu, Chatra, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Koderma and Hazaribagh.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that for the overall growth of the country, it’s important to guarantee equal opportunities for women.
Mathura/ New Delhi, Mar 11 : Priests at Prahlad Kund in Phalen village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura District celebrated Holi on Wednesday by walking through a fireball.
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New Delhi, Mar 10 : The Congress Party in its mouthpiece ''''Sandesh'''', has urged the people to be wary of electing representatives who have "let us down on earlier occasions" and vote with an "all India perspective" in the coming Lok Sabha polls.
New Delhi, Mar 10 : Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan said on Tuesday that his party would contest all 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand.
