Evening News Headlines (March 17, 2018)

— President Ram Nath Kovind reaches Puri; a 19-member BJP delegation meets President Ram Nath Kovind at Puri Circuit House.

— Darshan for common visitors at Puri Sri Jagannath Temple to remain suspended from 6.30-8.30 am tomorrow on account of President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to the temple.

— Ahead of Ram Navami celebrations, Section 144 clamped in Bhadrak from 6pm today.

— Flying officer Bhawana Kanth became the second woman pilot of Indian Air Force to fly solo in a fighter aircraft.

— Senior BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Minister Swami Prasad Maurya’s son-in-law Naval Kishore joins Samajwadi Party.

— PM Modi addresses a programme to mark Ugadi in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh via video conferencing.

— PM Modi Govt weakening UPA’s welfare schemes: Sonia Gandhi.

— WhatsApp Group Description, search participants, switch to video call features now available for Android.

— Shriya Saran gets married to Russian boyfriend Andrei Koscheev in Mumbai on March 12.

— Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen seems to have confirmed his retirement from professional cricket.