Rajkot, Feb. 15: For many jewellery lovers, Gujarat’s Rajkot city should be best described as a synonym of gold ornaments. The city supplies over 50 per cent of the jewellery across India and is known for its exquisite craftsmanship.

Over 50,000 goldsmiths and artisans of Rajkot meticulously design some of the most exquisite wedding jewellery and account for more than half of the total trade across the country.

Bangalore, Feb 15: A pro Kannada organisation demanding jobs for locals in the South Western Railways from Union Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, on Thursday, ransacked reservation centres at the Cantonment and Yeshwantpur Railway Stations in the city, besides other places.

They also damaged property at the Kendriya Sadan in the Koramangala area of the city.

Ahmedabad, Feb.

Bhatinda (Punjab), Feb 15: Cold wave conditions in Punjab have damaged most of the potato crop causing huge losses to farmers.

Potato producers of Bhatinda say that they have lost at least 70 per cent of their crop yield to severe cold and frost formation.

"With temperatures going down to minus two to three degrees in Punjab this year and due to the fog especially in our district, we are facing huge losses. The crops that we sowed in November are destroyed upto nearly 70 per cent," said Harcharan Singh, a farmer.

New Delhi, Feb. 15: The fourth India-UK Defence Industry Symposium will begin here today to promote co-operation between Indian and UK defence production companies.