New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 5.30 pm.
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Iltija Mufti alleges harassment by special security group
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mufti on Thursday alleged that she was being "harassed" by her security detail, SSG, and said the Home Ministry should focus its resources on matters of grave importance rather than "stalking young women like me".
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UP: Sonia, Priyanka meet kin of those killed in road accident near Amethi
Amethi (UP): Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday met the families of those who were killed in a road accident near here.
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Oppn slams UP CM for warning to anti-CAA protesters
Lucknow: The opposition parties on Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for warning anti-CAA protesters that "azadi" slogans raised by them will be treated as sedition.
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Anti-CAA protesters 'chased away' in Varanasi; demonstrations in Rae Bareli, Azamgarh
Lucknow: Police "chased away" the women and youth who had descended on the Varanasi's Baniabagh ground on Thursday in protest against the CAA amid reports of similar demonstrations from Rae Bareli and Azamgarh.
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1038 gram panchayats will practice organic farming in coming years: UP CM
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that 1038 gram panchayats in the districts, through which Ganga Yatra will pass, will practice organic farming in the coming years.
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Always maintained CM is supreme, he can take away or divide any dept: Vij
Chandigarh: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said he has always maintained that the chief minister is supreme and can take away or divide any department, hours after he was stripped of the charge of CID.
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Khattar govt doing no work except squabbling over who controls which department: Hooda
Chandigarh: With Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij stripped of the charge of CID, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday hit out at the Khattar-led BJP-JJP government, saying it was doing no work except "squabbling over" who controls which department.
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Raj govt to introduce resolution against CAA: Pilot
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government will introduce a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the assembly session beginning Friday, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said.
IN THE PIPELINE
Chandigarh: An all-party meeting headed by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday sought setting up of a tribunal for reassessment of river water in the state. PTI RDK
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