The following are the northern region highlights at 1730 hrs:
DES14 UP-BHU-MAURYA
Mirzapur (UP): Terming Banaras Hindu University (BHU) as a "temple of education", Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya says the state government will not allow it to be turned into a "political battleground".
DES5 KASHMIR-JITENDRA
New Delhi: There is need to "change the discourse" around Jammu and Kashmir as there is no such thing as the Kashmir issue, Union minister Jitendra Singh says, stressing that the only "point of debate" is retrieving Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
DES11 DL-POLLUTION-FARMFIRES
New Delhi: Paddy stubble burning, which triggers episodes of smog across Delhi-NCR during winters, is slowly picking up across parts of Haryana and Punjab, sparking concern among states in the region.
DES10 PREZ-TOURISM
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind says various segments of tourism like spiritual, medical, wildlife and adventure, have a tremendous potential for growth in India as he presented the national tourism awards here.
DES9 HR-CAB-GRANT
Chandigarh: Haryana Cabinet approves an increase in the limit of discretionary grant of cabinet ministers, ministers of state, Speaker, and Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly.
DES8 UKD-TREKKERS
Dehradun: A trekking team, comprising senior officials of the Indian Oil, Delhi government and CPWD, are stranded in the snowbound Vanpatiya area in Rudraprayag district from three days.
DES7 UPSC-MEMBER RESIGNS
New Delhi: UPSC member Chhatar Singh resignes, over three months after he was questioned by the CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 industrial plots in Haryana's Panchkula.
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