Following are the top stories from the northern region at 9.30 pm.
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New Delhi/Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir was placed under Governor's rule today and the state Assembly kept in suspended animation, as Governor N N Vohra reviewed security measures and brought in former top cop Vijay Kumar, a counter-insurgency specialist, as one of his two advisers.
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Jammu: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today visited the family of the soldier who was abducted and killed by terrorists two days ahead of Eid last week and described him as an inspiration to the nation, as she reviewed security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
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New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh has strongly defended the Modi government's Kashmir policy, saying the Kashmir issue has been a "very old" one and a major challenge for all governments and will take time to be resolved.
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Jammu: Ahead of the annual Amarnath yatra, security forces have been asked to maintain "highest level of alertness" and "synergy," police said today.
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Lucknow: A magisterial inquiry has been ordered and two persons arrested by Lucknow Police today in connection with the fire incident at two hotels here which claimed five lives.
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New Delhi: In soup over his alleged support to Referendum 2020' -- a Sikh radicals' campaign to liberate Punjab," state's AAP MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira today faced the ire of AAP's top brass including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who refused to meet him.
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Hisar: A Dalit organisation in Haryana has alleged that people from the community in Hisar district's Bhatla village are being socially boycotted by members of the upper castes and have threatened to convert to Buddhism.
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Jaipur: An average of 4.66 feet increase in groundwater level has been registered in 16 out of the 21 non-desert districts of Rajasthan, with officials crediting the improvement to the state's water conservation and harvesting campaign.
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