HIGHLIGHTS NORTH 9.15 PM

These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.15 pm. DEL42 LSQ-JK-DETENTION 450 people continue to be under preventive detention in JK New Delhi: A total of 450 people, including stone pelters, miscreants, over ground workers (OGWs) and separatists of Jammu and Kashmir are presently under preventive detention in various jails, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

DEL73 JK-CORONAVIRUS-LADAKH Three more tested corona +ve in Ladakh, prohibitory orders imposed in Kargil Leh: Three more persons were tested positive for coronavirus infection in Ladakh, taking the total number of such cases in the Union territory to six, a senior official said on Tuesday, announcing imposition of prohibitory orders in the entire Kargil district as a preventive measure. DEL15 NCR-CORONAVIRUS-POSITIVE Two in Noida test positive for coronavirus Noida (UP), Mar 17 (PTI) Two people in Uttar Pradesh's Noida have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Gautam Buddh Nagar district health department officials said on Tuesday.

DEL19 HR-CORONAVIRUS-POSITIVE Gurgaon woman tests positive for coronavirus, first confirmed case in Haryana Chandigarh: A 29-year-old woman from Haryana's Gurgaon district has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a health official said on Tuesday. DES7 RJ-GEHLOT-CORONA Rajasthan bans all 50-plus gathering in public places till March 31: Official Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Tuesday banned all gatherings at public places exceeding 50 people till March 31 to fight the coronavirus outbreak, said an official statement.

DEL85 UP-CORONAVIRUS-2NDLD-SCHOOLS Corona outbreak: UP extends 'shutdown' till April 2 Lucknow: To contain the coronavirus spread, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday extended the closure of all educational institutions, cinemas, mulitplexes and tourists places in the state till April 2 and implemented work-from-home protocol to the extent possible. DES16 UP-CORONA-AMU AMU suspends admission tests, around 12 varsity teachers, students advised isolation: Official Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday suspended till further notice all admission tests to its various schools slated earlier till March 31, an AMU notification said.

DES12 HP-CORONAVIRUS Corona outbreak: Baba Balak Nath temple in HP's Deotsidh closed Hamirpur (HP): As a precautionary measure to stem the spread of coronavirus, renowned Baba Balak Nath temple at Deotsidh in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district was closed indefinitely for pilgrims on Tuesday, a district official said. DES29 UKD-CORONAVIRUS-LEADER Coronavirus: Cong leader in Dehradun advised to stay in isolation at home Dehradun: Uttarakhand Congress vice president Suryakant Dhasmana has been advised to stay in isolation at home for 14 days after he visited a government hospital here to assess the health department's preparedness to deal with coronavirus outbreak.

DES27 HR-WOMAN-SWINE FLU Yamunanagar woman dies of swine flu Yamunanagar: A 65-year-old woman from the Subash Nagar locality here died of swine flu, a senior health official said on Tuesday. DES20 CORONAVIRUS-PB-MEASURES Punjab: Malls, shopping complexes shut till Mar 31; curbs on gatherings at marriage palaces Chandigarh: Taking more stringent steps in the wake of the coronavirus scare, the Punjab government on Tuesday ordered the closure of all malls, shopping complexes and 'kisan mandis' in the state till March 31.

DEL99 RJ-GUJ-CONG MLAs Guj Cong MLAs mandate Sonia Gandhi to fix number of RS candidates Jaipur: Congress MLAs from Gujarat, camping in Jaipur fearing poaching by the BJP in Rajya Sabha elections, have authorised party president Sonia Gandhi to decide on the number of candidates for the March 26 polls. DES13 RJ-GEHLOT-GOGOI Ranjan Gogoi's RS nomination will erode people's trust in judiciary: Raj CM Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the nomination of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha will erode people's trust in judicial system and caste a doubt upon fairness of judgements delivered.

DES34 HR-HOODA BJP govt pushing Haryana towards "bankruptcy", says Hooda Chandigarh: Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday said the BJP-JJP coalition government in Haryana was pushing the state towards "bankruptcy". LGD44 UP-HC-POSTERS Posters of anti-CAA protesters: HC pushes date for compliance of order to Apr 10 Allahabad: In the wake of the pendency of the case in the Supreme Court, the Allahabad HC on Tuesday pushed the date for the compliance of its order for the immediate removal of anti-CAA protesters' posters to April 10.

DES26 PB-SAD-BADAL Cong betrayed people in three years of its rule: Sukhbir Badal Chandigarh: A day after the Congress government in the state highlighted its achievements on the completion of three years in office, the SAD in a scathing attack on Tuesday dubbed the party rule as the period of betrayal marked by the neglect of people. DES38 PB-AMARINDER Punjab CM seeks another term to 'restore' state's glory Chandigarh: Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here on Tuesday sought another term to restore the state's glory, insisting that his government needed more time to fix the problems faced by Punjab.