HIGHLIGHTS NORTH 10.15 PM

New Delhi, Jan 11 These are the top stories from the northern region at 10.15 pm

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Lucknow/New Delhi: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati will Saturday announce their alliance for the Lok Sabha polls, appearing set to keep the Congress out of the pact in Uttar Pradesh.

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Mathura (UP): Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh has referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union minister Smriti Irani as "bull, calf and cow", triggering a row.

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Panchkula: A CBI court Friday convicted self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and three others for the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati 16 years ago.

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Chandigarh: After the conviction of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim on Friday, slain journalist Ram Chander Chhatarpati's son says his father's dedication to truth gave his family the strength to fight for justice.

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Lucknow: The crime graph of Uttar Pradesh has recorded a downward trend in 2018 in comparison to 2017 figures, UP top cop OP Singh said Friday.

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Ferozepur: A farmer has killed his wife and two children at Armanpura village in the border district here, police said Friday.

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Srinagar: IAS officer Shah Faesal, who has announced his resignation, Friday said he was willing to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections but would not be joining any political party "as of now".

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Jammu: Seventy-nine-year-old Mohan Lal has a last wish: To live the remainder of his life along with "my community" and die in "my homeland".

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Jaipur: In a case of grave medical negligence, staff at a government healthcare centre reportedly caused an unborn baby to be decapitated inside the womb in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district.

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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Friday said the administration was ready for assembly elections in the state and a call in this direction should be taken by the Election Commission and New Delhi.

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New Delhi: In the last four years, there have been efforts to actively propagate pseudoscience and anti-science perceptions, D Raghunandan of All India Peoples Science Network said, while expressing concern over attacks on critical thinking in educational institutes like JNU.

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Jaipur: A month after the Rajasthan Assembly election results were announced, the BJP is set to pick the Leader of Opposition in the new House.

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New Delhi: The Delhi government Friday approved eight important infrastructure projects worth Rs 1,572 crores, including construction and expansion of three state-run hospitals, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.

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New Delhi: Those who seek votes in the name of cows should also provide fodder to them, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Friday after he was told during his visit to Bawana that the BJP-led MCD has not released funds to a gaushala for two years in the area.

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