New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 5.30 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 5.30 pm NEW DELHI DEL11 DL-DOCTORS-LD PROTEST New Delhi: Patients in the national capital faced hardships for the second consecutive day as protest by doctors, in solidarity with their striking colleagues in Kolkata, spread to several government hospitals, which who could not join a nationwide stir on June 14. CHANDIGARH DES3 PB-WOMAN-THRASHED Chandigarh: A woman was lashed with a leather belt, punched and kicked by a group of men after being dragged out of her house in Punjab's Muktsar district for allegedly failing to repay Rs 23,000 she had borrowed from one of them, following which six persons were arrested, police said Saturday.

SRINAGAR NRG3 JK-FLOOD-PROJECT Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has approved the second phase of a comprehensive plan for flood management work on the Jhelum river at a cost of over Rs 5,400 crore, an official spokesman said on Saturday. LUCKNOW DES2 UP-AKHILESH-LD GUV Lucknow: Alleging that "jungle-raj" was prevailing in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav met Governor Ram Naik on Saturday over state's law and order and asked him to "wake up" the Yogi Adityanath government as he used to do during the SP regime.

JAIPUR DES5 RJ-DACOIT-POLICE Jaipur: Police on Saturday intensified combing operation to trace notorious dacoit Jagan Gurjar and his accomplices after they allegedly beat two women and tore their clothes in Rajasthan's Dholpur district, a senior police official said. CHANDIGARH DES3 PB-WOMAN-THRASHED Chandigarh: A woman was lashed with a leather belt, punched and kicked by a group of men after being dragged out of her house in Punjab's Muktsar district for allegedly failing to repay Rs 23,000 she had borrowed from one of them, following which six persons were arrested, police said Saturday.

NEW DELHI DEL22 DL-POLICE COMMISSIONER-GUNS New Delhi: Amid concern over recent shooting incidents in Delhi, the city police chief, Amulya Patnaik, has said illegal firearm factories have moved closer to the city making it easier for criminals to procure guns..

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