Top stories from northern region of India

Packed schedule awaits Nadda in Lucknow

Lucknow: BJP's newly appointed working president J P Nadda faces a busy schedule when he arrives here Friday afternoon and is likely to meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, party's state unit chief Mahendra Nath Pandey and other office bearers.

'Warm reception given to BJP's Indore MLA on his release from jail has shocked nation'

Lucknow: The BSP Thursday said the warm reception given to BJP's Indore MLA Aksah Vijayvargiya during his release from jail on bail in a case of beating up of a municipal body official has shocked the nation.

Hurriyat condemns govt's decision banning civilian traffic on J-K NH during Amarnath yatra

Srinagar: The Moderate Hurriyat Conference Thursday condemned the government's decision to ban civilian traffic on a stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway for over five hours a day to allow incident-free passage to vehicles carrying Amarnath yatra pilgrims, saying the "anti-people diktat" be immediately withdrawn.

Rajasthan farmer commits suicide after quarrel with family

Jaipur: A farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district after a quarrel with his family, police said Thursday.

Haryana to set up six lakh tonne silo capacity for storage of foodgrain

Chandigarh: The Haryana government Thursday decided to set up six lakh tonne capacity of silo for storage of foodgrains with the support of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard).

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Chandigarh: The Punjab government proposes deploying drones over jails and shifting of gangsters to jails outside the state to strengthen the prison security.

Shillong: Punjabi Lane residents asked to furnish documents to prove they are living there for 200 years.