Top stories from northern region at 9 pm

Following are the top stories from the northern region at 9 pm.CHANDIGARH DEL37PB LD-CABINET-OATHChandigarh: Nine new Cabinet ministers were sworn in at the Raj Bhavan here today as three Congress MLAs quit their party posts after being ignored in the first expansion of the year-old Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government.CHANDIGARH DEL28PB-LD-CONG-MLASChandigarh: Two more Congress legislators resigned from their posts in the party's Punjab unit today as resentment grew among MLAs for being denied a ministerial berth in the expansion of state Cabinet.RAE BARELI DEL31UP-BJP-LD SHAHRae Bareli: BJP president Amit Shah today lashed out at Congress, accusing it of insulting the Hindu religion across the globe in the name of "saffron terrorism" and demanded that the party apologise to the nation.SAHAJAHANPUR DES6Shahjahanpur (UP): With a special SC/ST court in Jodhpur all set to pronounce its verdit in a 2012 rape case against self-styled godman Asaram, the district administration here has stepped up security around the house of the victim.SRINAGAR NRG16JK-POLYTHENE-TOURISMSrinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has declared tourist destinations and resorts in the Valley and Ladakh region as polythene-free zones, and banned the use of non-biodegradable plastic at its properties, according to an official order.

Top stories from northern region at 9 pm

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