These are the top stories from the northern region at 10 pm
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's plea seeking time till January 30 to surrender after being recently sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
NOIDA DEL44 NCR-2NDLD CALL CENTRE-US
Noida (UP): The Noida police Friday arrested 126 people from a fake call centre allegedly involved in extorting money from US citizens after threatening them with arrest for having discrepancies in their social security number.
SRINAGAR DEL48 JK-LD CEASEFIRE
Srinagar: Two Army officers were killed as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district Friday, an official said.
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Lucknow: The Congress walked out of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Friday, alleging that the state government had imposed an "emergency" in BRD Medical College to hide actual figures of encephalitis deaths in Gorakhpur from the media.
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Lucknow: A six-year-old boy was killed and his elder brother seriously injured allegedly by their abductors, who were nabbed by the police after a gunfight in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
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Lucknow: The debate over Lord Hanuman continued on Friday, with an Uttar Pradesh minister claiming that the Hindu deity belonged to the Jat community.
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Lucknow: Citing the Agra case in which a girl was burnt alive, BSP leader Mayawati Friday lashed out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh for its failure to fight crime, particularly that against women.
DEHRADUN DEL67 UKD-LD LANDSLIDE
Dehradun At least seven labourers were killed, three others injured while another is missing in a landslide near the construction site of Char Dham all-weather road in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district Friday, police said.
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Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Friday compared the Badals, who lead the opposition Shiromani Akali Dal, to scared rabbits with no hole to hide as they face an imminent defeat in next year's Lok Sabha polls.
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Chandigarh: The Haryana government has decided to constitute a social security board for the socio-economic development of unorganised workers in the state, an official statement said on Friday.
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday ordered "forthwith" release of former youth Congress leader Sushil Kumar Sharma, serving life term for the murder of his wife Naina Sahni in 1995.
LUCKNOW DES11 UP-KIDNAP
Lucknow: A six-year-old boy was killed and his elder brother seriously injured allegedly by their abductors, who were nabbed by the police after a gunfight in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Friday expressed displeasure over the "negative portrayal" of Kashmir in national media, adding none of the achievements of the Valley were being highlighted by the fourth estate.
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Katra (J&K): The Bhawan-Bhairon passenger ropeway project, which aims to make travel easier for Mata Vaishnodevi pilgrims, will be inaugurated on December 24, officials said Friday.
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New Delhi: Former youth Congress leader Sushil Kumar Sharma, serving life term for the murder of his wife Naina Sahni in 1995, is to be released "forthwith", the Delhi High Court directed Friday saying various positive recommendations underline his readiness to be integrated in the society.
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