Northern Region Highlights 9 Pm

New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the northern region at 9 pm

GORAKHPUR DEL50 PM-LD RALLY

Gorakhpur (UP), Jun 27 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally tomorrow in Maghar town and lay the foundation stone for an institute named after Kabir Das to mark the 500th death anniversary of the mystic poet, in a visit affected by heavy rains.

SRINAGAR DEL39 JOURNALIST-IDENTIFICATION

Srinagar, Jun 27 (PTI) Three persons involved in the killing of veteran journalist Shujaat Bukhari have been identified by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and one of them is escaped Lashker-e-Taiba terrorist Naveed Jatt, a Pakistani national, police officials said here.

JAMMU DEL2 JK-AMARNATH BATCH

Jammu: Amid tight security, the first batch of nearly 3,000 pilgrims today left the base camp here for the annual 60-day pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas.

CHANDIGARH DES15PB JODHPUR-DETAINEES CHEQUES

Chandigarh: The detainees who were arrested and kept in a Jodhpur prison following the army operation to liberate the Golden Temple in 1984 will get some relief as Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has decided to hand over compensation money to them tomorrow, a government official said today.

DELHI DEL7 DEF-RAWAT-UN REPORT

New Delhi: Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat today slammed the UN report on alleged human rights violations in Kashmir, dubbing it as "motivated".

LUCKNOW NRG6 UP-YOGI-DIRECTIVES

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the state police not to conduct raids or serve warrants in the night hours, except in cases of serious crimes.

JAIPUR DES4 RJ-DRESS CODE CIRCULAR

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Labour department has asked its employees not to come to office wearing "indecent" dresses such as jeans and T-shirts, inviting criticism from the state's employees' federation.

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Punjab cabinet approves draft amendments to office of profit law to allow sops like chairmanship of boards and corporations to disgruntled Congress MLAs.

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