New Delhi, Dec 11 (PTI) The following are the highlightsof the northern region at 2200 HRSDES43 SWARAJ-INDIANNew Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj hassought a report from India's consul general in Chicago aboutan attack on a 30-year old Indian national in the US city.
DES40 DL-GUJ-LIQUOR-SEIZURENew Delhi: About 10.13 lakh litres of liquor, Rs 1.70crore cash and gold and jewellery worth over Rs 8 crore havebeen seized by the Election Commission (EC) till now inGujarat, where Assembly polls are being held.
DES25 CISF-CHILDRENNew Delhi: Ten wards of CISF personnel land jobs withleading restaurant chains of the country after they were sentto a unique course, with help from the Tourism Ministry, totrain talented children.
DES39 HEALTH-LABOUR ROOMNew Delhi: Government launches a country-wide initiativeto ensure proper implementation of the existing labour roomprotocols in order to reduce maternal and newborn mortality.
DES37 HR-HOSPITALSChandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij directs theimposition of prohibitory orders under section 144 within twokm radius of civil hospitals in the state to facilitate thepatients and to ensure better treatment atmosphere.
DES36 DL-RING-ROADNew Delhi: The Delhi government approves a project tostrengthen the Ring Road, from the All India Institute ofMedical Sciences (AIIMS) to Ashram, in the national capital.
DES34 JK-HIGHWAYJammu: The arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway isclosed for vehicular traffic as a precautionary measure due tocontinuous snowfall and rains, says a spokesman of the trafficdepartment.
DES32 CBSE-MARKING-SCHEMENew Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) notifies the marking scheme for class 10 and 12examinations scheduled in March.
DES27 DL-NICOTINE GUMSNew Delhi: The Delhi government's health departmentwrites to the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) forstopping over-the-counter sale of nicotine gums and lozengeswithout authorised prescription.
DES24 DL-ADR-GUJ-CANDIDATESNew Delhi: Fourteen per cent of the 1,815 candidatescontesting the ongoing Gujarat Assembly polls are facingcriminal charges, says a report by Association for DemocraticReforms.
DEL33 JK-2NDLD FIRINGSrinagar: Two bank guards are killed when militantsopened fire on their vehicle in Shopian district of Jammu andKashmir, says police.
DES15 RAIL-DOUBLE DECKERNew Delhi: Come new year, railways is all set to roll outUday Express, its ambitious new long distance double deckertrain.
DES14 HEALTH-IMA-SELF REGULATIONNew Delhi: In the backdrop of alleged medical negligenceand overcharging by two private hospitals of the city, theIndian Medical Association (IMA) urges state governments tosubsidise emergencies in private sector and create areimbursement mechanism.
DES13 CH-FLIGHT-BANGKOKChandigarh: Chandigarh gets air connectivity withBangkok, with Air India launching a direct flight to thefamous south-east Asian tourist destination from here.
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