Following are the top stories from the northern region at 9.30 pm.
BALRAMPUR DEL55 VAJPAYEE-UP-BALRAMPUR
Balrampur: Atal Bihari Vajpayee's journey as a parliamentarian started here. In 1957, Balrampur sent Vajpayee, who was later to become the country's prime minister thrice, to the Lok Sabha for the first time.
LUCKNOW DES2 UP-VAJAPYEE-FATHER
Lucknow: In 1945, when a 21-year-old Atal Bihari Vajpayee enrolled in a Kanpur college to study law, he had a classmate who was already retired after serving 30 years as a teacher.
He was none other than his father. Pandit Krishna Biharilal Vajpayee was above 50 when he became Vajpayee's classmate at DAV College, Kanpur.
LUCKNOW DEL28 VAJPAYEE-PAJAMAS
Lucknow: At election meetings, politicians usually just ask for votes. But at a public meeting here in 2006, Atal Bihari Vajpayee perplexed the audience when he also asked for some pajamas.
NEWDELHI DEL16 DL-AGNIVESH-LD HECKLED
New Delhi: Swami Agnivesh was allegedly heckled and assaulted near the BJP headquarters here today by some people, who the social activist said were BJP workers, when he was on his way to pay homage to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
NEWDELHI LGD23 DL-HC-ILYASI
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today reserved its verdict on former TV anchor and producer Suhaib Ilyasi's appeal against his conviction and life imprisonment for killing his first wife, Anju, 18 years ago.
DHARAMSALA DES7 VAJPAYEE-LD DALAI LAMA
Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has condoled the death of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saying he was an "eloquent" supporter of the Tibetan people and a "friend".
SRINAGAR DEL11 JK-ENCOUNTER
Srinagar: An Army jawan was killed in an encounter with militants in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir today, the police said.
DHARAMSHALA NRG7 HP-Medical-Students
Dharamshsala: The Himachal Pradesh Medical Officers' Association (HPMOA) has urged Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to repeal the mandatory Rs 10 lakh bank guarantee clause for students taking up medical education.
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