HIGHLIGHTS AT 9 PM

New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm:
    
     NATION
    
     DEL64 2NDLD MANMOHAN
     Tributes pour in for Manmohan Singh; former PM to be cremated on December 28
     New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the top dignitaries who paid homage to former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his residence here on Friday.
    
     DEL105 KHARGE-PM-MANMOHAN
     Kharge urges PM Modi to conduct last rites of Manmohan Singh at a place where memorial can be built
     New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to conduct the last rites of former PM Manmohan Singh at a place where a memorial can be built.

     DEL104 DL-POLLUTION-GRAP
     Amid dip in Delhi-NCR pollution levels, GRAP Stage III curbs revoked
     New Delhi: The Centre's panel on Delhi-NCR's air quality on Friday rolled back stage 3 curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) amid a dip in air pollution levels owing to continuous rains, according to an official order.
    
     DEL94 MANMOHAN-SONIA
     Manmohan Singh was my friend, philosopher and guide: Sonia Gandhi
     New Delhi: Describing former prime minster Manmohan Singh's death as a "personal loss", Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday said he was her friend, philosopher and guide and that in his death, the party has lost a leader who was the epitome of wisdom, nobility and humility.
    
     DEL111 LD COLD
     J-K gets fresh snowfall; Delhi witnesses rain, coldest December day in 5 years
     New Delhi: Several parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, many their first this season, on Friday, with a slight increase in the minimum temperatures at most places in the valley, while Rajasthan and Delhi were cold, overcast, and smitten by rain.

     DEL96 PB-BUS-LD-ACCIDENT
     Punjab: Eight killed, many injured in Bathinda bus accident
     Bathinda: Eight people died and many were injured on Friday when a private bus crashed through the railing of a bridge here and plunged into a drain a few feet below, police said.
    
     LEGAL
    
     LGD12 SC-MANMOHAN-TRIBUTE
     Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant pays tribute to former PM Manmohan Singh
     New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant on Friday paid tribute to former prime minister Manmohan Singh on behalf of top court and its judges.

     LGD10 SC-LD FARMERS PROTEST
     SC directs Punjab govt to ensure medical aid to Jagjit Singh Dallewal
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over the condition of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on an indefinite hunger strike, and directed the Punjab government to ensure he was given medical assistance.

     FOREIGN
         
     FGN46 MANMOHAN-WORLD-3RDLD REAX
     Condolences pour in from world leaders on Manmohan Singh's death
     Washington/Sri Lanka: Leaders from across the world including, the US, Canada, France, Russia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have expressed grief over the death of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and recalled his contributions to strengthening bilateral relations.

     FGN26 CHINA-BRAHMAPUTRA-DAM-REAX
     China defends plan to build world's largest dam over Brahmaputra River in Tibet; says will not affect lower reaches
Beijing: China on Friday defended its plan to build the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet saying that the project will not affect riparian states and safety issues have been addressed through decades of studies. By K J M Varma

    

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