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November 22, 2016 08:34

* Demonetisation: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will hit the streets of Delhi to protest against the Centre's move

* Counting of votes starts in three assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and in Nellithoppu constituency in Pondicherry.

* Encounter between security forces and terrorists underway in Bandipora district

* Prominent Hindi and Bhojpuri writer Dr Viveki Rai passes away in Varanasi

* Pukhrayan, Kanpur: Railway lays down new tracks, traffic restored

* Health Minister J P Nadda to move Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016 for consideration and passage in Lok Sabha today.

* Demonetisation: Several ministers of the Delhi cabinet, led by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, will take part in a march to Parliament.

* The Supreme Court will hear the appeal by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal seeking a stay on the trial court proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed against him by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

* Delhi HC to hear a plea against demonetisation which said once the currency was invalidated then how could the government direct certain public utilities including hospitals and petrol pumps to accept old notes. The plea also seeks discontinuation of the new Rs 2,000 currency note, terming the move as "unconstitutional and bad in law".

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