The following are the top stories of the Northern region at 2140 hrs:

The following are the top stories of the Northern region at 2140 hrs:
DES28 HR-DERA-SUICIDE
Ambala (Har): A Dera Sacha Sauda follower, arrested in connection with the violence in Panchkula on August 25, allegedly hangs himself in the toilet of the Ambala Central Jail, the police say.
NRG20 UP-ADITYANATH
Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath says religion inspired people to be virtuous, and religious sermons inculcated virtue in them.
DES25 UP-FLOODS

Lucknow: The situation in flood-ravaged districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh is slowly crawling back to normalcy, officials say.
DES18 UP-OATH-MAYAWATI
Lucknow: The expansion of the Narendra Modi cabinet at the Centre is an attempt to divert the attention of the people from the government's "failure" in tackling burning issues the country is facing, says BSP chief Mayawati.

NRG2 DL-POLLUTION-AQI
New Delhi: The national capital region (NCR), considered among the world's most polluted area, will soon have a common air quality index based on data from around 50 monitoring stations located across Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. By Sourav Roy Barman
NRG6 UP-WALL COLLAPSE
Ghazipur: A wall collapses at Devkathia village in Jangipur area here, killing two women, police say.
NRG10 PB-REALESTATE
Chandigarh: The Punjab government makes several policy decisions to ease the pressure on the real estate sector, including increasing to 3 years, from 90 days, the period for which delay in deposit of interest during the moratorium period can be condoned, an official says.