: Following are the top stories from the northern region at 2045 HRS

: Following are the top stories from the northern region at 2045 HRS

DEL73 UD-INDEX-LAUNCH

New Delhi: The Centre launches a liveability index which will rank the country's 116 major cities on the basis of the quality of life they offer.

DEL52 NCPCR-CYBER BULLYING

New Delhi: Child victims of cyber crime can now lodge complaints at the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights' (NCPCR) 'POCSO e-box' online platform.

DES11 PB-LIQUOR-AMENDMENT

Chandigarh: The Punjab Assembly passes a Bill to enable hotels, restaurants and other notified places near highways in the state to supply alcohol.

DES8 UP-MOSQUE TENSION

Mau (UP): Tension prevails in Nasirpur village here after two motorcycle-borne men allegedly throw pieces of meat, that appear to be pork, outside a mosque and open fire at a person coming out after offering prayers.
 

DES25 HR-YOUTH-LD STAB

Chandigarh: A group of people allegedly stabs to death a youth, injures his two brothers and also passes slurs against them after a dispute over a train seat near Ballabhgarh in Haryana, following which police arrest one person.

DEL22 MHA-NGO

New Delhi: The Union home ministry warns over 1,900 NGOs of penal action for their failure to validate their foreign contribution designated bank accounts.

DEL30 JK-LYNCH-RAHUL

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi terms the lynching of a deputy superintendent of police in Jammu and Kashmir as "horrific", saying the incident marks a new low in the state.

DES12 DL-MAN-BOBBITISE

New Delhi: A 23-year-old woman allegedly chops off the genitals of her boyfriend here after he refuses to marry her.

DES4 RJ-JAT-LD STIR

Jaipur: Stir by Jats demanding OBC reservation for the community in Dholpur and Bharatpur leads to cancellation of nine trains while road traffic remains affected in Bharatpur and neighbouring areas in Rajasthan.

DES13 NEET-TRANSGENDER

New Delhi: Of the eight transgenders who took the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) this year, five make the cut.

DES19 NEET-TOPPER-PUNJAB

Chandigarh: Punjab boy Navdeep Singh, who topped the CBSE's National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), was confident of securing a high score but never dreamt of securing first position in the examination. By Vijay Dabur.