Following are the top stories from the northern region at 8.30 pm
LUCKNOW DEL42 UP-LD-PLASTIC-BAN
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has banned the use of polythene bags and items of common use made of plastic from July 15, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today.
SRINAGAR DEL1 JK-POLICEMAN
Srinagar: Police today recovered the body of a policeman who was kidnapped by militants from his home in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.
JAIPUR DEL15 RJ-PM-RALLY
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government is spending over Rs 7 crore to ferry beneficiaries of welfare schemes to a rally which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address here tomorrow, according to an official order.
LUCKNOW LGD15 UP-HC-LD VARSITY
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court today pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Police for not responding promptly to the complaint of Lucknow University authorities on the incident of vandalism on its campus earlier this week.
NEWDELHI DES8 RAIL-GIRLS RESCUE
New Delhi: Twenty-six underage girls were rescued by the GRP and RPF from the Muzaffarpur-Bandra Awadh Express after a tweet from a passenger alerted them to the situation.
SRINAGAR DEL4 JK-AMARNATH RESUME
Srinagar: The Amarnath Yatra resumed today from the Pahalgam route after a gap of two days while it remained suspended for the third consecutive day from the Baltal route due to landslides.
JAIPUR LGD9 RJ-HC-CASTE
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has ordered that caste should not be mentioned in arrest memos and bail bonds, observing that identity of an individual is known by parentage and not by caste.
NAINITAL LGD19 UKD-HC-LAKE
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court has asked Dehradun-based geology institute to conduct a survey of Gaumukh in collaboration with ISRO every three months to find out whether a lake is developing close to the glacier and file a report.
SHIMLA DES26 HP-GUDIYA-FATHER
Shimla: A year after the body of a 16-year-old girl, who was raped and killed in Kotkhai town in Shimla district, was found in a forest area, her father said today he was not satisfied with the CBI investigation into the case.
CHANDIGARH DES15 PB-DOPE TEST
Chandigarh: A day after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced that he was ready to undergo a drug test, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana K P Singh today voluntarily took a dope test at the Mohali Civil Hospital.
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