Following are the top stories from the northern region at 8.45 pm.
LUCKNOW DES4 UP-AKHILESH-GUESTHOUSE
Lucknow: Weeks after vacating official bungalows on the posh Vikramaditya Marg here, SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav and his father Mulayam Singh Yadav have sought approval from the Lucknow Development Authority for construction of a guest house and library in the same area.
SRINAGAR DEL11 JK-RAJNATH
Srinagar: On his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the imposition of Governor's rule, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today that peace and stability could be brought to the state through an honest, effective and efficient administration.the Valley.
PITHORAGARH DES5 UKD-RAINS
Pithoragarh: Three persons are missing and around 45 villages and the last Indian outpost along the border with China in Milam Valley have been cut off as rains wreaked havoc in the higher reaches of Pithoragarh for the fourth consecutive day today.
AMETHI DEL40 UP-LD-RAHUL
Amethi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today termed loan waivers justice for farmers, mentioning Karnataka where the Congress-JD(S) government announced a scheme earlier in the day to write off debts of Rs 34,000 crore.
MUZAFFARNAGAR NRG2 UP-DALIT-RAPE
Muzaffarnagar: A 12-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped for three days by six youths after being abducted by them last month from Kotwali police station area here, police said today.
LUCKNOW DEL39 UP-2NDLD VARSITY
Lucknow: Taking suo motu cognizance of the violence in Lucknow University, the Allahabad High Court today summoned its top officials, besides the UP DGP to explain the attack, prompting the police chief to ask an inspector general rank officer to probe the campus clashes..
CHANDIGARH NRG29 PB-DOPE TEST
Chandigarh: A day after the Punjab government made dope test mandatory for government employees, AAP MLA Aman Arora today challenged Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to take the test and set an example for his ministers and party lawmakers.
GORAKHPUR DEL47 UP-GIRLS-CAMERA
Gorakhpur: A school principal and three others were arrested today after videos of girl students in a toilet appeared on social media, police said.
DELHI DES22 PB-SIDHU-ADB
New Delhi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed in-principle to provide Rs 5,598-crore loan on nominal interest rate to Punjab for various urban development projects, according to a state government statement today.
SHIMLA DEL31 HP-COPS-MAFIA
Shimla: Nine police personnel were transferred after mining mafia goons roughed them up and fled with an excavator that had been impounded earlier, a police official said today.
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