These are the top stories from the northern region at 8.30 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 8.30 pm DEL53-2ND LDALL-RJ-CONGRESS Rajasthan Cong endorses CWC resolution, asks Rahul to continue as party president Jaipur: The Rajasthan Congress Wednesday passed a resolution asking Rahul Gandhi to continue as the party president and carry out "radical organisational changes" following the Lok Sabha election debacle. DEL56-HP-CONGRESS-RAHUL HP Cong urges Rahul Gandhi to continue as party chief Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) Wednesday passed a resolution urging Rahul Gandhi to continue as the party president. NRG20-HR-TENSION-DALIT Tension in Haryana village after Dalit's stockyard set ablaze Chandigarh: A large police force was deployed at a village in Haryana's Fatehabad district after a stockyard owned by a Dalit man was allegedly set on fire on Wednesday, police said.

DEL37-UP-LD HOOCH UP hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 15; main accused arrested Barabanki (UP): The toll in the Barabanki hooch tragedy in Uttar Pradesh rose to 15 Wednesday, even as the main accused who ran the licensed liquor shop was arrested, officials said. DES42-JK-ABDULLAH India's secular visage reeling under threat from the surge of communalism: Farooq Abdullah Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the secular visage of the country was reeling under the threat from the surge of communalism. EL50-JK-SPIES Arrested suspected Pak spies were in contact with Hizb militants in PoK: Officials Jammu: Two persons, who were arrested for shooting videos and taking photographs outside an Army camp in Jammu, was allegedly in direct contact with Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants in based in Pakistan as spies, officials said Wednesday. NRG21-PB-HEATWAVE Blistering heat sweeps Hry, Pb; Narnaul sizzles at 46.2 degrees Celsius Chandigarh: Blistering heat swept Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday, with many towns recording the hottest day of the season so far.