New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) 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. DEL11 UP-TEEN-THRASHED Muslim boy thrashed in Kanpur for refusing to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' Kanpur (UP): A 16-year-old Muslim boy was allegedly beaten by unidentified men here for wearing a traditional skull cap and refusing to chant "Jai Shri Ram", police said on Saturday.

DEL21 RJ-PEHLU-LD CHARGESHEET Lynching victim Pehlu Khan's sons chargesheeted for cow smuggling Alwar: Two years after Haryana resident Pehlu Khan was lynched by cow vigilantes in Rajasthan's Alwar district, police here have filed a chargesheet against his two sons and a truck operator for illegally transporting cattle. DEL19 UP-LD CONGRESS More resignations in Congress, 35 UPCC members quit taking responsibility for poll debacle Lucknow: As many as 35 office-bearers of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee resigned from their posts on Saturday continuing the spate of resignations in the party following its Lok Sabha election debacle.

DES18 JK-NC-SHAH Inordinate delay in holding assembly polls in J-K is like scuttling federalism in country: NC Srinagar: The National Conference Saturday expressed dismay over the statement of Union Home minister Amit Shah on the question of conducting assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the "inordinate delay" in holding the polls in the state is synonymous with "scuttling" federalism in the country. DES16 JK-AMARNATH-SINGH Militancy in JK waning, hope no security required for Amarnath yatra from 2020: Jitendra Singh Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh Saturday said militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is in its final phase and expressed hope that annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath will not require security arrangement from next year. IN THE PIPELINE Chandigarh: Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa resigns from the post of the vice-chairman of the AICC's foreign affairs department.

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to visit Varanasi..