These are the top stories from the northern region

These are the top stories from the northern region at 5.30 pm SONEBHADRA DEL31 UP-CLASH 9 killed, 19 wounded as village head and supporters open fire on group over land dispute Sonebhadra (UP): A village head and his supporters allegedly opened fire on a rival group over a land dispute in Ghorawal area here, killing nine people, including three women, and leaving 19 injured on Wednesday, police said. LUCKNOW DES16 UP-NAXAL-ARREST Wanted Naxalite held by UP ATS Lucknow: A wanted Naxalite carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his arrest was held Wednesday by the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) from Bareilly, police said.

BALLIA DES14 UP-CHAUDHARY-AZAM UP CM framing Azam Khan in false cases: SP leader Ballia: Senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Govind Chaudhary has accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of implicating SP MP Azam Khan in fake cases and said his party would fight against this harassment. BANDA DES10 UP-MADARSA SUSPENSION 1 arrested, 2 cops suspended in UP madrasa wall demolition incident: Police Banda (UP): Two policemen have been suspended and a person arrested in connection with the demolition of a madrasa's boundary wall in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, officials said Wednesday.

LUCKNOW DES5 UP-CABINET-RESHUFFLE Singh's appointment as UP BJP chief puts focus on UP cabinet reshuffle Lucknow: The appointment of OBC leader and Uttar Pradesh minister Swatantra Dev Singh as the new state BJP chief has once again put the spotlight on reshuffling of the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. LUCKNOW DES7 UP-BJP CHIEF-INTERVIEW BJP will sweep upcoming Assembly bypolls in UP: Newly-appointed state party chief Lucknow: Exuding confidence that he will clear his first electoral test after being appointed as the Uttar Pradesh BJP chief, Swatantra Dev Singh on Wednesday said the saffron party will sweep the upcoming Assembly bypolls in the state.

LUCKNOW DES4 UP-SP-COMMITTEE Akhilesh Yadav forms 21-member panel to probe 'fake cases' lodged against Azam Khan Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav has constituted a 21-member committee, led by leader of opposition in the Legislative Council Ahmad Hasan, to probe "fake cases" lodged against party MP Azam Khan in Rampur. SHIMLA DES1 HP-PILGRIMS Five pilgrims injured as glacier collapses in Kullu Shimla: Five pilgrims were injured as a glacier broke off and collapsed on way to the Shrikhand Mahadev shrine in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, the police said Wednesday.

JAIPUR NRG9 RJ-ASSEMBLY-UNEMPLOYMENT(R) BJP MLAs create ruckus in Rajasthan Assembly over unemployment allowances Jaipur: BJP legislators Wednesday stormed the Well and later walked out of the Rajasthan Assembly alleging the unemployment allowances announced by the Congress government were a mere deception. NEW DELHI DEL35 LSQ-DEF-JK-LAND Over 56,000 acres of land in J-K with defence depts, wings, organisations: Govt New Delhi: Over 56,000 acres of land in Jammu and Kashmir is with different defence departments, wings and organisations, and the total rent paid for it to land owners or the state government in the last three years is more than Rs 134 crore, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

JAMMU NRG7 JK-GEO TAGGING Cows in Jammu get geo-tagged as civic body looks to tackle stray menace Jammu: The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has started geo-tagging of cows to tackle the menace of stray cattle on the city's roads which often leads to traffic congestion and is a major cause of accidents, officials said Wednesday. JAMMU DES3 JK-VET-PARAGLIDER Vet takes to para-gliding to spread FMD awareness in Reasi hills Jammu: In a unique move, an Animal Husbandry Department official of J&K's Reasi district has taken to paragliding to reach out to people in difficult hilly terrains to apprise them of the state's free vaccination scheme for cattle to protect them from the foot and mouth disease.

NOIDA DES11 NCR-FAKE-ABDUCTION Afraid to face family, man fakes own kidnap after splurging money partying Noida (UP): A 20-year-old man has been arrested here for allegedly concocting a story about his own abduction and misleading police with false information, officials said Wednesday. NEW DELHI DES9 DL-TRAFFIC-VIDEO Drunk woman, her friend held for misbehaving with Delhi traffic cop: Police New Delhi: A woman and her friend were arrested for allegedly misbehaving with a traffic policeman after they were stopped for not wearing helmet in west Delhi's Mayapuri, police said Wednesday.PTI ASH ASH.