New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 8.40 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 8.40 pm SRINAGAR DEL27 JK-4THLD ENCOUNTER Top Pakistani JeM terrorist, associate killed in encounter in Shopian Srinagar: Two militants, including a top Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander from Pakistan responsible for a car blast last month that claimed the lives of two Army jawans, were killed on Saturday in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said. CHANDIGARH DES14 HR-HOODA ED questioning in money laundering case 'political vendetta': Hooda Chandigarh: Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday termed "political vendetta" his questioning by the ED in connection with a money laundering case related to the allotment of a plot in Panchkula to the Associated Journals Limited (AJL) in an "illegal" manner.

CHANDIGARH DES10 HR-BISHNOI-BJP BJP tried to 'harass' my family for 4 days: Kuldeep Bishnoi on IT raids Chandigarh: Congress legislator in Haryana Kuldeep Bishnoi on Saturday criticised the BJP for trying to "harass" him and his family, saying he does not fear the ruling party, after the Income Tax department searched his properties for four days. NEW DELHI DES23 DL-TEENAGER-FAMILY Family members of boy beaten to death in Delhi say not convinced he was thief New Delhi: Still in disbelief about what had befallen them, the family of the 16-year-old boy said on Saturday they are not convinced by the claim he was attempting to burgle a house when he was caught and beaten to death allegedly by residents in Adarsh Nagar.

DEHRADUN NRG9 UKD-CONCLAVE Himalayan conclave to be held in Mussoorie on Sunday Dehradun: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, chief ministers of nine Himalayan states and a host of other dignitaries like Niti Ayog vice chairman Rajeev Kumar are likely to attend a one-day Himalayan conclave to be held in Mussoorie on Sunday. ROHTAK DEL25 HR-BJP-MEET BJP targeting to become 20-crore-member party: Nadda Rohtak: BJP working president J P Nadda said on Saturday the party has enrolled more than 11 crore members through its membership drive and it is now targeting to become a 20-crore-member organisation. JAIPUR DES17 RJ-ATHAWALE Rajasthan, MP may see political developments similar to Karnataka: Athawale Jaipur: After the collapse of Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government in Karnataka, Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said similar political developments are likely to take place in Congress-ruled states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

BASTI DES16 UP-POLICE-VIDEO Six members of UP Police SWAT team flaunt guns in video, transferred Basti (UP): Taking exception to a video of a police team indulging in self-glorification by brandishing automatic weapons, the state's top cop on Saturday transferred them to police lines and ordered an inquiry into the matter. BHADARWAH DES15 JK-PRISONER-GONI Won't take legal course as spending 23 years in jail was destiny: Goni Bhadarwah (J&K): Days after a Rajasthan court acquitted him in a 1996 bomb blast case, a 57-year-old teacher by profession said he would not take any legal action for his wrongful confinement as it was his destiny and "Allah wanted me to teach the inmates inside the jail".

JAMMU/SRINAGAR DES22 JK-LD AMARNATH Rains disrupt Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir Jammu/Srinagar: The Amarnath Yatra was disrupted by intermittent rains on Saturday as only 3,124 pilgrims visited the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, while the death toll in the ongoing pilgrimage reached 33, officials said. SONBHADRA DES18 UP-CLASH CONG Sonbhadra clash: Cong delegation distributes compensation cheques to victims' families Sonbhadra (UP): A Congress delegation on Saturday distributed compensation cheques to the families of those killed and injured in a clash over a land dispute in Umbha village here as promised by party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra..