Delhi court frames charges against TERI cheif Pachauri of sexual misconduct

These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.30 pm

AMRITSAR DEL21 LD TRAIN ACCIDENT

Amritsar: The railways were not informed about the Dussehra event along the tracks and the civic body did not give its permission either, officials from the two organisations said Saturday, a day after 59 revellers were mowed down by a train while Ravana's effigy went up in flames in a cacophonous burst of firecrackers.

AMRITSAR DES10 PB-TRAIN ACCIDENT-RAVANA

Amritsar: The man who played the character of demon king Ravana at the Ram Leela at Joda Phatak was among those killed in the train accident.

NEW DELHI DES12 DL-DMC-MOSQUE-TEAM

Chandigarh: A three-member fact-finding team of Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) on Saturday reached Palwal in neighbouring Haryana to probe the alleged funding of a local mosque by terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

SRINAGAR DES6 JK-POLL-BJP

Srinagar: The BJP won the urban local body elections in four districts of militancy-infested south Kashmir Saturday, winning 53 of the 132 wards, where polls were held over four phases earlier this month, election officials said.

NEW DELHI LGD2 DL-COURT-PACHAURI

New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday framed molestation charges against former TERI chief R K Pachauri in a case of alleged sexual harassment lodged by his former colleague.

NEW DELHI DES7 DL-AIIMS-STUDY

New Delhi: Meditation can help lower eye pressure in patients suffering from glaucoma, according to a recent study by doctors at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here.

NEW DELHI DES4 DL-AIR QUALITY

New Delhi: A haze engulfed the national capital as the air quality nosedived to "very poor" category with several areas inching towards "severe" pollution levels, authorities said Saturday.

IN THE PIPELINE

Amritsar: Amritsar police say they gave a `no objection certificate' to the organisers of the `Ravana dahan' on the ground near the rail tracks, but no permission was granted by the municipal authorities.