New Delhi, Sep 17 (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.

DEL48 SAD-LD PROTEST SAD takes out protest march against farm laws in Delhi; Sukhbir, Harsimrat, others detained New Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal were detained by the Delhi Police on Friday as they led a protest march in the national capital to mark the first anniversary of the passage of three contentious farm laws.

DES13 PB-AMARINDER-FARM LAWS Scrap farm laws, talk to farmers to find the way forward: Amarinder to Centre Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday demanded immediate scrapping of the Centre's new farm laws, calling for detailed discussions with farmers to find a way forward.

DES31 PB-SIDHU-FARM LAWS Sidhu attacks SAD, AAP over farm laws; AAP calls him 'Rakhi Sawant of Punjab politics' Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday slammed the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party over the Centre’s contentious farm laws, accusing them of staging a drama over the issue.

DES30 PB-AAP-LAWS AAP observes 'black day' on completion of one year of farm laws Chandigarh: Punjab's main opposition party AAP observed “black day” on Friday on the completion of one year of enactment of three farm laws.

DEL53 CONG-UP-COMMITTEE Congress forms screening committee for UP assembly polls New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday constituted the party's screening committee for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections with Jitendra Singh as its chairman.

DEL45 NAQVI-UP-OPPOSITION SP, BSP, Cong have no mass base in UP, fighting to become 'landlord without land': Naqvi New Delhi: The SP, BSP and the Congress are competing for power in Uttar Pradesh without any base among the masses, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Friday, asserting that the opposition parties were fighting to become a ''landlord without land''.

DES6 UP-MAURYA-RELIGION Religion should not be used to create politics: UP minister Ballia (UP): Uttar Pradesh Labour Minister Swami Prasad Maurya has stressed that religion is a matter of faith and it should not be made a matter of politics.

DES26 UP-MINISTERS-AMETHI Won't make a difference if Priyanka contests UP Assembly polls: Giriraj Amethi (UP): Union minister Giriraj Singh here on Friday claimed that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra won't make a difference even if she contests the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls as he and cabinet colleague Smriti Irani took potshots at the Gandhi family.

DES53 UP-WALL COLLAPSE-LD DEATHS 12 more deaths in UP, 24 die in rain-related incidents since Wednesday Lucknow: Twelve more people died in incidents of wall and house collapse in Uttar Pradesh taking the death toll due to heavy rain in recent days to 24, officials said on Friday.

DEL35 HP-PREZ-LD SESSION Prez Kovind addresses special Himachal Pradesh Assembly session; salutes state's soldiers Shimla: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday hailed Himachal Pradesh's contribution to armed forces, saying he salutes the brave soldiers from the state who are serving the nation.

DES19 PM-BIRTHDAY-KHATTAR Khattar wishes PM Modi on birthday, hails his leadership Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 71st birthday and wished that the country achieve new heights under his leadership.

DES46 UKD-MODI-LD BIRTHDAY Special prayers at Himalayan temples on Modi's birthday Dehradun: Special prayers were offered at Uttarakhand's famous Himalayan temples on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 71st birthday on Friday, while Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union minister Pralhad Joshi participated in tree plantation and sanitation drives to mark the occasion.