Following are the top stories from the northern region at 5 pm
DEHRADUN DES8 UKD-ALCOHOLISM-SURVEY
Dehradun: The tourist districts of Dehradun and Haridwar are in the grip of an alcoholism crisis, a study published by AIIMS, Rishikesh has said.
MOHALI DEL11 PB-COURT-AMARINDER
Mohali: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and 17 others were today acquitted of charges of corruption in the transfer of land to a private developer in a decade-old case.
SRINAGAR DES13 JK-ARREST
Srinagar: Four people have been arrested for the alleged involvement in the killing of a police constable and snatching his weapon from the residence of a separatist leader here earlier this year, police said today.
LUCKNOW NRG12 UP-INDUSTRIES-MAHANA
Lucknow: Stating that investments made in a state belong to government and not to any political party, Uttar Pradesh Industries Minister Satish Mahana today said the BJP government will honour the commitments made to investors in the previous regime.
RISHIKESH NRG11 UKD-LEOPARD
Rishikesh: A half-eaten body of a man from Bihar has been recovered from the Motichur range of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand.
JAIPUR NRG2 RJ-RESHUFFLE
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government today transferred 131 officers, including four IAS, 34 IPS and 93 RAS officers, according to an order of the Department of Personnel.
JAIPUR DES18 RJ-LYNCHING-RSHRC
Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission (RSHRC) has sought a report from the state government over the death of a 28-year-old man in Alwar district after he was allegedly thrashed by a mob on the suspicion cow-smuggling.
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