Following are the top stories from the northern region at 9.15 pm
LUCKNOW DEL87 UP-2NDLD SADHUS
Lucknow: Two 'sadhus' were stabbed to death and another injured inside a temple premises by unidentified persons today triggering mob violence in the Bidhuna area of Auraiya district, police said.
LUCKNOW DEL83 UP-SHELTER-LD SP
Lucknow: Taking strong note of the Deoria shelter home abuse case, Yogi Adityanath today shunted out Superintendent of Police Rohan P Kanay and initiated departmental action against him.
LUCKNOW DES34 IDAY-LD UP
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today led the state in the Independence Day celebrations which passed off peacefully, including in Kasganj where the district administration had denied permission for a 'tiranga yatra'.
LUCKNOW NRG16 UP-AIRPORTS RENAME
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has approached the Centre for its approval to rename the airports in Bareilly, Kanpur and Agra, a move that comes close on the heels of rechristening the iconic Mughalsarai Railway Station in the state after RSS thinker Deendayal Upadhyay.
LUCKNOW DEL84 UP-AKHILESH
Lucknow: With an SP-BSP tie-up on the cards for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today invoked Ram Manohar Lohia and Bhim Rao Ambedkar -- the icons of the two parties respectively -- and talked about "fighting unitedly" to fulfil their dreams.
LUCKNOW DES30 UP-MAYAWATI-PM
Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati today dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort as an "election speech in his political style."
CHANDIGARH NRG13 HR-CG-GUV-MOURNING
Chandigarh: The Haryana government today declared one day state mourning tomorrow as a mark of respect to Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon who passed away in Raipur yesterday
SRINAGAR DES10 IDAY-JK-VOHRA
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today asserted that only dialogue and discussion can solve problems faced by the state as a confrontational approach will never lead to any resolution.
HISAR DES17 IDAY-HR-KHATTAR
Hisar: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today announced a slew of incentives for the people of the state, including the 'Ayushman Bharat-Haryana' health protection scheme and 24-hour power supply to 507 more villages.
SRINAGAR DES42 JK-PDP
Srinagar: The PDP today said senior leader and MP Muzaffar Hussain Baig and party counsel will fight the legal challenge to the validity of Article 35-A in the Supreme Court on the next date of hearing.
JODHPUR DES25 RJ-LD ROBINHOOD
Jodhpur: Robinhood Army considers hunger a major problem and they have taken upon themselves to fight this. This Independence Day, volunteers of the group have decided to distribute food to 1 million people nationwide.
NEWDELHI LST BOOK-KHUSHWANT-PUNJAB
New Delhi: Four years since the death of the legendary Khushwant Singh, a new book brings together some of his finest writings on his native land Punjab and its people.
LUCKNOW DES27 UP-RAINS-LD DEATHS
Lucknow: Four people were killed and nearly 196 houses damaged in rain-related incidents in the state over the last 24 hours, officials said today.
SRINAGAR NRG2 JK-CLOUDBURST
Srinagar: One person was killed and several buildings nd shops were damaged after a cloudburst struck the Karnah area in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said today.
JAIPUR NRG5 RJ-MOB-POLICE
Jaipur: Four policemen were injured when a mob, enraged by the kidnapping of a girl, attacked a police station in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan.
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