HIGHLIGHTS NORTHERN REGION AT 1830 HRS

Following are the top stories from the northern region at 1830 HRS:
DES1 UKD-RAWAT
Dehradun: Youths in Jammu and Kashmir are being misinformed and misguided by forces inimical to peace, says Army Chief General Bipin Rawat.
DEL4 UKD-2NDLD-HELICOPTER CRASH
Dehradun: A crew member killed and two pilots suffered injuries when a helicopter carrying pilgrims met with an accident while taking off from the Himalayan shrine of Badrinath in Uttarakhand.
DEL7 JK-FIRING

Srinagar: One person injured when suspected militants fired at two vehicles belonging to security forces in south Kashmir's Anantnag, says police.
DES6 UP-COW SLAUGHTER-ARREST
Muzaffarnagar: Three persons arrested for allegedly slaughtering cow and selling its meat at Dadheru village in Muzaffarnagar district, says police.

DES10 DL-HONEYTRAP-ARREST
New Delhi: Police arrest a businessman who allegedly helped a 40-year-old woman to honeytrap and blackmail a BJP MP from Gujarat K C Patel, a day after a special court initiated proceedings to declare him a proclaimed offender.
NRG3 DL-ERICKSHAW DRIVER-ARREST
New Delhi: A 25-year-old cab driver arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of an e-rickshaw driver outside the GTB Nagar Metro Station here last month.
NRG18 JK-BAR-NAIK
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association terms as "barbaric" and "full of venom" against Kashmiri people the statement of former IAF head Air Chief Marshal P V Naik that ruthless measures, including use of air power, were needed to combat militancy in the state.

DES7 UP-MAYAWATI-FARMERS
Lucknow: Accusing the BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh of ignoring the interests of farmers and the poor, BSP chief Mayawati says focus of the ruling dispensation was only on getting cheap and cosmetic popularity.
LGD1 UP-SP-PROTEST-COURT
Lucknow: A court here denies bail to 11 college students including two girls who allegedly blocked the convoy of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and showed him black flags on Wednesday.
NRG15 PB-BJP
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP accuses Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi of turning a blind eye to "rising" number of farmer suicides and alleges atrocities against Dalits under the Amarinder Singh-led government in the state.