The following are the highlights

The following are the highlights of the northern region at 1800 HRS:
DES11 ENV-STUBBLE BURNING-POLLUTION
New Delhi: A Rs 2,000-crore road map to end stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana suggests that the government must provide equipment to farmers for free instead of subsidies, and the cost be recovered by imposing cess on sale of petrol and diesel in Delhi.
DES10 MHA-TIHAR-HIZBUL
New Delhi: Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son,who is lodged in Tihar jail in connection with terror- funding cases, is among the 18 prisoners injured in a scuffle with security guards, officials say.
DES9 DL-ARMYVETERANS-SECURITY-HOSPITALS

New Delhi: Around 2,000 army veterans, employed as security guards in Delhi government-run hospitals, are staring at uncertainty owing to a proposal to replace them with men from private firms.

DES3 JK-COLD
Srinagar: The minimum temperature in Kashmir valley and Ladakh region plunged by several degrees last night, with Leh town being the coldest place in the state, a Met department official says.
DES4 UP-GIRL-ABDUCTION ATTEMPT
Banda (UP): Miscreants kill a 16-year-old Dalit girl after they fail in their attempt to abduct her from her home in Aliha village in Banda district, says police.
DES6 HUA-AGREEMENT-RRTS
New Delhi: An agreement is signed between the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and Spanish railway infrastructure firm ADIF for technical cooperation in the field of urban transport, including regional rapid transit system (RRTS) projects, an official release says.