The following are the northern

The following are the northern region highlights at 1700 hrs:
DES6 UP-AYODHYA-OBSERVERS
Ayodhya/Faizabad: Two additional district judges have been appointed as observers at the Babri Masjid-Ram Janambhoomi site in Ayodhya by the Allahabad High Court.
NRG2 NCR-NAVRATRI-MEATSHOPS
Gurgaon: Over 500 meat and chicken shops are allegedly shut down by Shiv Sena workers in view of the Navratri festival.
DES5 JK-FIRING-EVACUATION

Jammu: As many as 727 border dwellers caught inshelling and firing by Pakistani troops along the International Border in Jammu and Samba districts have been evacuated to safer places by thepolice.
DES13 AVI-FLIGHT
New Delhi: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet announces the launch of a second direct flight between Udaipur and Jaipur starting October 13.

DES12 UP-LYNCH
Shahjahanpur (UP): A motorcycle-borne man is lynched by a mob after he hits a cyclist in Atibara village in the Madnapur area here.
DES4 RJ-SCHOOL BUS
Kota (Raj): At least nine students suffer minor injuries after their speeding school bus overturns near Jhalawar overbridge in Baran city.
DES3 UP-MULAYAM
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav and his brother Shivpal Yadav are likely to work for the formation of a secular front under the banner of Lokdal, according to Lokdal National President Sunil Singh. By Abhinav Pandey
NRG7 UKD-BJP
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand BJP today decided to reorganise its district units for administrative ease, reducing their number to 13 from 23.