The following are the top stories

The following are the top stories of the Northern region at 1700 hrs:
DES4 PB-FIRING
Pathankot: A Punjab Police commando posted at the residence of the AAP candidate for the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha by-poll allegedly opens indiscriminate fire, damages several vehicles and causes panic here.
DES7 DL-JOURNALIST-CONDEMN
New Delhi: The media fraternity condemns the killing of Tripura journalist Santanu Bhowmick, says it was a "reckless" and "inhuman" act to silence the voice of the free press.
DES2 RAIL-FOOD

New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal asks officials to ensure that meals served on board trains carry information about quantity and the contractor supplying it, as the national carrier continues efforts to improve catering services.

DES5 DOPT-NEW-LTC RULES
New Delhi: Central government employees will not get a daily allowance on Leave Travel Concession (LTC), according to an official order.
DES8 UP-BSP
Lucknow: Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and minister Indrajeet Saroj joins the Samajwadi Party (SP) here in the presence of its chief Akhilesh Yadav.
DES9 UP-POLICE TRANSFER
Ghaziabad: The entire staff of the Modi Nagar police station here has been transferred to police lines under the directive of the ADG (Meerut Zone) for alleged dereliction of duty, says the Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police.
DES10 UP-STUDENT-SUICIDE
Gorakhpur (UP): A Class 5 student allegedly commits suicide at his home in the Shahpur area here after he was "punished" by his class teacher, police says.

DES3 JK-SOLDIER TRIBUTE
Srinagar: The Indian Army pays tribute to a soldier killed when Pakistani troops opened fire on an army patrol along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Keran sector.
DES6 HR-GIRL
Chandigarh: An unidentified man allegedly tries to sexually assault a Class 4 girl in the toilet of a private school in Panipat, says a senior police official.
NRG8 HR-AADHAAR-PENSION
Bhiwani (Har): Over 18,000 people in Haryana did not get their pensions for August as they had submitted incorrect Aadhaar numbers or not linked the cards to welfare schemes, says a senior official.