The following are the top stories of the Northern region at 1915 hrs:

The following are the top stories of the Northern region at 1915 hrs:
DES24 HR-DERA-KHATTAR
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who has been facing heat over his management of the Dera issue, says the violence by the sect's supporters could have turned much worse had the government not been alert.
DES25 UP-FLOODS
Lucknow: The situation in flood-ravaged districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh is slowly crawling back to normalcy, officials say.
DES18 UP-OATH-MAYAWATI

Lucknow: The expansion of the Narendra Modi cabinet at the Centre is an attempt to divert the attention of the people from the government's "failure" in tackling burning issues the country is facing, says BSP chief Mayawati.

NRG2 DL-POLLUTION-AQI
New Delhi: The national capital region (NCR), considered among the world's most polluted area, will soon have a common air quality index based on data from around 50 monitoring stations located across Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. By Sourav Roy Barman
DES20 UP-LUCKNOW METRO
Lucknow: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will flag off the maiden run of the Lucknow Metro here on September 5.
NRG6 UP-WALL COLLAPSE
Ghazipur: A wall collapses at Devkathia village in Jangipur area here, killing two women, police say.
NRG10 PB-REALESTATE
Chandigarh: The Punjab government makes several policy decisions to ease the pressure on the real estate sector, including increasing to 3 years, from 90 days, the period for which delay in deposit of interest during the moratorium period can be condoned, an official says.