: Following are the top stories from the northern region at 1745 HRS:

: Following are the top stories from the northern region at 1745 HRS:

DES 3 FRENCH-WOMAN-RAPED

Varanasi: A watchman has been arrested for allegedly raping a 65-year-old French woman who had been living for a year in a rented accommodation here, says police.

DES 5 UP-GST-SP

Lucknow: With just hours to go before the GST launch, the Samajwadi Party (SP) is unsure about whether it would attend the midnight function in Delhi.

DEL 42 GST-AAP

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party terms the GST a 'good idea' with bad implementation, says the high tax levies under the new regime will encourage tax evasion, increase the size of grey market.
 

DES 12 UP-CLASHES

Muzaffarnagar: At least 25 people have been injured in three separate clashes in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts, says police.

DES 1 JK-HIGHWAY CLOSED

Jammu: The 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway closes for vehicular traffic due to blockade triggered by landslides in the Ramban and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

DEL 10 AMARNATH-RESUME

Srinagar: The Amarnath yatra resumes from Pahalgam and Baltal routes after being suspended for a few hours due to heavy rains around the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.

DES 9 JK-VAISHNODEVI-LANDSLIDE

Jammu: A landslide triggered by rains en route the cave shrine of MataVaishnodevi in Trikuta hills of Reasi districtof Jammu and Kashmir leaves a woman dead and eight others injured.

DES 2 JK-RESTRICTIONS

Srinagar: Authorities impose restrictions in parts of Srinagar as a precautionary measure against protests by separatist groups over the US' decision to declare Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin as a "global terrorist".

DES 13 DL-PETA-ELEPHANT

New Delhi: Raising their voice against ill-treatment of elephants during jumbo rides at Rajasthan's famous Amber Fort, animal rights body PETA files a complaint with Jaipur Police against unidentified men in this regard.

NRG 3 UP-TRANSPORT

Lucknow: Digital and satellite technology will be used to keep an eye on overloaded vehicles in Uttar Pradesh as the government steps up monitoring of vehicles flouting rules.