: Following are the top stories from the northern region at 2225 HRS:

: Following are the top stories from the northern region at 2225 HRS:

DEL42 JK-LD SHOT

Srinagar: An unarmed policeman and a woman injured when militants struck in a market in Anantnag district of south Kashmir.

NRG33 JK-MALIK

Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik arrested by police and sent to the Central Jail here, his outfit said.

DES24 UP-PROTEST-LD ARREST

Lucknow: Eight persons, including a retired IPS officer, arrested and later released here for attempting to take out a rally against the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh.

DES42 UP-RAM-TEMPLE MUSLIMS

Lucknow: A Muslim group, claiming to be pro-Ram temple, says its members offered prayers at the Dewa Sharif Dargah in the Barabanki district seeking a "divine intervention" in the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
 

DES39 UP-TALAQ-FINE

Sambhal (UP): A community panchayat slaps a fine of Rs 75,000 on a man for divorcing his wife by uttering talaq thrice in Madala village here.

DES38 UP-BOY DRAGGED

Agra: A mentally challenged youth allegedly tied to a motorbike and dragged for 50 metres for plucking a flower from the premises of a temple at Sirsaganj town in Firozabad district, police says.

DES35 JK-MILITANCY-ARREST

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police says 54 youth arrested over the past "few months" in different parts of the valley, foiling their attempts to join militant ranks.

NRG17 JK-GST-TRADERS

Srinagar: Various trade organisations along with civil society groups in Jammu and Kashmir form a coordination committee to oppose implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the state in its present form.

NRG14 JK-TOURISM-LOGO

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government decides to take action against a private firm for allegedly using the state tourism department logo for its mobile app.

NRG5 UP-MUSLIMS-COW SLAUGHTER

Aligarh (UP): A body of Muslim intellectuals says it would extend full support to any proposal of the Centre for banning cow slaughter and declaring cow as the national animal.

DES20 JK-AMARNATH-TOLL

Srinagar: A 30-year-old pilgrim from Delhi found dead at the Baltal base camp in central Kashmir, taking the death toll in the ongoing Amarnath yatra to four, the police said.

NRG4 KASHMIR-AMARNATH-CHHARI

Srinagar: The saffron-robed holy mace of Lord Shiva popularly known as 'Chhari Mubarak' will be taken from its abode here to Pahalgam on July 9 for special prayers, marking the commencement of the Amarnath Yatra.