HIGHLIGHTS NORTH 5.30 PM

     New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 5.30 pm

     SRINAGAR DEL11 JK-SITUATION
Normal life remains affected in Kashmir
     Srinagar: Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the 22nd consecutive day on Monday as markets and schools were shut, but the movement of private vehicles in the city improved, officials said.

     LUCKNOW DES3 UP-MAYAWATI-KASHMIR
Mayawati questions Oppn's attempted visit to Kashmir
     Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Monday lashed out at the Opposition parties' attempted visit to Srinagar after the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir's special status.

     LUCKNOW DES24 UP-BULANDSHAHR
Send Bulandshahr violence accused back to jail: Slain inspector's family
     Lucknow: The family of a police officer who was killed last year in violence over alleged illegal cow slaughter here, demanded on Monday that the accused
be sent back behind bars, days after they came out on bail to a hero's welcome by their supporters.

     SONIPAT DES11 HR-SELF IMMOLATION
Man tires self-immolation when Hry CM's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' was passing through
     Sonipat (Hry): A man attempted self-immolation in Rathdhana village of Sonipat district on Monday when Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' was passing through the area.

     LUCKNOW DES6 UP-PRIYANKA-RAE BARELI
Priyanka to visit Rae Bareli rail coach factory
     Lucknow: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit Rae Bareli on Tuesday to express solidarity with the workers of a rail coach factory who are agitating against corporatisation of the unit.

     SHIMLA DES28 HP-CM-HOTELS
No HPTDC hotel for sale: Himachal CM after faux pas on govt website
     Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday denied that the government planned to sell any state-run hotel, two days after a website suggested that it aimed to shed ownership of 14 properties.

     JAIPUR DES5 RJ-TENSION
Raj: 45 arrested for pelting stones at VHP rally
     Jaipur: Police have arrested 45 people in Gangapur City of Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district where tension prevailed after some people pelted stones at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) rally, a senior police officer said on Monday.

     NOIDA DES25 NCR-MALL-LD FIRE
Fire at Noida mall, Greater Noida factory; no one injured
     Noida (UP): A fire broke out at Spice World Mall in Noida on Monday, while another ripped through a factory in Greater Noida, officials said.

     NEW DELHI DES19 DL-DUSU-POLLS
     DUSU polls this year likely to be a triangular contest
     New Delhi: The DUSU election this year is likely to be a triangular contest between the RSS-affiliated ABVP, the Left-backed AISA and the Congress-affiliated NSUI as AAP's student wing CYSS may not fight the polls.
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