Following are the top stories of the northern region at 1700 hrs:

Following are the top stories of the northern region at 1700 hrs:
LGD6 COURT-KASHMIR-TERROR
New Delhi: The NIA custody of four Kashmiri separatists, including the son-in-law of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, is extended by 10 more days by a Delhi court in a terror funding case.
LGD8 RJ-COURT-SALMAN
Jodhpur: Bollywood actor Salman Khan appears before the district and sessions court in Jodhpur for verification of bail bonds in an Arms Act case related to the killing of black bucks in 1998.
DES10 JK-IAS-PICTURES

Jammu: An IAS officer in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir is removed by the state government after his "awkward" pictures on bed go viral on social media.

NRG10 UP-SP-MLC-RESIGN
Lucknow: In a jolt to the Samajwadi Party, its MLC Sarojini Agarwal resigns from the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and joins the BJP.
DES3 RJ-ACCIDENT
Jaipur: Seven women are killed and six injured after a jeep collides with a trailer in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan.
DES5 UKD-MAJOR-LAST RITES
Nainital: The last rites of Major Kamlesh Pandey, killed by militants during a search operation in Shopian district of Kashmir, are conducted with full military honours near Haldwani in Uttarakhand where his parents stay.
DES6 UP-FRAUD
Lucknow: Three persons allegedly involved in fraud by posing as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister's personal assistant are arrested.

DES9 JK-AMARNATH
Jammu: As many as 858 pilgrims leave for the holy cave of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas and the mountain shrine of Buddha Amarnath in Poonch district of Jammu region.
NRG11 HR-MURDER
Chandigarh: An accountant working with the Union Home ministry is allegedly killed over a monetary dispute by a man in Kakroi village in Haryana's Sonepat district.
DES2 UP-CONG-TOMATO
Lucknow: Pricey tomatoes spur a fresh round of protests by Congress workers who park a cart full of tomatoes in front of the UP Legislative Assembly and sell the kitchen staple at Rs 10 per kg.