Following are the top stories of the northern region at 2130 hrs:

Following are the top stories of the northern region at 2130 hrs:
DES 3 DL-ZOO STAMP
New Delhi: How about visiting the Delhi Zoo and getting clicked in front of your favourite animal's enclosure for a personalised postage stamp?
DES 15 UP-TOILETS-SISTERS
Amethi (UP): Brothers in this district have lined up a different gift for their sisters this Raksha Bandhan - a toilet.
DES 28 PB-AMARINDER-MOTHER

Patiala: A galaxy of leaders, including former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, were present at the 'bhog' ceremony of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's mother 'Rajmata' Mohinder Kaur, who passed away recently.
DES 12 MANGOES-KARELA-NAMES

Rataul (Uttar Pradesh): The Gadha is fodder for donkeys, the Haramzada good looking but bland in taste and the Langda, well, not lame but a little off balance. Mangoes all, but each distinctive in taste, look and etymology!By Manik Gupta
DES 31 JK-DALAI LAMA-MEHBOOBA
Leh (J&K): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti welcomes Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who is currently on a visit to Leh in connection with an annual Buddhist function.
DES 16 DL-HATECRIME RALLY
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of a string of lynching incidents, a group of about 100 bikers left for Mewat region from Delhi to spread the message of communal harmony and raise voice against hatred-driven violence.

DES 17 JK-CLASHES
Srinagar: Six people are injured as protesters clash with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district after two militants were killed in an encounter.
DES 25 JK-LANGUAGE-PROTEST
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to create 49 assistant professor posts for teaching Kashmiri in colleges of the Dogra-majority Jammu belt triggers a row with various Jammu-based organisations terming the order as an "assault on Dogra identity".
DES 20 INDU
New Delhi: Renowned filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar organises special screening of his latest movie 'Indu Sarkar' here, with some ministers and other politicians gracing the occasion and praising it.

DES 33 HP-RAPE
Chamba: An irate mob protesting against the alleged rape of a school girl went on rampage at Tissa in Chamba district setting ablaze a PWD rain shelter and two kiosks, say officials.
DES 37 JK-HIZB-NAIKOO-FUNERAL
Srinagar: Self-styled Hizbul Mujahideen divisional commander Reyaz Naikoo appears at the funeral of slain militant Shariq Ahmad at Awantipora in South Kashmir's Pulwama district.
DES 18 DL-DRUGS-AFRICANS
New Delhi: In a major crackdown, three African women and a man are arrested by the NCB in the national capital for allegedly trying to smuggle out narcotic drugs worth Rs 70 lakh in the international market.