Following are the highlights at 2100 hours

Following are the highlights at 2100 hours

TOP STORIES:

DEL31 JK-ARMY-ACTIVE MILITANTS

More than 250 militants waiting at launch pads across LoC: Army

Srinagar: More than 250 militants are active in Kashmir and about the same number are waiting at "launch pads" across the Line of Control to infiltrate into the valley, the Army said today.

DEL32 JK-3RDLD MILITANTS

LeT commander among 2 killed in Kashmir, one surrenders

Srinagar: Ahead of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, including its self-styled divisional commander Shakoor Ahmed Dar, were killed in an encounter with security forces, while another militant surrendered, in Kulgam district of south Kashmir today, police said.

 

DEL10 PM-MANNKIBAAT-GST

Modi credits states for GST implementation

New Delhi: Describing the goods and services tax (GST) as a fine example of cooperative federalism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the new system is a "festival of honesty" which had ended 'inspector raj' in the country.

DEL17 JK-MEHBOOBA-SHAH

Mehbooba hits back at Shah; says PDP never 'wavered' on Agenda of Alliance

Srinagar: In a strong rebuttal to BJP chief Amit Shah's allegations against the coalition government led by her, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti today claimed "false charges" had been levelled against her party and asserted her commitment to the common minimum programme never wavered.

NATION:

DES23 DL-ARMY MAJOR-LD ARREST (CHG SLUG)

Army Major arrested from Meerut for his involvement in killing another Major's wife

New Delhi: An Indian Army Major was today arrested from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh for his alleged involvement in the killing of another Army Major's wife in west Delhi yesterday, a senior officer said.

DES16

POL-JD(U)-SEAT SHARING

Seat-sharing for LS polls in Bihar: JD(U) wants Assembly election results to play key role

New Delhi:

The JD(U) wants the results of the 2015 Bihar Assembly polls, in which it had fared much better than the BJP, to be a key factor while deciding how many seats each of the four NDA parties in the state will get to contest in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

LEGAL:

LGD3 SC-ROSTER

SC notifies new roster, 2 days after Justice Chelameswar's retirement

New Delhi: Two days after the retirement of Justice J Chelameswar, the Supreme Court today notified a new roster for the allocation of cases to the judges, which will come into effect from July 2 when the top court reopens after summer vacation.

BUSINESS:

BCM8 BIZ-GOYAL-BANKS

Goyal credits Jaitley for NPA clean-up; says banks poised for growth now

Mumbai: Having recognised the huge NPA pile by "biting the bullet", the banking system is now poised for a better future and support the credit needs of the economy, interim finance minister Piyush Goyal said today.