: Following are the top stories from the northern region at 1735 HRS:
DES14 JK-AMARNATH-PILGRIMS
Jammu: Over 4,400 pilgrims leave the winter capital for the twin base camps of 3,888 metre high Amarnath cave shrine of Lord Shiva in south Kashmir Himalayas, amid tight security.
DES1 JK-AMARNATH PILGRIM
Srinagar: A 72-year-old pilgrim from West Bengal dies due to cardiac arrest en route for the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, taking the death toll in the ongoing yatra to three.
LGD1 UP-COURT-SENTENCE
Muzaffarnagar (UP): A fast-track court sentences four brothers to seven years' imprisonment for attempting to murder two persons by stabbing.
DES3 JK-CLOUDBURST-BOY
Srinagar: A teenage boy dies in a cloudburst strike at a village in south Kashmir's Kulgam district, police say.
DES7 RJ-ASPHYXIATION
Kota (Rajasthan): Three men die of asphyxiation as they enter a 60-foot well to rescue a calf in Mangrole area of Baran district, police say.
DES8 JK-HIGHWAY-REOPENS
Jammu: The 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopens for vehicular traffic after a day-long closure as heavy rains trigger landslides in Ramban and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
DES9 PB-AMARINDER-CANADA
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh greets the people of Canada on the nation's 150th anniversary, terms it a "historical moment" in the country's progressive journey, to which the Punjabi community has significantly contributed.
DES11 ITX-AADHAAR-PAN
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department introduces a one- page form for taxpayers to manually apply for linking their Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN), apart from the available online and SMS facilities.
DES13 UP-AZAM-SEDITION
Rampur/Meerut (UP): Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan booked for sedition for his alleged derogatory comments against the Army, even as right-wing bodies offer monetary rewards for his head and tongue.
NRG3 UKD-MOLESTATION-PRIEST
Dehradun: A woman from Maharashtra accuses a former priest of Badrinath temple and the CEO of Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee of molestation.
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