Following are the top stories from the northern region at 1820 HRS:

Following are the top stories from the northern region at 1820 HRS:

DEL30 JK-ARMY-STONE TOUR

By Sumir Kaul

Srinagar: The Army is zeroing in on young stone throwers in Kashmir -- not to lock them up but to take them around India and give wings to their dreams.

DEL29 JK-POLICEMAN

Srinagar: Militants fire upon a policeman outside his camp in south Kashmir's Shopian district, leave him injured.

DEL28 MIB-DD-ENGLISH CHANNEL

New Delhi: Public broadcaster Doordarshan's international channel -- DD India -- is all set to turn into an English news channel, while the bilingual DD News may soon air only Hindi news.
 

DEL16 DEL-NDRF

By Neelabh Srivastava

New Delhi: An elite NDRF team equipped with nuclear and biological combat gear has been positioned in the heart of the national capital to quickly respond to dangerous threats to not only the seat of power but also to the local population.

DEL17 UP-LD PILGRIMS

Mathura (UP): Ten people, including five women, killed after a car in which they were travelling falls into a canal at Makera area here, say police.

DES4 UP-YOGA-MUSLIMS

By Arunav Sinha

Lucknow: At this year's International Yoga Day celebrations here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have for company scores of roza-observing Muslims who will be performing various asanas.

DES24 UP-LD INDUSTRIAL POLICY-RSS

Lucknow: The proposed industrial policy of the Uttar Pradesh government has not gone down well with an RSS-backed body, which has demanded that certain points in the draft be reconsidered.

DES30 JK-OMAR-KASHMIR

Srinagar: The Centre's decision not to resolve the "political issue" in Kashmir has worsened the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, former chief minister Omar Abdullah says, stressing that military solutions cannot be used to fix a "political" problem.

DES34 IIT-TOPPER

Chandigarh: Watching cartoons on TV, listening to music and playing badminton were the stress-busters for Sarvesh Mehtani, a student from Chandigarh, who tops the IIT-Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) test, the result of which was announced today.

DES33 UP-BUS-OVERTURN

Balrampur (UP): At least 52 people suffer injuries after a bus overturns near Pilibhit village here, say police.