Following are the top stories of the northern region at 1800 hrs:

Following are the top stories of the northern region at 1800 hrs:

NRG9 JK-AMARNATH

Jammu: As many as 946 pilgrims leave for the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas and the mountain shrine of Buddha Amarnath in Poonch district of Jammu region from here.

NRG4 JK-RESTRICTIONS

Srinagar: Authorities impose restrictions in parts of Srinagar in view of a separatist strike against the killing of a civilian, caught in the crossfire between security forces and militants in Pulwama, say police.

DES4 JK-CIVILIAN-SUCCUMB

Srinagar: A civilian who received pellet injuries near an encounter site in south Kashmir's Pulwama district yesterday, dies, say police.
 

DES5 HR-SHAH

Rohtak: BJP president Amit Shah begins his Haryana visit from Bahadurgarh and is slated to hold a series of meetings and review works undertaken by the M L Khattar government during his three-day stay.

DES10 IGI-CARGO-LD SCARE

New Delhi: Bomb squads and canine teams are rushed in to check a suspect object that is recovered at the cargo hold area of the IGI airport here, later declared safe after it is found that the consignment only contained some auto spare parts.

DES11 RSQ-TOURISM-MEDICAL VISA

New Delhi: The Centre says that the number of tourists arriving in the country on medical visa has more than doubled in the last two years and India's medical visa policy has been appreciated by foreign governments.

DES14 LSQ-LOKPAL

New Delhi: A report of inter-ministerial committee on Lokpal is under examination of the government, says Union Minister Jitendra Singh.

DES25 JK-INTERNET

Srinagar: The mobile internet services are partially restored in the Kashmir Valley as the day passes off peacefully.

DES27 HEALTH-MOTHERS-MILK

New Delhi/Amsterdam: Early introduction to cow or buffalo milk may lead to several health complications in newborns, say experts who maintain there is no substitute to breastfeeding as mother's milk is the best source of nutrition for a baby. By Payal Banerjee

LGD8 DL-COURT-SEPARATIST

New Delhi: A Delhi court grants one more day to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah in connection with a decade-old case of money laundering for alleged terror financing.

NRG18 JK-FLASH FLOODS

Jammu: A 7-year-old boy is among three persons killed in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir, say police.

NRG12 JK-IMPERSONATORS

Jammu: Three boys are apprehended for impersonating as other students in class 10 examinations in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, say police.