Following are top stories at 1730

Following are top stories at 1730

hours today:

CAL 11 NL-ZELIANG SWORN-IN

Kohima: The Naga People's Front leader and ruling DAN chairman T R Zeliang is sworn-in as the chief minister of Nagaland, five months after he had to resign amid state-wide protests.

DEL 5 GST-BJP

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley describes the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as a "win-win" deal for all as it will expand the tax net, end "inspector raj" and bring down prices of goods.

DEL 6 CONG-KASHMIR

New Delhi: Critical of the government's handling of Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress demands it take the nation into confidence and spell out the steps being taken to bring normalcy in the state.
 

DEL 14 BIZ-LSQ-AADHAAR

New Delhi: About 210 websites of the central and state government departments have been found to be displaying personal details and Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries, Parliament is informed.

DEL 21 RJ-RAHUL-RALLY

Banswara(Raj): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi hits out at the NDA government alleging that it was not willing to discuss farmers' issues in Parliament and that its decision to implement the GST was taken in a haste.

MDS 2 KA-FLAG-YEDDYURAPPA

Bengaluru: The BJP unit of Karnataka says it was not opposed to a separate state flag but flayed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's 'unilateral decision' to form a panel on the issue without consulting the opposition leaders.

DES 15 RSQ-NAXAL

New Delhi: There has been a 22 per cent decline in incidents of violence in the Naxal-affected states since the Narendra Modi government came to power three years ago, the Rajya Sabha is informed.

DES 16 RSQ-JK-SITUATION

New Delhi: The law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir is "much better" than the last year and the Centre is open for talks with those who abstain from violence and work within the Constitution, the government says in Parliament.

DES 12 RSQ-SEDITION

New Delhi: As many as 165 people were arrested on the charge of sedition in the last three years across the country, the Rajya Sabha is informed.

DEL 4 JK-CEASEFIRE

Jammu: Violating the ceasefire again, Pakistan targets several villages and Indian posts with mortar bombs in the Poonch-Rajouri belt of Jammu and Kashmir leaving a civilian injured.

FGN 13 PAK-INDIA-SUMMON

Islamabad: Pakistan summons Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh after two civilians were killed and six others injured in alleged ceasefire violations along the Line of Control by Indian troops.By Sajjad Hussain

FGN 14 CHINA-SIKKIM-PLA

Beijing: The Chinese Army moves tens of thousands of tonnes of military vehicles and hardware into the remote mountainous Tibet region after the standoff with Indian troops in the Dokalam area in the Sikkim sector, says the mouthpiece of the PLA.