The following are the top stories of the Northern region at 1930 hrs:

The following are the top stories of the Northern region at 1930 hrs:

DEL39 PB-LD FIRE

Bathinda: A fire broke out at the Army's ammunition depot here, officials say adding that there is no report of any casualty.

DEL41 JK-ARMY

Udhampur (J&K): The number of terror camps and launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have gone up and around 475 militants are waiting to sneak into the Indian side, northern Army commander Lt Gen Devraj Anbu says.

DES19 HR-DERA-SANITISATION

Sirsa/Chandigarh: The mammoth exercise of the "sanitisation" of the sprawling Dera Sacha Sauda sect headquarters will begin at Sirsa tomorrow involving a coordinated effort by security forces and various government departments.
 

DES18 UKD-MAYOR-DM SPAT

Dehradun: Dehradun mayor and BJP MLA Vinod Chamoli stages a sit-in at the collectorate here and engages in a public spat with the district magistrate demanding closure of a liquor shop which was allegedly opened against the wishes of the people in his Dhampur constituency.

DES16 DL-TRILE-TALAQ-LAW

New Delhi: A petitioner in the triple talaq case, Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), comes out with a proposal for a Muslim Family Law to govern marriages and divorces in the community on the lines of the Hindu and Indian Christian marriage acts.

DES14 JK-JUVENILE

Srinagar: Juvenile offenders, including stone-pelters, will no longer be lodged in police lock-ups in Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid says.

DES11 CH-LIQUOR-BREATHALYSER

Chandigarh: The Union Territory of Chandigarh administration asks pubs and bars to install breathalyser to ensure alcohol intake "within legal limits", as part of measures to check rising cases of drunken driving.

DES10 HEALTH-E-CIGARETTES

New Delhi: The government, which wants to ban e- cigarettes, is in a dilemma over the legal provisions it will have to use to stub out the electronic smoking alternative, known to have health risks.

LGD14 DL-HC-JAMA MASJID

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court asks the Centre to place before it documents regarding its decision that the historic Mughal-era Jama Masjid here should not be declared a protected monument.

LGD12 DL-HC-PATANJALI

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court orders Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved Ltd to stop airing advertisements to promote its brand of Chyawanprash, after its rival brand Dabur said the commercials disparaged its product.

NRG11 UP-MADRASAS-TEACHERS

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government asks madrasas to recommend names for the State Teachers' Award 2016-17.

NRG10 JK-SEARCH-BRAID CUTTING

Jammu: The police conducts a three-hour-long search operation in several villages of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir after several braid-cutting incident were reported in many parts of the state.

DES3 NHRC-RAJ-HOSPITAL

New Delhi: The NHRC issues a notice to the Rajasthan government over the death of 90 children at a state-run hospital in Banswara district in the last two months seeking a report within four weeks.

LGD5 DL-COURT-UNITECH

New Delhi: The promoters of real estate firm Unitech Ltd, Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra, are sent to police custody for four days by a Delhi court in an alleged cheating case relating to a housing project in Greater Noida.