The following are top stories of the northern region at 1725 hrs:

The following are top stories of the northern region at 1725 hrs:

DEL17 POL-KASHMIR-FAROOQ

New Delhi: India can face China and Pakistan but somebody within the country is determined to spoil everything, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah says, without naming anyone.

DEL9 DL-LD HOAX CALL

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is put on high alert after the police receives an anonymous call about a bomb threat on its premises, which later turns out to be a hoax.

DEL4 CH-GIRL-DELIVERY

Chandigarh: The 10-year-old rape victim, whose abortion plea was turned down by the Supreme Court, delivers a baby through C-section at one of the government hospitals, says a senior doctor.
 

DEL15 CBI-DEMONETISATION-RAILWAYS

New Delhi: The CBI books two North Central Railway officials, an assistant divisional finance manager and a cashier, for allegedly allowing a private company to deposit Rs 32 lakh in old demonetised notes.

DES2 UP-SP-GALVANISE

Lucknow: The situation arising out of the devastating floods in Uttar Pradesh and the death of scores of children in a state-run hospital in Gorakhpur suddenly galvanises the opposition Samajwadi Party into action. By Abhinav Pandey

DES5 UP-PREGNANT WOMAN

Saharanpur (UP): A pregnant woman in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur city is allegedly asked to leave by the hospital staff in the middle of the night, following which she gave birth to a boy in an e-rickshaw, say police.

DES9 UP-ATS-BABBAR KHALSA

Lucknow: A suspected operative of the banned terror outfit Babbar Khalsa is arrested by the UP Anti-Terrorist Squad in Unnao district, says a senior official.

DES11 JK-ENCOUNTER

Srinagar: An encounter breaks out between militants and security forces near the Line of Control in Gurez sector of north Kashmir, say officials.

DES12 PHOTOGRAPHER-PAUL

New Delhi: Veteran photographer S Paul dies at a private hospital here after suffering from illness for the last few months, leaving a void behind in the field that he excelled in with panache.

DES14 JK-LOC-BUS

Jammu: As the bus service along the Line of Control (LoC) through Poonch-Rawalakot road continues to remain suspended for over a month, the Jammu authorities are weighing the option of using Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road for transporting 119 stranded passengers on both sides.

DES15 UP-AKHILESH-DETAIN

Unnao (UP): Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav is detained by the police here while on his way to Auraiya to attend a protest rally.

NRG14 HR-MEDICAL-CHARGEABLE

Gurgaon: The Haryana government now makes every medical facility available in general and civil hospitals of the state chargeable, ranging from Rs 10 to Rs 500.