The following are top stories of the northern region at 1945 hrs:

The following are top stories of the northern region at 1945 hrs:

DES17 UP-FLOODS

Lucknow: With fresh flood-related deaths reported from across Uttar Pradesh, the death toll in the current wave of floods has rose to 69.

DEL17 DL-ANTIQUITIES

New Delhi: A metal statue of Sri Devi from the Chola period and a terracota female figure dating back to the Mauryan era are among the 24 antiquities the Modi government has brought home from abroad since 2014 when it came to power. By Ashwini Shrivastava

DES28 JK-ROHINGYA REFUGEES

Jammu: Amid calls for their deportation from India, Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar say they have settled in Jammu and Kashmir because of compulsions, and not out of choice, and that they will return to their country once the situation becomes favourable. By Tariq A Sofi PTI8_20_2017_000155A PTI8_20_2017_000156B
 

DES4 MINORITY-SCHOOLS-RESERVATION

New Delhi: The government decides to proffer 40 per cent reservation for girls at 100 Navodaya-type schools and five higher education institutes it plans to set up for minority community students: Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.

DES1 EC-PIOS-CAMPAIGNING

New Delhi: If people of Indian origin (PIOs) campaign in Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the country, will they violate their visa conditions?

DES2 RSS-KERALA EXPANSION

New Delhi: The RSS has decided to go on an aggressive expansion exercise in Kerala to achieve a target of nine lakh cadres by 2019.

DES5 MANEKA-BEGGARY-LAW

New Delhi: Union minister Maneka Gandhi says there was a need to enact a law on beggary with an emphasis on rehabilitation and reintegration of the vulnerable section of the society rather than criminalising the act.

DES35 MP-SHAH-TRIBAL-TOILET

Bhopal: The Congress says the BJP's tribal worker at whose house party chief Amit Shah had lunch does not have a toilet which it alleged exposed the "hollow" claims of development.

DES20 JK-OPP-ARTICLE 35A

Srinagar: CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami and Independent MLA Hakim Yaseen demand a special session of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to discuss repealing of Article 35A, asserting that any attempt to abrogate the constitutional provision would lead to serious consequences in the state.

DES30 UP-DERAIL-RECOUNTS

Muzaffarnagar: Mohammed Dilshad, 48, is nursing a broken spleen and a wounded leg at the district hospital here. On his lips are just these words- "Kudrat ka karishma hai (it's a miracle of God)". By Kunal Dutt

DES31 DERAIL-RED CROSS

New Delhi: The Indian Red Cross Society here has sent 100 units of blood to the Meerut Medical College Hospital where most of the injured in the yesterday's Utkal Express derailment near Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh are being treated.

DES9 BSF-DEPRESSION

New Delhi: In a first-of-its kind step, the country's largest border-guarding force BSF launches two ambitious projects to curb suicides and depression amongst its jawans and introduces a 'wellness quotient assessment' test in their annual medical checkup.