The following are top stories of the northern region at 2100 hrs:

The following are top stories of the northern region at 2100 hrs:

DES 5 JK-PRESIDENT-LADAKH SCOUTS

Jammu: Decorated with 605 gallantry and distinguished service awards, Ladakh Scouts get President's Colours from Ram Nath Kovind at Leh.

DES 22 UP-DERAILMENT-LOCALS

Khatauli (UP): Men and women, young and old, Hindus and Muslims... Khatauli rose as one when the Kalinga Utkal Express derailed with hundreds of people rushing to rescue passengers trapped in mangled coaches.By Kunal Dutt

DES 16 JK-STONEPELTING-COPS INJURED

Jammu: Two cops are injured in an incident of stone pelting by miscreants in front of the Jammu and Kashmir's district hospital in Rajouri following the death of a student who died of heart attack at a college here.
 

DEL 34 UKD-LD CADETS

Dehradun: Two cadets of the prestigious Indian Military Academy here die after being taken ill while participating in a 10 km-long run during training on the outskirts of the city three days ago.

DES 28 DL-DENGUE-LD DEATH

New Delhi: A 12-year-old boy succumbs to dengue, the first death due to the vector-borne disease reported in the city this season, municipal authorities say.

DEL 6 JK-FUNERAL

Srinagar: Hundreds of people participated in the last rites of a cable operator shot dead by militants in Kashmir's Shopian district, says police.

DES 4 JK-LOC-TRAVEL

Jammu: As many as 116 PoK residents, stranded here for over a month due tothe closure of the Poonch-Rawalakot cross-LoC bus service, leave Poonch for the Kaman crossing point in Baramulla to return to their homes.

DES 11 UP-MAYAWATI

Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati scotches media reports about her calling for a united opposition in a poster uploaded on Twitter, saying her party does not have an account on the micro-blogging website.

DES 14 UGC-IIMC

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has set up a panel to study a proposal to grant deemed university status to the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC).

DES 33 DL-LG-SEWER

New Delhi: Ten deaths later, authorities in Delhi decide to fully mechanise cleaning sewers and make it clear that any violation would attract a punishment of up to life imprisonment.

DES 32 DL-BAWANA BYPOLL

New Delhi: The high-pitched campaign for the August 23 Bawana assembly bypoll, which has become a prestige battle for the AAP and the BJP, comes to an end with the major contenders pulling out all the stops to ensure victory.

DES 21 UP-FLOODS

Lucknow: The overall flood situation in Uttar Pradesh remained grim today with three more deaths pushing the toll to 72, the state relief commissioner's office said.