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New Delhi, Oct 17: These are the top stories from the northern region at 5.30 pm
JK-2NDLD ENCOUNTER
Srinagar: Three militants, including a wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander involved in several killings, and a policeman were killed during an encounter between ultras and security forces in the city Wednesday.
SRINAGAR DEL24 JK-GOVERNOR
Srinagar: Talking tough on terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has said militants don't have "much of a shelf life" with more than 40 being killed since August and should not expect bouquets if they fire bullets.
JAIPUR DES14 RJ-LD-BSP SEATS
Jaipur: The Bahujan Samaj Party is planning to contest all 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan, a party leader said amid plans by BSP chief Mayawati to hold rallies in different parts of the state.
CHANDIGARH DES26 PB-JAIL-VIDEO
Chandigarh: Three prison officers have been transferred while a warden of the Sangrur jail in Punjab suspended for "dereliction of duty" after a video allegedly shot by the inmates went viral on the social media, officials said Wednesday.
NEW DELHI DEL10 POL-CONG-MANVENDRA
New Delhi: Rajasthan BJP MLA Manvendra Singh, who is the son of former Union minister Jaswant Singh, joined the Congress on Wednesday ahead of assembly elections in the state.
NEWDELHI DES19 DL-AAP-RAFALE
New Delhi: Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh has received notice from a court in Ahmedabad regarding a civil suit filed by Reliance Infrastructure Limited over his allegations in connection with the Rafale deal.
NEWDELHI DES10 DL-HYATT
New Delhi: Gaurav Kanwar, ex-Congress MLA's son, who was threatened by the son of a former BSP MP at a Delhi hotel said the accused pulled out his gun and shouted, "I will kill you" which "scared" him to the extent that he did not approach the police, he said in a statement.
LUCKNOW DES11 UP-SHIVPAL-BUNGLOW
Lucknow: Samajwadi Secular Morcha (SSM) founder Shivpal Yadav Wednesday shifted to the govenment bunglow vacated by Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati at 6 Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg here.
CHANDIGARH DES15 PB-STUDENTS
Chandigarh: Police are learnt to have sought information, including Aadhaar number, contact details and latest photograph, about students from other states studying in educational institutions in Punjab.
CHANDIGARH DES27 PB-TEACHERS-STUBBLE-BURNING
Chandigarh: The teaching fraternity of Punjab's Gurdaspur district has demanded withdrawal of the order which has directed them to carry out anti-stubble burning awareness.
IN THE PIPELINE
Lucknow: A soldier posted in Meerut has been picked up for questioning for his alleged role in passing off sensitive information to Pakistan-based intelligence operatives.
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