HIGHLIGHTS AT 2115 HRS

Following are the top stories at 2115 hours today:
DEL25 AADHAAR LD-ITAX-CBDT
New Delhi: The government makes it clear that the linking of the Aadhaar and the Permanent Account Number (PAN) will be a "must" for filing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) and obtaining PAN from July 1.
DEL27 POL-LDALL SHAH SPARKS ROW
Raipur/New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah dubs Mahatma Gandhi as a "bahut chatur baniya", a reference to his mercantile caste, sparking a political row with the Congress and other opposition parties demanding an apology from him for insulting the Father of the Nation.
DEL29 MP-FARMERS-LD SITUATION

Mandsaur: Curfew lifts from Mandsaur city as the district, the epicentre of the farmers' agitation in Madhya Pradesh, remains peaceful though the restrictions on assembly would remain in force.

DEL19 MP-FARMERS-LD SOCIAL MEDIA
By Harshwardhan Prakash
Mandsaur (MP): One hand on the tractor wheel and the other on the phone ready to tweet. That was the informal instruction spread amongst protesters here, many of them youngsters who defy the stereotypical image of the traditional Indian farmer.
MDS5 KA-BANDH
Bengaluru: Pro-Kannada organisations have called for a Karnataka bandh on June 12 to press for their charter of demands, including farm loan waiver, Prime Minister's intervention in the Mahadayi river water dispute and a permanent solution to the problem of water scarcity in arid areas.
DEL21 SHAH-MAHATMA-GOPALKRISHNA
New Delhi: Gandhi laughed at cartoons of himself. He would have chuckled at the "chatur baniya" description also, but for its "utter tastelessness" and the hidden mischief in it, says the Mahatma's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi.

DEL6 JK-INFILTRATION
Srinagar: A militant killed as the Army thwarts an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector of Bandipora district in north Kashmir.
CAL13 WB-GJM BANDH
Darjeeling (WB): The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) calls an indefinite shutdown of government and Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) offices in Darjeeling hills from Monday.
BOM8 MP-LD FARMERS
Bhopal: Facing an agrarian unrest in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches an indefinite fast here with an appeal for peace and met farmer leaders, but failed to reach a compromise, while the opposition Congress dismissed it as mere "drama".

CAL7 WB-MAMATA-GJM
Siliguri: In a stern warning to Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) for resorting to violence in Darjeeling, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says the state government would not go for any compromise and deal with those who violated law.