The following are top stories of the northern region at 1915 hrs:

The following are top stories of the northern region at 1915 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.
DEL18 UP-MADRASSA-ACTION
Bareilly (UP): Madrassas in Bareilly area which defied the UP government order on unfurling the national flag and singing the national anthem on Independence Day may face action, including under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), says a senior official.
DES26 UP-LD FLOOD

Balrampur/Bahraich (UP): At least 15 people die due to flooding in Balrampur and Bahraich districts over the past three days, say officials.

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.
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.
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.
DES24 DL-NARCOTICS ARREST
New Delhi: Two Africans, including a Tanzanian woman, arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) here after drugs worth Rs 40 crore are allegedly seized from them, say officials.
NRG24 HR-EDUCATION-CLEANLINESS PLEDGE
Chandigarh: The BJP government in Haryana decides to administer 'cleanliness pledge' to students studying in its schools, says a senior official.

NRG18 BIZ-RJ-EMAIL
New Delhi: The Rajasthan government is planning to offer e-mail service to its citizens for official communication.
NRG17 PB-FLU
Chandigarh: Fifteen persons die due to swine flu in Punjab this summer season, says the state's Health and Family Welfare minister Brahm Mohindra.