: Following are the top stories from the northern region at 2145 HRS:

: Following are the top stories from the northern region at 2145 HRS:

DES10 JK-ASSEMBLY-MEDIA

Srinagar: A special GST session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly here delayed for nearly two hours as the media boycotted the House and opposition parties refused to take part in it till "curbs" on reporting of the proceedings were lifted.

DES11 JK-ASSEMBLY-GST

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly began discussions on a resolution moved by the government for implementing the GST regime without affecting the special status of the state.

DES14 JK-AMARNATH-TOLL

Srinagar: Two pilgrims die after paying obeisance at the 3,880-metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, taking the death toll in the ongoing yatra to six, officials say.
 

DEL2 JK-ENCOUNTER

Srinagar: A third militant killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir as the operation enters the second day, police say.

MDS2 TN-LD-ISIS OPERATIVE

Chennai/Jaipur: Rajasthan Police's Anti Terrorism Squad detained a man from Chennai in connection with its probe into a case of funding the terror group ISIS.

DES16 UP-RTI-YOGA

Lucknow: The AYUSH Ministry spent over Rs 34 crore for International Yoga Day celebrations in the past two years, an RTI query reveals.

DES21 POL-VHP-COW

New Delhi: Supporting cow protectors or 'gau-rakshaks', the VHP says they are "victims not tyrants", adding that the strong meat lobby is trying to malign the holy vow of cow protection.

DES35 UD-ODF-STATES

New Delhi: Around 1,100 towns and cities in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala and Telangana set to be declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) by October 2, the day the Centre launched the ambitious 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in 2014.

NRG13 UKD-MISSING CHILDREN RESCUED

Dehradun: As many as 331 missing children rescued by police from different parts of Uttarakhand last month as part of its drive Operation Smile which traces missing children and reunites them with their families.

NRG2 JK-AMARNATH

Jammu: Another batch of 1,786 pilgrims leavesJammu for the high-altitude Amarnath cave shrine of Lord Shiva in south Kashmir Himalayas.