New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5.30 pm:
NATION
DEL60 JK-3RDLD ENCOUNTER
* Encounter in J-K's Shopian, three terrorists killed
Srinagar: Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Shahid Kuttay was among three terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. *
DEL98 PM-IAF-LD ADDRESS
* PM Modi lauds military for valour, sends message of 'Lakshman Rekha' to Pak from border IAF base
New Delhi: With an S-400 missile defence system in the backdrop, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a firm message Tuesday from Adampur Air Base to Pakistan: Not only have you failed to harm any of India's military installations but you will be annihilated if terrorism continues from your soil. *
DEL92 PB-LIQUOR-2NDLD DEATHS
* 17 die after drinking spurious liquor in Punjab's Amritsar
Chandigarh/Amritsar: As many as 17 people have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Punjab's Amritsar district, police said on Tuesday. *
DEL93 INDOPAK-JK-OMAR-CEASEFIRE
* Ceasefire must hold, people want peace: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said the ceasefire between India and Pakistan must remain intact as people on the border want to live in peace. *
DEL15 CONG-INDOPAK-LD GOVT
* Will Modi govt conduct Kargil Review Committee-type exercise on Pahalgam, asks Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday asked whether the Modi government will undertake an exercise on the Pahalgam terror attack that is similar to the one the Vajpayee Government undertook by setting up a review committee immediately after the Kargil war. *
DEL2 EXTERNAL AFFAIRS-PANEL-THAROOR
* FS Misri to brief Tharoor-led parliamentary panel on situation with Pakistan on May 19
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will brief Parliament's Standing Committee on External Affairs on the current situation with Pakistan on May 19. *
DEL5 INDOPAK-PB-SITUATION
* Punjab: Schools in Amritsar, Pathankot, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Tarn Taran remain shut
Chandigarh: Schools in five border districts of Punjab remained closed on Tuesday while a blackout was enforced in Amritsar and Hoshiarpur's Dasuya and Mukerian areas last night as a precautionary measure, officials said. *
DEL40 CBSE-LD RESULTS
* CBSE Class 12 results: Girls outperform boys, slight dip in number of students with over 90% score
New Delhi: Girls outperformed boys in CBSE class 12 board exams by over five percentage points while the number of students scoring above 90 per cent saw a marginal dip from last year, the board's Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said on Tuesday. *
DEL39 CBSE-CLASS 10 RESULTS
* CBSE class 10 results: Over 93 pc students pass exam, girls outperform boys by over 2 pc points
New Delhi: More than 93 per cent of students have cleared the CBSE class 10 board exams, the results of which were declared on Tuesday, with girls outperforming boys by over two percentage points, according to Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj. *
DEL101 EC-LD VOTER CARDS
* Duplicate voter card number resolved, cases miniscule: EC sources
New Delhi: The Election Commission has resolved the issue of voter cards having similar numbers and those with such cards have been issued fresh ones with new numbers, sources said Tuesday. *
DEL38 IMD-LD MONSOON
* Monsoon reaches south Bay of Bengal, Nicobar Islands: IMD
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon advanced into parts of the south Bay of Bengal, south Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands and some areas of the north Andaman Sea on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department said. *
BOM4 MH-INDOPAK-SAAMANA
* Modi govt missed opportunity to realize Savarkar's dream of `Akhand Bharat': Sena (UBT)
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government wasted an opportunity to realize Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar's dream of 'Akhand Bharat' by agreeing to cease military action against Pakistan. *
BOM3 GA-NUCLEAR-OPPOSITION
* Goa is not lab for BJP's experiments, says Cong on Centre's suggestion about nuclear plant
Panaji: Opposition parties have objected to the Centre's suggestion to set up a nuclear power plant in Goa, with Congress saying the coastal state is not "a laboratory for BJP's dangerous experiments". *
CAL12 BH-RAHUL-KANHAIYA
* Rahul Gandhi to visit Darbhanga in Bihar on May 15: Kanhaiya
Patna: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be in Bihar later this week to launch "Shiksha Nyay Samvad", a public outreach programme that seeks to highlight the dismal state of education sector in the state, a party leader said on Tuesday. *
CAL10 WB-AVI-AIRPORT
* Bomb scare on Mumbai-bound plane at Kolkata airport
Kolkata: A plane of a private airline was taken to the isolation bay at the Kolkata airport on Tuesday afternoon for a thorough security check after a passenger was suspected of carrying a bomb, officials said. *
MDS3 KA-INDOPAK-KHARGE
* Oppn will question govt at all-party meet about Trump's claims on brokering 'ceasefire': Kharge
Kalaburagi (Karnataka): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that the opposition will question the government at the all-party meeting, regarding US President Donald Trump's claims that his administration helped broker a "ceasefire" between India and Pakistan. *
MDS2 KL-PM SHRI-MINISTER
* Kerala govt to pursue legal route to secure Rs 1,500 Cr withheld by Centre over PM SHRI issue
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Tuesday said it would explore both legal and protest avenues to secure over Rs 1,500 crore in funds allegedly withheld by the Centre under various centrally sponsored schemes because Kerala has not signed the PM SHRI scheme memorandum. *
LEGAL
LGD11 CJI- POST RETIREMENT-ASSIGNMENTS
* Won't take up any official post after retirement:CJI Sanjiv Khanna
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday said though he wasn't going to accept any post-retirement official assignments, he would continue his innings in law. *
LGM6 TN-COURT-2NDLD-SEXUAL ASSAULT
* Pollachi sexual assault case: TN Mahila court holds 9 arrested men as guilty, awards life
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): Six years after it came to light, all nine men arrested in the sensational Pollachi sexual assault and extortion case were convicted and sentenced to "life imprisonment till death" by a Mahila Court here on Tuesday. *
LGD14 UP-HC-SAMBHAL-MOSQUE
* Sambhal Jama Masjid dispute case: Allahabad HC reserves judgment
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment in the dispute related to Jama Masjid and Harihar Mandir at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh. *
LGD13 SC-WAQF-CONTEMPT
* Dargah demolition row: SC asks for Uttarakhand's reply on contempt plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of Uttarakhand authorities on a plea for contempt action against them over the demolition of a registered waqf property. *
FOREIGN
FGN32 PAK-INDIA-LD CASUALTIES
* Pakistan says 11 military personnel killed, 78 others injured during military confrontation with India
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday said that 11 military personnel, including a squadron leader, were killed and 78 others injured during the recent military confrontation with India. By Sajjad Hussain *