New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
NATION
DEL45 RAIL-LD SRINAGAR-KATRA
* Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat train service to start for public from June 7
New Delhi: The Vande Bharat train service between Katra and Srinagar to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will start its commercial operations for public from June 7, the Northern Railway said. *
DEL39 BJP-KA-STAMPEDE-LD DEATHS
* BJP terms Bengaluru stampede 'govt-manufactured'; asks CM, Dy CM to resign
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday demanded the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, holding the Congress government in the state responsible for the Bengaluru stampede. *
CAL15 AS-LD FLOOD
* Assam flood situation critical, 7 lakh affected
Guwahati: Assam's flood situation remained critical on Thursday, with nearly seven lakh people affected in 21 districts and the water level of major rivers showing a rising trend, officials said. *
DEL23 ENV-PM-ARAVALLI PROJECT
* PM Modi launches Aravalli Green Wall Project, expands 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi planted a sapling at the Bhagwan Mahavir Vanasthali Park here on World Environment Day on Thursday, extending the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign and launching a special initiative to reforest the 700-km Aravalli mountain range that stretches from Delhi to Gujarat. *
DEL21 CONG-PAK-LD UNSC
* Govt must take resolute diplomatic actions to de-hyphenate India, Pakistan on global stage: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said Pakistan being named vice chair of the 15-member UN Security Council's counterterrorism committee and chair of another panel of the world body was most unfortunate, ill-informed and unacceptable. *
CAL3 SK-TOURISTS-RESCUE
* 2 helicopters fly to north Sikkim to bring back over 100 tourists stuck for a week
Gangtok: Two helicopters flew to north Sikkim on Thursday morning as the weather cleared to bring back the more than 100 tourists stranded there for nearly a week, officials said. *
MDS14 KA-STAMPEDE-LD TREATMENT
* Bengaluru stampede: Most people get discharged, in patients out of danger
Bengaluru: Most of those injured in the stampede occurred outside the Chinnasamy Stadium in Bengaluru were discharged from hospitals and a few still being treated are out of danger, hospital authorities said on Thursday. *
DEL26 UP-AYODHYA LD CONSECRATION
* Consecration of 'Raja Ram', other deities held at Ram Temple in Ayodhya
Ayodhya (UP): The consecration of 'Raja Ram' -- Lord Rama in his royal form -- along with the installation of idols in eight newly built temples inside the Ram Janmabhoomi complex was held on Thursday in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. *
MDS10 KA-STAMPEDE-LD SHIVAKUMAR
* Bengaluru lost its image, BJP plays politics over stampede, says D K Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday turned emotional over the loss of lives due to the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium and said that Bengaluru has lost its image due to the incident that claimed 11 lives. *
BOM20 CG-NAXAL-LD ENCOUNTER
* Senior Maoist leader killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattsigarh
Bijapur: A senior Maoist leader carrying Rs 40 lakh bounty was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, official sources said. *
LEGAL
LGD6 SC-LD PAKISTANI NATIONAL
* Pak national living in Goa since 2016 moves SC over Centre's visa clamp down
New Delhi: A Pakistani national residing in Goa since 2016 on long-term visa on Thursday moved the Supreme Court in wake of the Centre's notification revoking the visas of Pakistani nationals following the Pahalgam terror attack. *
LGD5 SC-TENANT-DISPUTE
* SC bats for expeditious disposal of landlord-tenant disputes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the delay in deciding property owners-tenants disputes while hearing a case stemming from the Bombay High Court. *
LGD4 DL-HC-CUET-DISCIPLINE
* Late by 6 minutes for test, student's plea fails to convince Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has refused relief to a student who missed the Common University Entrance Test by six minutes outlining the "sanctity and discipline" of examinations. *
FOREIGN
FGN27 US-THAROOR-LD-INTERVIEW
* Those who think working in national interest is anti-party need to question themselves: Tharoor
Washington: People who consider working in national interest as anti-party activities need to question themselves, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said even as he brushed aside speculations over his quitting the main opposition party. By Shuja ul Haq and Yoshita Singh *
FGN44 BELGIUM-INDIA-DELEGATION
* Indian delegation highlights cross-border terrorism in Kashmir to EU leader
Brussels: An all-party delegation led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad highlighted concerns over the use of cross-border terrorism as a tool to destabilise progress in Kashmir and to incite communal tensions as it held a meeting with the Vice-President of the European Parliament in-charge of Asia here on Thursday. *