New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.40 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.40 pm SRINAGAR DEL44 JK-BLAST-KILLED Srinagar: At least eight CRPF personnel were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday when a blast ripped through the bus they were travelling in, officials said. NEW DELHI LGD22 SC-2ND LD DELHI New Delhi: In a setback to the AAP government in Delhi, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday gave a split verdict on the contentious issue of who should control administrative services but appeared to agree that the Centre has the final word.

AJMER DEL23 RJ-RAHUL-LD SEVA DAL Ajmer (Rajasthan): Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the RSS on Thursday, alleging its members wield lathis and spread hatred. LUCKNOW DES5 UP-ASSEMBLY-MULAYAM Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and some of his ministerial colleagues thanked Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav for his comments in the Lok Sabha that he wishes to see Narendra Modi back as prime minister.

LUCKNOW DEL13 UP-MAYAWATI Lucknow: The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh and the Congress regime in Madhya Pradesh are examples of "state terror" and should be condemned, BSP chief Mayawati said on Thursday. LUCKNOW DES9 UP-ASSEMBLY-ADJOURN Lucknow: Samajwadi Party Thursday demanded immediate withdrawal of cases against party workers, who had protested against their national president Akhilesh Yadav being stopped from proceeding to Allahabad, forcing adjournment of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

LUCKNOW DES7 UP-BJP-ALLY-RAJBHAR Lucknow: UP Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar Thursday said he would hand over the charge of the backward class welfare department to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while expressing disappointment that his recommendations in appointment of state backward castes panel members have been "ignored". DEHRADUN DEL18 UKD-MODI-2NDLD WEATHER Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to address a rally in Rudrapur, was held up at the Jolly Grant Airport here for about four hours as his helicopter could not take off due to inclement weather on Thursday, a senior police officer said.

SHIMLA DES8 HP-CM-ARTRAC Shimla: Following reports that the Army is considering a proposal to shift its training command headquarters from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said Thursday he will raise the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. PTI ASH ASH.