New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.15 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.15 pm SRINAGAR DEL103 JK-LDALL BLAST Srinagar: In one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir's three decades of militancy, a Jaish suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus in Pulwama district, killing at least 39 personnel and leaving many critically wounded, officials said. NEW DELHI LGD37 SC-LDALL DELHI New Delhi: In a major setback to the AAP government in Delhi, two judges of the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed that the Centre should have the final word on posting and transfer of bureaucrats in the national capital administration, but their disagreement on finer details resulted in a split verdict and the matter got referred to a larger bench. JAIPUR DEL106 RJ-LD GUJJARS Jaipur: Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla refused to call off the agitation for a government quota Thursday, saying the bill passed in the Rajasthan Assembly to meet their demand could face legal challenges.

RUDRAPUR DEL83 UKD-4THLD-MODI RALLY Rudrapur (Uttarakhand): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday addressed a rally here by mobile phone after bad weather stopped him from reaching the venue. 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 DES18 UP-BJP-ALLY-LD RAJBHAR Lucknow: UP Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar Thursday said he is giving up the charge of the backward class welfare department, expressing disappointment that his recommendations on appointment of state backward castes panel members have been "ignored".

LUCKNOW DEL94 UP-PRIYANKA Lucknow: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday called off her first press conference after being inducted in the Congress as a Congress general secretary, expressing grief over the deaths of 30 CRPF personnel in a terror attack in Kashmir. ALIGARH DEL90 UP-AMU-POLICE Aligarh: Police said Thursday they have so far not found any evidence to support the sedition charges levelled against 14 Aligarh Muslim University students after protests broke out on the campus earlier this week.

NEWDELHI DEL73 NHRC-DL-FIRE New Delhi: The NHRC has issued notices to the Delhi government, the city police chief and the area's civic body over the deadly fire incident at a hotel in Karol Bagh in which 17 people were killed, officials said Thursday. PTI ASH ASH.