New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 9 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 9 pm NEW DELHI DEL36 LDALL-FUNERALS Lucknow/Jaipur, Feb 16 (PTI): Sobbing family members Saturday lit the funeral pyres of the CRPF jawans killed in the Pulwama terror attack, joined by other mourners who at places gathered in their thousands. (Also: Separate funeral-related stories from states.) JAMMU DEL17 JK-LD CURFEW Jammu: The curfew in Jammu continued for the second day and the Army's presence was stepped up on Saturday, a day after violent protests rocked the city over a suicide attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans in Kashmir.

SRINAGAR DES22 JK-PROTEST Srinagar: A shutdown was observed in Lal Chowk city centre and adjoining areas here on Saturday as a mark of protest against attacks on Kashmiris in Jammu and outside the state. JAMMU DEL25 JK-IED Jammu: An Army officer was killed and a soldier suffered injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.

CHANDIGARH DES28 PB-SAD-SIDHU Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal Saturday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to expel Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu from the party for calling for dialogue with Pakistan even after the Pulwama terrorist attack in which 40 CRPF jawans died. JAIPUR DEL10 RJ-GUJJAR-AGITATION Jaipur: The members of Gujjar community called off their agitation on Saturday after getting a written assurance from the Rajasthan government that it will stand by them if the bill giving five per cent reservation to the community faces legal hurdles.

NEW DELHI DES15 DL-JAIN-FIRE-NOC New Delhi: Intensifying its drive against errant hotels, the Delhi government has cancelled fire safety certificates of 27 establishments for various violations in Karol Bagh area, where a massive fire at a hotel killed 17 people earlier this week. AMBALA DES18 HR-BLAST-KASHMIRI STUDENTS Ambala: A village panchayat here has asked villagers to evict Kashmiri students living in rented accommodation within 24 hours in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, according to a video that has surfaced on social media. Phagwara NRG12 PB-BLAST-BUS Phagwara: Demanding scrapping of Indo-Pak bus service in the wake of Pulwama terror attack, members of a right-wing outfit staged protest by waving their black jackets and T-shirts at a Lahore-bound 'Sada-e-Sarhad' bus on Saturday after their black flags were taken way by police.

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