New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) Following are top stories at 5:15 pm

Following are top stories at 5:15 pm CAL18 BH-LD PM Fire raging in your bosoms is in my heart too: PM Barauni (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday asserted that he was filled with grief and outrage, just like the people of the country, in the wake of the terrorist attack in Pulwama which claimed the lives of 40 CRPF personnel. CAL16 OD-RAJNATH-RALLY Pak patronising terrorism, Pulwama attack an act of frustration: Rajnath Bhadrak: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday castigated Pakistan, accusing it of engineering the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.

CAL19 AS-LD SHAH Sacrifices of CRPF personnel won't go in vain as there is BJP govt now: Shah Lakhimpur (Assam): BJP president Amit Shah said Sunday that the sacrifices of the 40 CRPF personnel in Pulwama will not go in vain as there is a BJP government at the Centre now and it, unlike the erstwhile Congress dispensation, will not "compromise" on any security issue. DEL10 JK-LD SECURITY Security cover of six separatist leaders withdrawn Srinagar: The security cover of six separatist leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was withdrawn Sunday, a decision that comes in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror strike in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed, officials said here.

DEL13 BLAST-CRPF-ADVISORY Pulwama attack: CRPF cautions people against fake pics aimed at spreading hatred New Delhi: The CRPF Sunday cautioned people against "fake pictures" being circulated online of body parts of its 40 soldiers killed in the Pulwama attack, the deadliest terrorist strike on security forces in Kashmir Valley in three decades. MDS4 POL-TN-LD RAJINI Rajinikanth not to contest Lok Sabha polls Chennai: Ending months of speculation, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, who floated his outfit the Rajini Makkal Mandram as a precursor to launching a political party, Sunday made it clear he would neither contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls nor support any party.

DEL9 POL-SOREN-INTERVIEW Alliance sealed, JMM wants Cong to play role of 'elder brother' in anti-BJP front New Delhi: Having sealed an alliance with the Congress for the Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand, JMM working president Hemant Soren on Sunday said a grand alliance is the "call of the day" to take on the BJP in the polls and the Congress must play the role of an elder brother in the "family". By Asim Kamal DEL11 BLAST-JK-IEDS IED, bombs menace growing more in J-K than Naxal theatre: Report New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir has seen a steady increase in IED blasts and other bombing incidents over the last five years, with 2018 witnessing a 57 per cent jump in such incidents while two other major theatres of violence -- LWE-hit areas and North East - saw the number of such incidents going down, a latest report has found. By Neelabh Srivastava DEL8 JK-CURFEW Curfew continues without relaxation in Jammu, efforts on to restore normalcy Jammu: Curfew continued without any relaxation in Jammu for the third consecutive day on Sunday even as the Army staged flag march in sensitive areas, officials said. DEL16 RJ-BLAST-KASHMIRI-BOOKED Four Kashmiri students of pvt varsity suspended, booked for 'celebrating' Pulwama attack Jaipur: Four female paramedical students of Kashmiri-origin were suspended from a private institute here and later booked for allegedly celebrating the Pulwama terror attack by posting "anti-national" messages on an instant messaging app, officials said Sunday. DEL3 DL-FIRE-ARREST Owner of Hotel Arpit Palace arrested in connection with fire New Delhi: Rakesh Goel, the owner of Hotel Arpit Palace, was arrested in connection with a massive fire which killed 17 people on its premises, police said Sunday.

FGN7 ICJ-LD JADHAV ICJ to hold public hearings in Kulbhushan Jadhav case from Monday amid fresh Indo-Pak tensions The Hague: Amidst fresh Indo-Pak tensions, top legal eagles of the two countries will present their arguments in the high-profile Kulbhushan Jadhav case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) here from Monday during four days of public hearings. FGN9 PAK-INDIA-MFN Pak has no official info about India withdrawing MFN status: top trade official Islamabad: India has not informed Pakistan that it was withdrawing the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to it, a senior Pakistani official said Sunday, after New Delhi took strong economic action against Islamabad following the Pulwama terror attack.

FGN6 BLAST-INDIA-MUNICH India raises Pulwama terrorist attack issue during bilaterals at Munich Conference Munich/New Delhi: India raised the issue of the Pulwama terror attack, which left 40 CRPF men dead, during bilateral meetings with several countries, including the US, Germany and Russia, at the three-day Munich Security Conference that concluded Sunday, officials said. FGN8 PAK-ENVOYS-BRIEFING Pak briefs African and SCO envoys about situation after Pulwama attack Islamabad: Pakistan Sunday briefed ambassadors from African and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries about the situation after the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 41 CRPF soldiers. Sajjad Hussain..