New Delhi, Feb 20 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 5 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 5 pm JAIPUR DEL46 RJ-LD-PAK-INMATE (RPT) Jaipur: A Pakistani national lodged in the central jail here was allegedly killed Wednesday in a brawl with other prisoners. LUCKNOW DES17 UP-AKHILESH-TRIPLE TALAQ Lucknow: Attacking the BJP government at the Centre for giving nod to re-issue the contentious triple talaq ordinance, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said Wednesday it will be used as a "weapon against minorities".

LUCKNOW DES18 UP-MAYAWATI-BJP Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati claimed on Wednesday that the BJP was afraid of its tie-up with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and was now desperate to forge an alliance of its own. LUCKNOW DES2 UP-ADG-SUSPEND Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended a senior IPS officer for allegedly making controversial remarks in an interview to a news website and unauthorised absence from duty, official sources said Wednesday. NEW DELHI DES15 DL-KASHMIRIS-ATTACK New Delhi: Two Kashmiri shawl vendors have claimed they were beaten up and called "stone pelters" by unidentified men on a train, forcing them to cut short their business trip to Rohtak, officials said Wednesday.

JAIPUR DES16 RJ-RESERVATION Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has issued a notification providing 10 per cent reservation in government jobs for the economically backward in the general category, following the decision taken at the Centre. DEHRADUN DES9 UKD-PDP-KASHMIRIS Dehradun: A delegation of Peoples Democratic Party from Jammu and Kashmir visited Uttarakhand for a first-hand assessment of the situation here following alleged harassment of Kashmiri students after the recent terror attack in Pulwama.

SHIMLA NRG9 HP-WEATHER Shimla: Tourist destinations Kufri in Shimla district and Manali in Kullu district are shivering at sub-zero temperature after recent snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, the Meteorological department said Wednesday CHANDIGARH NRG4 HR-CAR Chandigarh: Five persons, including four of a family, were killed when their car collided with a truck near Raiya village in Haryana's Jhajjar district on Wednesday morning, police said. JAMMU DEL11 JK-CURFEW Jammu: Authorities Wednesday relaxed curfew in the entire Jammu city for the first time since its imposition on Friday last as the situation improved. NEW DELHI DES14 DL-EDUCATION-REPORT New Delhi: A new report Wednesday said over 80 per cent of the private schools in Delhi are not participating in the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act and are also not reserving 25 per cent seats for students from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).

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