New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.45 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.45 pm SRINAGAR DEL51 2NDLDALL-KASHMIR Tourists, pilgrims leave Valley after advisory; don't panic, Guv tells political parties Srinagar: Tourists and Amarnath Yatra pilgrims started leaving the Kashmir Valley on Saturday following the state government’s advisory asking them to cut short their stay, even as J&K Governor S P Malik said there is no need to panic. SRINAGAR DEL39 JK-3RDLD ENCOUNTER Four militants killed in J-K's Baramulla, Shopian districts Srinagar: Four militants, including a commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Baramulla and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir in the last 36 hours, police said on Saturday.

LUCKNOW DEL36 UP-LDALL UNNAO Unnao rape case: CBI sleuths question Sengar in Sitapur prison, victim critical Lucknow: The CBI on Saturday questioned expelled BJP MLA and rape accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar in Sitapur jail in connection with the accident in which the victim was critically injured along with her lawyer and her two aunts were killed, as the agency deputed several teams to speed up the probe. AYODHYA DEL35 UP-LD-AYODHYA-ADITYANATH Knew mediation on Ayodhya will fail: Adityanath Ayodhya: Visiting here a day after the Supreme Court noted that a mediation panel had not offered a solution to the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said he knew the effort would fail.

MOGA (PB) DES24 PB-LD SHOT Man kills 5 kin over family pressure for marriage, shoots himself Moga (Pb): A 27-year-old man allegedly killed five members of his family here before ending his life, apparently because they were pressuring him to tie the knot which he was opposed to as he believed he cannot father a child, police said on Saturday. CHANDIGARH DES25 PB-CBI PROBE-LD SACRILEGE Punjab police wants CBI to 'further probe' 2015 sacrilege incidents, cites SIT chief's findings Chandigarh: Punjab police has sought "further probe" by the CBI into three sacrilege incidents at Faridkot in 2015, days after the central investigation agency filed a closure report in a Mohali court in this regard.

CHANDIGARH DES33 HR-PRISON-RAIDS Haryana jails raided; sharp-edged weapons, cash recovered Chandigarh: The Haryana Police on Saturday conducted raids across state prisons and recovered cash and items like sharp-edged weapons, mobile phones and SIM cards, officials said. DEHRADUN DES7 UKD-BRIDGE Bridge replacing Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh to come up before 2021 Kumbh Dehradun: A suspension bridge will be built on the Ganga in Rishikesh before the 'Kumbh Mela' of 2021 as an alternative to the iconic Lakshman Jhula, which was closed last month because of its dilapidated condition, an official said Saturday.

FEROZEPUR DES8 PB-PAK NATIONAL (RPT) Pakistani held near Indo-Pak border in Punjab's Ferozepur Ferozepur (Pb): A 38-year-old Pakistani national was held near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Ferozepur district, an official said Saturday. ALIGARH DES15 UP-AMU-VC AMU V-C warns of strict action against rumour mongers Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University's Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor has appealed to students not to believe in rumours and warned of strict action against people indulging in rumour mongering to disrupt the peaceful environment of the campus.

NEW DELHI DES35 DL-GUPTA-PETITION Vijender Gupta moves HC against Speaker's decision to nominate only AAP MLAs to civic bodies New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta has moved the high court seeking a direction to set aside a notification by the Speaker nominating a group of AAP MLAs to municipal corporations. PTI ASH ASH.