HIGHLIGHTS

These are the top stories at 12:30 hours:

NATION

DEL4 JK-LD LANDLINE SERVICES Landline services in 17 exchanges of Kashmir restored; 50,000 lines reopened

Srinagar: More than 50,000 landline phones were made operational on Saturday after services in 17 exchanges of the Kashmir Valley were restored after a period of about 12 days, officials said. By Sumir Kaul

DEL6 JK-SITUATION Restrictions on movement of people in Kashmir Valley eased

Srinagar: Restrictions on the movement of people in the Kashmir Valley were eased on Saturday, with landline services restored in some areas of the city, even as stringent security arrangements continued to be in place, officials said.

DES2 HP-RAIN-LD INSTITUTIONS HP: 6 stuck in flash floods rescued, educational institutions closed in Kangra due to rain

Shimla: All educational institutions in Kangra district have been asked to remain closed on Saturday due to incessant rainfall, an official said.

CAL1 WB-CONG-CHOWDHURY Nehru-Gandhi family has "brand equity": Adhir Chowdhury

Kolkata: The leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has said it will be tough for any leader from outside the Gandhi-Nehru family to run the party, as it has "brand equity". By Pradipta Tapadar

MDS1 AP-FLOODS 87 villages in AP affected by Krishna floods

Amaravati(AP): Tens of villages and hundreds of acres of farm land remained under a sheet of water in Krishna and Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, even as the flood fury in river Krishna showed signs of abatement.

LEGAL

LGD1 DL-COURT-CHOPPER Chopper scam: Willing to join probe, Ratul Puri tells court, seeks cancellation of NBW

New Delhi: Ratul Puri, the nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, on Saturday told a Delhi court that he was willing to join the probe into the AgustaWestland chopper scam case, while seeking cancellation of a non-bailable warrant issued against him.

FOREIGN

FGN4 PM-BHUTAN-ARRIVAL Modi arrives in Bhutan on two-day visit

Paro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bhutan on Saturday on a two-day state visit during which he will hold talks with Bhutanese leaders to further deepen the bilateral ties.

FES18 US-TRUMP-APPLE Trump says Apple will spend 'vast sums' in US

Washington: Donald Trump said Friday that tech giant Apple would be spending "vast sums" of money in the US in a tweet ahead of a dinner meeting with its CEO Tim Cook.

FES17 HK-TEACHERS-PROTEST Hong Kong teachers' rally starts another weekend of protest

Hong Kong: School teachers in Hong Kong were marching Saturday to the official residence of the city leader as another weekend of protests got underway.