New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.30 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.30 pm SRINAGAR DEL22 JK-SITUATION Barricades removed in Srinagar's commercial hub Lal Chowk Srinagar: Barricades around the Clock Tower in Srinagar's city centre Lal Chowk were removed after 15 days on Tuesday, allowing the movement of people and traffic in the commercial hub, as restrictions eased in several localities while continuing in others. JAMMU DEL39 JK-2NDLD FIRING Army jawan killed as Pak targets forward posts, villages in Poonch Jammu: An Army jawan was killed and four others were injured as Pakistani troops targeted forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said.

NEWDELHI DES5 DL-LD YAMUNA-FLOOD Water level in Yamuna further rises New Delhi: he River Yamuna in the city continued to swell on Tuesday and was flowing above the danger level, an official said. CHANDIGARH DES3 PB-FLOOD-SITUATION No fresh spell of rains; flood-like situation continues in Punjab, Haryana Chandigarh: No fresh spell of rainfall was reported on Tuesday morning in Punjab and Haryana, though a flood-like situation prevailed in many parts of both the states after heavy rains over the past few days. DEHRADUN DES7 RAIN-UKD CM CM visits rain-ravaged areas of Uttarkashi Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday visited the rain-ravaged Mori block of Uttarkashi to take stock of relief and rescue operations even as the death toll in rain-related incidents in the district rose to 13. FARRUKHABAD DES9 UP-WOMAN Woman delivers on floor of govt hospital; probe ordered Farrukhabad (UP): A woman was forced to deliver a baby on the corridor floor of a state-run hospital here after the staff failed to provide her a bed.

RAEBARELI DES13 UP-AKHILESH SINGH Raebareli ex-MLA Akhilesh Singh dies Raebareli (UP): Former MLA Akhilesh Singh, who represented Raebareli assembly constituency for five terms, died on Tuesday morning following a prolonged illness. He was 60. JAIPUR DES12 RJ-GEHLOT-TEA Gehlot stops by to have 'kulhad chai' Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot made an unscheduled stop at a tea shop here on Tuesday, surprising the local people.

LUCKNOW DES15 UP-BUNDELKHAND EXPRESSWAY Construction of Bundelkhand Expressway to start in Oct: UP govt Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said the construction of the over 290-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway, a four-lane controlled access highway linking the backward region in the state to the national capital, will start in October. PTI.

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