New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1700 hours: NATION CAL9 NL-3DLD-FIRING 13 civilians gunned down in Nagaland by security forces; 1 soldier killed in rioting Kohima/Guwahati/New Delhi: At least 13 civilians were gunned down by security forces in Nagaland"s Mon district, police said on Sunday, adding that it is investigating whether the incident was a case of mistaken identity. One soldier also died in rioting which followed. DEL31 VIRUS-OMICRON-LD DELHI Delhi reports first case of Omicron variant New Delhi: A 37-year-old man who arrived in Delhi from Tanzania has tested positive for Omicron, making it the first case of the new COVID-19 variant in the national capital and the fifth in the country. DEL30 CONG-MIZORAM Cong names Lalsawta chief of its Mizoram unit New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday named Lalsawta as the chief of its Mizoram unit after Sonia Gandhi accepted the resignation of former chief minister Lal Thanhawla from the post. DEL28 BSF-2NDLD SHAH Modi govt showed no one can take India"s borders, jawans lightly: Shah Jaisalmer: The Modi government showed that no one can take India"s borders and jawans lightly after it took the "strong decision" to conduct cross-border strikes following attacks in Pulwama and Uri, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. DEL39 RAHUL-LD NAGALAND FIRING What exactly is home ministry doing: Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over Nagaland incident New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over the killing of civilians during an anti-insurgency operation in Nagaland, with Rahul Gandhi saying the government must give a "real reply" as to what is the home ministry doing when "neither civilians nor security personnel are safe in our own land". DEL36 UP-LD IRANI Amethi"s development issues were never raised in Parliament in past: Smriti Irani Amethi (UP): Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday launched a veiled attack on Rahul Gandhi, saying those who claimed to have family bonds with the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency never raised the issue of its development in Parliament. DEL38 DU-VC INTERVIEW Not in favour of cut-off based admission system: DU Vice Chancellor New Delhi: The current cut-off based admission system puts students from the boards where the marking is "strict" at a disadvantage, Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh said here and expressed the hope that this would change in a year. By Saloni Bhatia DEL37 UP-SP-APJ KALAM Uttar Pradesh polls: SP finds new icon in "missile man" APJ Abdul Kalam Lucknow: Aggressively positioning itself against the BJP in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the Samajwadi Party seems to have found a new icon for itself -- former president APJ Abdul Kalam -- who shares space with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and socialist leaders on Akhilesh Yadav"s campaign rath. By Arunav Sinha DEL34 DL-SIDHU Sidhu does a Kejriwal, joins guest teachers" protest in Delhi New Delhi: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu joined the sit-in protest of Delhi guest teachers demanding regularisation of their jobs outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in Civil Lines on Sunday LEGAL LGD2 SC-PARAM BIR-MAHARASHTRA Param Bir Singh not whistleblower, flagged corruption after transfer: Maharashtra to SC New Delhi: Former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh cannot be considered as a "whistleblower" under the law as he chose to speak out against alleged corruption involving former home minister Anil Deshmukh only after his transfer, the Maharashtra government has told the Supreme Court seeking dismissal of his plea. FOREIGN FGN14 VIRUS-UK-TRAVEL UK adds pre-departure travel tests, bans travel from Nigeria amid Omicron fears London: The UK has re-introduced compulsory pre-departure tests for all travellers entering the country and added Nigeria to its travel ban red list amid fears of the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. By Aditi Khanna FGN13 PAK-LYNCHING-AUTOPSY Lynched Sri Lankan’s nearly all bones broken, 99% body burnt: Pak report Lahore: Nearly all bones of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana were broken and his body was 99 per cent burnt in the horrific lynching incident in Pakistan"s Punjab province, a media report on Sunday said, citing his post-mortem report. SPORTS SPF15 SPO-BAD-WORLDS-2NDLD SINDHU Sindhu settles for silver in BWF World Tour Finals, loses to An Seyoung Bali: Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu settled for a silver medal at the BWF World Tour Finals after going down meekly against Korean teen sensation An Seyoung in the summit clash, here on Sunday. PTI SRY