New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.45 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.45 pm LUCKNOW DEL58 UP-2NDLD-SHAH-OPPOSITION Lucknow/Kanpur: Mocking opposition parties for not naming a joint prime ministerial candidate, BJP president Amit Shah Wednesday said there will be a different PM every day of the week if their “grand alliance” comes to power. BALLIA DEL52 UP-LD MLA Ballia (UP): BJP MLA Surendra Singh has compared Congress president Rahul Gandhi to Ravana and his sister Priyanka Gandhi to Surpanakha, prompting angry reactions from the local Congress workers and swift disapproval from Union minister Mahesh Sharma.

BALLIA DES3 UP-RAJBHAR Ballia (UP): Uttar Pradesh minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar Wednesday took a dig at his cabinet colleagues for taking a dip in the Sangam, saying they had gone there to wash off their sins. LUCKNOW DEL16 UP-MAYAWATI Lucknow: Hitting out at the government over its plea to return the land around the disputed Aypodhya site, BSP chief Mayawati Wednesday said the move is out of "frustration" as the BJP feels it will not return to power because of her alliance with the Samajwadi Party.

DEHRADUN DES7 UKD-BJP-SHAH Dehradun: The Uttarakhand BJP performed a "bhumi pujan" at the Parade Ground here on Wednesday, ahead of the visit of party president Amit Shah, who is slated to formally launch the saffron party's Lok Sabha poll campaign in the state on February 2. CHANDIGARH DCM15 BIZ-PB-DEBT RELIEF PACKAGE Chandigarh: The Punjab government Wednesday sought a special debt relief package from the 15th Finance Commission to revive the state's fiscal health.

NEWDELHI LGD14 DL-HC-VIRBHADRA New Delhi: Amid high drama, a second Delhi High Court judge has recused within a week from a disproportionate assets case against former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife, expressing displeasure at the couple's lawyer for "throwing" around names when he insisted the matter be heard later in the day as their senior counsel was busy. SHAHJAHANPUR DES10 UP-DOCTOR-RESIGN Shahjahanpur (UP): Upset with the alleged misbehaviour by local BJP MLA Roshanlal Verma, a Shahjahanpur district hospital doctor has resigned from his post, prompting other government doctors to threaten en masse resignation if the legislator does not tender a written apology.

NEWDELHI DES9 DL-DCW-LOVE COMMANDOS New Delhi: Sanjoy Sachdev, who runs the popular 'Love Commandos' NGO, has been arrested for allegedly confining, intimidating and extorting money from couples, police said Wednesday. NEWDELHI LGD8 DL-HC-RIOTS New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the AAP government to decide in two weeks the parole plea of Balwan Khokhar, who along with former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. NEWDELHI DES37 DL-POLICE-POSTINGS New Delhi: Four Delhi districts got new deputy commissioners of police following a slew of transfers, according to an official order issued Wednesday.

DELHI DEL49 DL-SWINE-FLU-DEATHS New Delhi: Over 600 people have tested positive for swine flu in Delhi, while two city-based government-run hospitals have reported 12 deaths due to the H1N1 virus till Tuesday. DELHI DES24 DL-NHRC-ELECTROCUTION New Delhi: The NHRC has sought a detailed report from the Uttar Pradesh government in connection with an incident in which three labourers were electrocuted to death while two others were injured while fixing poles of a private telecom company in Bareilly district. PTI ASH ASH.