New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 8.30 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 8.30 pm DEHRADUN DEL9 UKD-LD-SHAH Dehradun: BJP president Amit Shah Saturday said a Ram temple should be built in Ayodhya at the earliest and dared the Congress to spell out its own stand on the issue. CHANDIGARH DES14 PB-CONG-AKALI Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress on Saturday slammed the Shiromani Akali Dal for its "silence" on the Rs 6,000 annual support scheme announced for the farmers in the interim Union budget, daring the BJP ally to justify that the "meagre" amount could help address the farm crisis.

NOIDA DES21 NCR-FARMERS-2NDLD PROTEST Noida (UP): Hundreds of farmers, seeking enhanced compensation for their land acquired before 2013 in Uttar Pradesh, staged a protest at Delhi-Noida border on Saturday but ended it after a written assurance from officials that their concerns would be taken up with the state government. KAUSHAMBI DES2 UP-ACCIDENT Kaushambi: At least six persons died when the car they were travelling in had a head-on collision with a container truck coming from the opposite direction here, police said Saturday.

NEW DELHI DES12 DL-CONG-POLLS New Delhi: Ruling out alliance with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress' Delhi unit chief Sheila Dikshit on Saturday said her party will contest all seven parliamentary seats in the city and the process of selecting "winnable" candidates has started. NEW DELHI DEL11 MODI-JK-VISIT New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu, Srinagar and Leh on Sunday to inaugurate several development projects.

JAMMU DES8 JK-PM-SECURITY Jammu: A four-tier security apparatus has been put in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pubic rally in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a top police officer said. SRINAGAR DES5 JK-PAK-WOMEN Srinagar: A group of women from Pakistan, who came to Jammu and Kashmir with their husbands under the rehabilitation policy for militants, Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan for travel documents to return home.

Amroha DEL19 UP-SHAH-CONG Amroha (UP): BJP president Amit Shah Saturday gave a new definition to the OROP, which normally refers to 'One Rank, One Pension', saying that in the Congress it translated to "Only Rahul, Only Priyanka". JAIPUR DES22 RJ-SWINE FLU-DEATHS Jaipur: Two more persons died in Barmer and Udaipur due to swine flu in Rajasthan taking the total number of deaths in the state due to H1N1 virus to 84.

SRINAGAR DES6 JK-AVALANCHE Srinagar: Bodies of three persons, who were were buried under an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district a day ago, were recovered by a search and rescue team on Saturday, officials said. NEW DELHI DES18 DL-GOVT-METRO-BUDGET New Delhi: The AAP dispensation Saturday accused the Centre of meting out "stepmotherly treatment" to Delhi in the Budget, claiming that the Narendra Modi government has made "no provision" for the metro's Ph-IV project.

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