New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 6 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 6 pm LUCKNOW DEL64 UP-AKHILESH-VIOLENCE Lucknow: Samajwadi Party workers went on a rampage across Uttar Pradesh Tuesday after the government clipped the wings of their national president Akhilesh Yadav, preventing him from flying to Allahabad on grounds of law and order. LUCKNOW DEL39 UP-AKHILESH-2NDLD AIRPORT Lucknow: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday claimed he was stopped by authorities at Lucknow airport in a bid to prevent him from visiting Allahabad, triggering outrage by party lawmakers in the state legislature and workers outside the airport.

JAIPUR DEL68 RJ-ED-2ND LD-VADRA Jaipur: Robert Vadra, Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law, and his mother Maureen Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here in connection with a probe into an alleged land scam in Rajasthan's Bikaner district. KURUKSHETRA DEL55 HR-PM-CORRUPTION Kurukshetra (Har): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday his government will speed up the campaign to rid the country of the corrupt, claiming that only such people had a problem with him while the honest trusted the 'chowkidar' JAIPUR DEL49 RJ-GUJJAR AGITATION Jaipur: The Gujjar community agitation for five per cent reservation in jobs and education entered its fifth day on Tuesday, with protesters blocking Chaksu town, about 40 km from here on National Highway 52, police said.

CHANDIGARH DES10 PB-SESSION-ADDRESS Chandigarh: Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore Tuesday said the state government was "seriously concerned" about the grievances of its employees, including teachers, and their issues will soon be "addressed effectively". DEHRADUN DES16 UKD-HOOCH-ASSEMBLY Dehradun: The hooch tragedy rocked the Uttarakhand Assembly for a second day on Tuesday, with the Congress staging a walkout over the government's "insensitivity" even as the speaker announced that an in-house panel will be set up to probe the incident.

ALLAHABAD DES15 UP-KUMBH-SHAHI SNAN Allahabad: The three 'shahi snan' held during the ongoing Kumbh this year accounted for more than 50 per cent of the total pilgrims and visitors to the Sangam city, according to the Mela administration. DEHRADUN DES17 UKD-RAWAT-CAMPAIGN Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Tuesday unfurled the BJP flag at his private residence in Defence Colony here, signalling the launch of the party's 'Mera Parivar BJP Parivar' campaign in the state.

SHIMLA DES14 HP-WINTER VACATION-KULLU Shimla: Winter vacation in schools of Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district has been extended by four days following the Meteorological Department's (Met) weather warning for heavy rain and snowfall, officials said Tuesday. MATHURA DES18 UP-GUV-VOTERS Mathura: In a bid to encourage maximum voter turnout in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has said he will felicitate the Returning Officer and the elected MP of the constituency with the highest poll percentage.

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