New Delhi, May 1 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 5.45 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 5.45 pm AYODHYA ELN2 UP-MODI-AYODHYA Ayodhya (UP): In a scathing attack against alliance partners SP and BSP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said they had done nothing for the poor and misused the names of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Ram Manohar Lohia. KAUSHAMBI ELN31 UP-PM-LD KAUSHAMBI Kaushambi (UP): Lauding the arrangements by the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh for this year's Kumbh Mela, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday recalled the 1954 stampede at the religious gathering in Allahabad when Jawaharlal Nehru was PM. PRATAPGARH (UP) ELX8 UP-IAF-EMERGENCY Pratapgarh (UP): An IAF helicopter on a mission to review the security at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally venue Wednesday developed a technical fault and made an emergency landing on the outskirts of the district here, police said.

VARANASI ELN26 UP-LD-BSF JAWAN Varanasi: Dismissed BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav’s nomination as the Samajwadi Party candidate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency was rejected on Wednesday, poll officials said. NEW DELHI ELN29 UP-PRIYANKA-LD ALLIANCE Salon (UP): The Congress is not at all cutting into votes of the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh as the party has fielded candidates either with prospects of victory or having potential to damage BJP's chances in the state, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Wednesday.

SITAPUR (UP) ELN27 UP-RAHUL RALLY Sitapur (UP): Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday termed the NYAY scheme as an answer to the wrong policies of the BJP government which have "annihilated" the country's economy. BARABANKI ELN32 UP-MAYAWATI Barabanki (UP): BSP chief Mayawati Wednesday accused the BJP of using the martyrdom of jawans for election purposes and regretted that the country's borders are still not totally secure.

JAIPUR ELX1 RJ-JAIPUR-TRADERS Jaipur: The opposition's twin GST-demonetisation poll pitch could well go unheard in India's fabled Pink City with many traders saying they moved on a long time ago and the issues are not relevant in Election 2019. CHANDIGARH DES3 HR-TRAIN-SELFIE Chandigarh: Three youths were killed when they were clicking selfies on a railway track, about 2-3 km from Panipat railway station in Haryana, a senior Government Railway Police (GRP) official said on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI NRG2 DL-KHAKHI-ROBBERS-ARREST New Delhi: Police here arrested three persons, who had allegedly robbed a man of bag containing Rs 1.5 lakh in cash at gunpoint while posing as police personnel. NEW DELHI DES1 DL-METRO-JUMP New Delhi: A civic agency worker allegedly jumped in front of a Metro train at the Dwarka Sector 9 metro station, leading to delay in services on the Blue Line, officials said.

SRINAGAR DEL11 JK-LD HIGHWAY Srinagar: Under immense pressure from various quarters, the Jammu and Kashmir administration Wednesday announced complete withdrawal of restrictions on civilian traffic movement between Srinagar and Baramulla. PTI ASH ASH.