New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.45 pm


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New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.45 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.45 pm AZAMGARH ELN53 UP-2NDLD PM Azamgarh/Allahabad/Jaunpur (UP): Accusing the "mahamilawati" opposition parties of putting national security in peril, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday urged people not to vote for a "khichdi" coalition that will only bring in "anarchy and instability". SIRSA ELN26 HR-LD-RAHUL Sirsa (Har): Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday renewed his attack over alleged corruption in the Rafale aircraft deal, this time in response to Narendra Modi calling his late father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi "Bharashtachari No 1".

SANT ELN41 UP-LDALL SHAH Sant Kabirnagar/Siddharthnagar/Balrampur (UP), May 9 (PTI) Hitting out at the Congress and other opposition parties, BJP chief Amit Shah Thursday said the more their leaders hurl abuses at Prime Minister Narendra Modi the more the lotus will bloom. PRATAPGARH ELN50 UP-LD PRIYANKA Pratapgarh/Jaunpur (UP): Stepping up her attack on Narendra Modi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said she had never seen "a more coward and weak" prime minister than him.

NEWDELHI ELN44 DL-2NDLD ATISHI-PAMPHLET New Delhi: East Delhi AAP candidate Atishi Thursday broke down while reading a pamphlet containing "obscene and derogatory" remarks against her that she alleged has been distributed in the constituency by her BJP rival Gautam Gambhir, a charge denied by the cricketer-turned-politician. SANJARPUR ELX20 UP-AZAMGARH-LD TERROR Sanjarpur (Azamgarh): People in this Muslim-dominated village in Azamgarh district, which hogged the limelight as a "terror hub" after the 2008 Batla House encounter in Delhi against suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists, do not have any expectations from politicians.

LUCKNOW ELX10 UP-PHULPUR Lucknow: Best known as the parliamentary constituency of Jawaharlal Nehru, Phulpur is witnessing a 'Modi versus the rest' battle this time. ROHTAK ELX29 HR-ROHTAK-PROFILE Rohtak (Haryana): The ruling BJP has worked intensely over the past five years to weaken the Congress stronghold in the Jat-dominated Rohtak Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana, but the saffron party may find breaking into the citadel of the Hooda family an uphill task.

GANDHRA ELX9 HR-CENTENARIAN-ELECTION Gandhra (Haryana): In a nondescript Haryana village, miles away from the buzzing streets of district headquarter Rohtak, a centenarian laments the election process over the years has become a tool to grab power in disguise of democracy. AMBALA ELX27 HR-KUMARI SELJA-INTERVIEW Ambala (Haryana): Terming the BJP overconfident, Congress leader Kumari Selja says the ruling party's "chest thumping" and "event management" will result in its defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. BHIWANI ELN49 HR-POLL-BHIWANI Bhiwani (Haryana): Just 11 women candidates are in the fray for the May 12 Lok Sabha polls in Haryana and two of them are locked in the contest for the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency.

KURUKSHETRA ELX32 HR-KURUKSHETRA-PROFILE Kurukshetra, May 9 (PTI) In dire straits after a vertical split last year and poor showing in Jind assembly bypoll, the INLD is pinning hopes on 26-year-old Arjun Chautala, who is contesting Lok Sabha polls from Kurukshetra seat, to reverse the party's fortunes. CHANDIGARH ELX12 HR-NAMES-CHANGE THEM Chandigarh: Haryana villagers feel what George Carlin, one of stand-up comedy's counter-culture pioneers, said more than a decade ago on "goofy names". He said a name must have some emotion invested in it.

JAIPUR DEL20 RJ-LD GANGRAPE Jaipur: Two more men, including the key accused, have been arrested in connection with the Alwar gangrape case, police said Thursday, even as opposition parties held protests against the Rajasthan government for allegedly covering up the matter due to the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. HOSHIARPUR DES18 PB-ACCIDENT Hoshiarpur: Ten pilgrims were killed and 13 injured when the jeep they were travelling in dashed into a tree here Thursday, police said. NOIDA DES16 NCR-TEACHER-METOO Noida (UP): A professor of a private university here has been dismissed from service over allegations of sending lewd messages to girl and women students on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, varsity officials said Thursday.

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