HIGHLIGHTS NORTH 4.45 PM

These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.45 pm

BALLIA ELN32 UP-LD PM Ballia (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday launched a scathing attack on opposition parties and threw them an "open challenge" to prove if he had amassed any asset or kept money in any foreign bank.

BATHINDA ELN44 PB-PRIYANKA

Bathinda (Punjab): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday mocked Narendra Modi for suggesting that cloud cover helped IAF planes evade Pakistani radars during the Balakot air strike, saying the truth about the prime minister is now on the “people's radar”.

UP-PM-VARANASI Lucknow: Striking an emotional chord with voters of the temple town, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday described himself as a 'Kashi-vaasi' and sought their blessings to pave the way for his election to Lok Sabha for a second term from the seat.

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI DEL24 JK-JAWAN-BOY

Srinagar/New Delhi: A CRPF jawan, who was part of the convoy that was targeted in the Pulwama attack, has been decorated with the paramilitary force's highest service award for sharing his meal with a boy who appeared differently abled.

SRINAGAR DES8 JK-RAPE-PROTESTS Srinagar: Protests continued in Kashmir valley on Tuesday over the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in Bandipora district of the state, officials said.

NEW DELHI DES9 DL-STEPHEN'S COLLEGE-LD ADMISSION

New Delhi: Delhi University's St Stephen's College Tuesday sent warning letters to three of its governing body members for condemning the inclusion of a member of the institution's Supreme Council in the interview panel for selection of students.

NEW DELHI DES1 DL-TERRORIST-ARREST New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested an alleged terrorist of Jaish-e-Mohammad carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh from Srinagar, officials said Tuesday.

KOTA DES3 RJ-SURGERY-NAILS

Kota (Raj): Doctors at the Bundi government hospital removed 116 iron nails, a long wire and an iron pellet from the stomach of a 42-year-old man here.

IN THE PIPELINE Chandigarh: Navjot Kaur Sidhu blames Amarinder Singh over denial of Congress ticket for her

Ballia: SP-BSP rally

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