New Delhi, Sep 29 (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.

DEL48 PB-CHANNI-2NDLD SIDHU Channi speaks to Sidhu, says let's sit and talk Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday reached out to a miffed Navjot Singh Sidhu and offered to resolve issues through talks, a day after the former cricketer resigned as the state Congress chief.

DEL33 PB-LD KEJRIWAL Govt in Punjab reduced to 'tamasha'; remove tainted ministers: Kejriwal Chandigarh: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Punjab government has been reduced to a ''tamasha'' and urged new CM Charanjit Singh Channi to immediately remove ''tainted'' ministers from his cabinet.

DES17 PB-CHANNI-ARREARS Punjab to waive pending bills of consumers having power connection of up to 2 kW Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Wednesday waived power bills of those having electricity connection of up to 2 kW, a move that will put a burden of Rs 1,200 crore on the exchequer.

DES29 UP-PRIYANKA Priyanka holds one-on-meet with party leaders in Lucknow to fix UP poll strategy Lucknow: In her ongoing bid to fix a strategy for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday had one-on-one meetings with her party leaders and workers at the UPCC headquarters here.

DES43 UP-BUSINESSMAN-LD PRIYANKA UP Police soft on criminals, brutal with common people: Priyanka Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police is ''soft'' on criminal and ''brutal'' with common people, alleged Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday commenting over the death of a Kanpur businessman after he was allegedly thrashed by policemen.

DES49 UP-LD COUPLE Teenage couple paraded in UP village with faces blackened, footwear garland; 15 arrested Basti (UP): A teenage boy and a girl were paraded with a garland of footwear around their necks and faces blackened for apparently having an affair in a village in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.

DES48 UP-DALIT-PRINCIPAL Dalit students made to queue up separately during mealtime, principal booked Amethi (UP): An FIR was registered against the principal of a government school here Wednesday for allegedly forming a separate queue of Dalit children while serving them midday meal.

DES10 UP-MP BEAT-ARREST UP: 9 Cong workers held for assaulting BJP MP Pratapgarh (UP): Nine Congress workers have been arrested for allegedly assaulting BJP's Pratapgarh MP Sangam Lal Gupta, police said on Wednesday.

DES20 RJ- REET-PROTEST Protest announced against 'irregularities' in REET-2021 Jaipur: Youths affiliated with the Rajasthan Unemployed United Federation will hold a protest Thursday against the alleged irregularities in the recently conducted teachers' eligibility test REET-2021.

DES8 UKD-NADDA BJP will register massive victory in 2022 Uttarakhand polls, says Nadda Dehradun: BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday asserted that the party is all set to notch up a big win in the 2022 assembly election in Uttarakhand on the strength of development works done in the state by the party's double engine government.

DES30 UKD-CONG-GAIRSAIN Cong to make Gairsain Ukd's permanent capital if voted to power Gopeshwar: The Uttarakhand Congress on Wednesday promised to make Gairsain the permanent capital of the state if voted to power in the next assembly elections.