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Following are the top headlines of the day at 1.20 PM NATION: DEL6 CONG-PM-LD NORTHEAST 'Increasingly disturbed' situation in different parts of Northeast: Congress New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Assam's Kaziranga National Park, the Congress on Saturday attacked the Centre over the ''increasingly disturbed'' situation in different parts of the Northeast, and asked why the PM had not found time to visit the violence-hit Manipur yet.

CAL13 AR-SELA TUNNEL-PM PM Modi inaugurates Sela tunnel in Arunachal Itanagar, Mar 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of playing with the security of the country by ''neglecting'' the border villages in Arunachal Pradesh as there are only two Lok Sabha seats in the state.

CAL14 AS-PM-LACHIT-STATUE PM Modi unveils 125-foot statue of Lachit Borphukan in Assam's Jorhat Jorhat, Mar 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a 125-foot bronze statue of 'Ahom general' Lachit Borphukan in Assam's Jorhat.

DEL4 MH-POLL-MEET BJP discusses seat sharing pact for Maharashtra with Sena, NCP New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah held discussions for seat sharing in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with coalition partners Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and NCP president Ajit Pawar.

DEL10 SHAH-NAIDU-MEET Shah, Naidu hold second round of talks over TDP-BJP alliance New Delhi: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu held second round of talks with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday as the two parties worked to seal their alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. BOM8 MP-PACHOURI-LD BJP Blow to Cong as former Union minister Suresh Pachouri, ex-MP Rajukhedi among leaders who join BJP Bhopal: In a jolt to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, senior leader and former Union minister Suresh Pachouri, ex-MP Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi and several others, including the party's former MLAs, joined the BJP here on Saturday.

MDS6 KL-STUDENT DEATH-CBI-CM-LD FATHER Kerala govt announces CBI probe into death of veterinary student in Wayanad Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday decided to refer to the CBI the investigation into the recent death of a Veterinary University student that has rocked the state.

DEL3 ED-TN-SEARCHES Tamil Nadu: ED conducts searches in sand mining case Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday conducted searches in Tamil Nadu as part of a money laundering investigation linked to probe alleged illegal sand mining in the state, official sources said.

DEL8 NCB-TN DRUG DEALER-ARREST NCB arrests TN-based drug dealer, an ex-DMK functionary, in drugs trafficking case New Delhi: The NCB on Saturday said it has arrested Jaffer Sadiq, a Tamil Nadu-based alleged dealer of narcotics, in connection with an international drugs trafficking investigation case.

BOM4 GJ-RAHUL-YATRA Rahul Gandhi-led yatra's Gujarat leg continues on third day Chhota Udepur: Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered Chhota Udepur district of Gujarat on its third day in the state on Saturday, and the Congress leader is scheduled to address a gathering of social workers in Narmada district later in the day.

FOREIGN: FGN12 PAK-PREZ-ZARDARI Voting begins in Pakistan's presidential election: Asif Ali Zardari set to win Islamabad, Mar 9 (PTI) Voting began on Saturday in the Presidential elections in Pakistan in which Asif Ali Zardari is set to be elected for a second time. By Sajjad Hussain