New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 9 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 9 pm NEW DELHI DEL72 2NDLDALL UNNAO SC transfers Unnao rape cases to Delhi, BJP leaders say Sengar expelled New Delhi/Lucknow: The Supreme Court transferred all cases connected to the 2017 rape of a minor girl in Unnao to a Delhi court on Thursday, a day of mourning and reckoning that saw a funeral and some BJP leaders saying the party has expelled its jailed legislator accused of the assault and also of killing the rape survivor’s two aunts LUCKNOW DEL80 UP-UNNAO-KGMU SCENE Unnao case: Policemen, politicians throng trauma centre Lucknow: The trauma centre at the KGMU hospital bustles with policemen, media teams and politicians who drop in every now and then. All because of a 19-year-old admitted here, still on a ventilator four days after a road crash that killed her two aunts and left her in a this state. CHENNAI DES40 UP-LD RAMPUR 'Police seal Rampur borders, stop SP leaders, workers from reaching there' Lucknow: A day after SP chief Akhilesh Yadav asked party workers to reach Rampur to protest against police action against party MLA Abdullah Azam, authorities beefed up security across the district and sealed its borders, said officials.

NEW DELHI DEL79 DL-2NDLD KEJRIWAL-POWER No electricity bills for consumers in Delhi using up to 200 units New Delhi, Aug 1: In a move few months ahead of the Delhi assembly polls, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced free electricity for people consuming up to 200 units. JAIPUR DES25 RJ-LD MUKHERJEE Parties getting huge mandate must carry along those who didn't vote for them: Mukherjee Jaipur: Former president Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday reminded political parties that even if they come to power with a huge mandate, they must keep in mind the large number of people who did not vote for them.

ALIGARH DES16 UP-NAMAZ-MUFTI Aligarh mufti asks Muslims to refrain from offering namaz on roads Aligarh (UP): The chief mufti of Aligarh urged Muslims on Thursday to refrain from performing namaz on streets, making a bid to defuse the controversy over the district administration's recent ban on religious ceremonies on roads. CHANDIGARH DES27 PB-ASSEMBLY-SESSION Monsoon session of Punjab Assembly set to start on stormy note Chandigarh: The monsoon session of Punjab Assembly beginning from Friday is likely to witness fireworks with opposition parties gearing up to launch an offensive against the ruling Congress over a host of issues, including CBI's closure report on sacrilege incidents, unemployment, hike in power tariff and farmers' plight.

CHANDIGARH DES34 HR-BJP-JOIN Lok Dal MLA, former minister switch sides; join BJP in Haryana Chandigarh: In yet another setback for the Indian National Lok Dal ahead of the Haryana Assembly polls, its MLA from Ratia joined the ruling BJP here on Thursday. CHANDIGARH DES61 HR-CONG-MLA Haryana Cong MLA resigns, says his complaint against party's state unit chief not heard Chandigarh: Haryana Congress MLA Jai Tirath Dahiya resigned on Thursday, in a setback to the party's state unit already facing infighting JAIPUR DES53 RJ-BSP-MLA In BSP, tickets to contest polls are given in exchange for money: Party MLA Jaipur: In the BSP, tickets to contest elections are sold in exchange for money and the person who pays the highest amount gets it, a MLA of the party in Rajasthan alleged on Thursday.

ATTARI DES30 PB-NAGAR KIRTAN First time after partition, 'Nagar Kirtan' carrying Guru Granth Sahib arrives from Pak to India Attari (Amritsar): For the first time after Independence, the 'Nagar Kirtan', which was taken out from Nankana Sahib district of Pakistan's Punjab province, arrived here on Thursday to mark the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of the Sikhism founder, Guru Nanak Dev. SRINAGAR DES6 JK-POLICE-ALLOWANCES J-K administration increases hardship allowance of 84,000 police personnel Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has increased the hardship allowance of around 84,000 police personnel by two per cent of their basic pay, an official spokesman said on Thursday..