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New Delhi, Mar 26 Following are the top stories at 9.40 pm NATION DEL92 LADAKH-STATEHOOD-LD PROTEST **** Climate activist Wangchuk ends 21-day-long hunger strike, says Ladakh statehood stir to continue Leh: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday evening ended his 21-day-long hunger strike in support of the demand for statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. **** DEL87 DELHI-LD KEJRIWAL **** AAP, BJP take to streets over Kejriwal's arrest; Delhi HC to hear CM's plea Wednesday New Delhi: The AAP took to the streets on Tuesday over the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal with its leaders and workers trying to march towards the prime minister's residence before being stopped while the BJP held counter protests demanding the Delhi chief minister's resignation. **** DEL65 PM-2NDLD SANDESHKHALI **** PM Modi speaks to BJP's Basirhat candidate Rekha Patra, lauds her as 'Shakti Swaroopa' New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called up the BJP's Lok Sabha poll candidate from Basirhat, Rekha Patra, one of the Sandeshkhali victims who had highlighted the plight of women, and lauded her as "Shakti Swaroopa'', BJP leaders said. **** LEGAL LGD16 DL-COURT-3RDLD KAVITHA **** Excise policy 'scam': BRS leader K Kavitha remanded in judicial custody till April 9 New Delhi: A court here on Tuesday sent BRS leader K Kavitha to judicial custody till April 9, noting that the investigation regarding her role in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam was pending and that the purported offence being economic in nature was more complex than an ordinary crime. **** LGD17 DL-HC-KEJRIWAL-PIL **** PIL in Delhi HC to stop CM Arvind Kejriwal from issuing directions while in ED's custody New Delhi: A public interest litigation matter has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to prevent Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been arrested in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, from issuing orders while in the Enforcement Directorate's custody.