Top stories from the northern region at 9.30 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.30 pm UP-2NDLD-MULAYAM-ALLIANCE Lucknow: Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav Thursday made clear that he is upset with the alliance forged by his son and party president Akhilesh Yadav with the Bahujan Samaj Party. LUCKNOW DEL34 UP-ALLIANCE-SEATS Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party will contest 37 seats and the Bahujan Samaj Party 38 in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha polls, the two parties said Thursday while releasing a list of seats.

LUCKNOW DES12 BLAST-UP-AKHILESH Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Thursday alleged that the BJP was busy with inauguration ceremonies at a time the kin of the CRPF men killed in the Pulwama terror attack were mourning the loss of their dear ones SHIMLA DEL73 HP-JAWANS 2NDLD AVALANCHE Shimla: Heavy snow, rain and sliding of glaciers Thursday hampered the operation to search for five Army jawans trapped in the snow avalanche near Shipki La on Sino-India border in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, officials said. JAIPUR DEL69 RJ-LD-PAK PRISONER Jaipur: A three-member medical board Thursday carried out a post-mortem on the body of the Pakistani prisoner who was allegedly killed by fellow inmates at the Central Jail here. SRINAGAR DEL47 JK-LD OMAR Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday hit out at both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the opposition Congress for not speaking out against the "systematic targeting of Kashmiris" in various parts of the country following the Pulwama terror attack last week.

NEW DELHI DES49 DL-ASSEMBLY-SESSION New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly's Budget Session Friday is likely to begin on a stormy note with both the ruling and opposition members planning to corner each other on a range of issues, including full statehood. HISAR NRG4 HR-PILOT-CREMATION Hisar (Haryana): The mortal remains of Wing Commander Sahil Gandhi, who was killed in the mid-air crash between two aircraft of Indian Air Force's aerobatic team Surya Kiran near Bengaluru, were consigned to the flames with full state honours here on Thursday.

JAMMU DES17 JK-POLICE-NOTICE Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a case in connection with allegedly raising of anti-national slogans by some stranded Kashmiri Muslims passengers here and issued a 'hue and cry notice' to trace three unidentified persons, officials said. CHANDIGARH DES19 HR-SESSION-CONG Chandigarh: The opposition Congress on Thursday alleged that the BJP government in Haryana was running away from discussion on burning issues in the state Assembly, which is why the budget session's duration had been "curtailed".

PANCHKULA DES26 HR-DGP Panchkula: Manoj Yadava, an IPS Officer of 1988 batch, Thursday took charge as the Director General of Police, Haryana at the State Police Headquarters, an official spokesperson said. CHANDIGARH NRG8 HR-SESSION-CHAUTALA FEUD Chandigarh: The Chautala family feud echoed in Haryana Assembly on Thursday, with ruling BJP and the opposition Congress taking potshots at the INLD after its split. SRINAGAR DES32 JK-SIKHS-KASHMIRIS Srinagar: The acts of the benevolence of Sikhs for Kashmiri people in Jammu and Punjab in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack has drawn widespread appreciation and praise for the community as many local businesses here are offering their services either free or at heavy discounts as a mark of gratitude.

UNNAO DES48 UP-LD-ACCIDENT Unnao (UP): Six people were killed and 18 more injured when three vehicles were involved in an accident on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Mirzapur Ajigawan village here early Thursday, police said. JODHPUR LGD27 RJ-COURT-ASARAM Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court Thursday rejected the interim bail plea of self-styled godman Asaram.

NOIDA DES3 NCR-NOIDA-BUS TERMINAL Noida (UP): Around 70 per cent work has been completed on an upcoming state-of-the-art bus terminal in Noida, which is expected to be ready by the end of June, according to officials. PTI ASH ASH.