New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 5.45 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 5.45 pm LUCKNOW DES12 UP-BSP-PUBLICITY Lucknow: The Bhaujan Samaj Party is sticking to old-fashioned electioneering, shunning fancy “raths” and holograms, and keeping public relations companies that offer such “high-tech” options at bay, a party leader said. LUCKNOW DES2 UP-DYCM-RAMAZAN Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Tuesday accused the Opposition parties of using the Ramazan as an alibi to justify their imminent defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.

JAIPUR DES10 RJ-POLL-CANDIDATES SELECTION Jaipur: The selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls may turn out to be a tricky affair for both the ruling Congress and opposition BJP in Rajasthan. CHANDIGARH DES9 PB-SUKHBIR-CANDIDATE Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on Tuesday the party's first candidate for the Lok Sabha polls in Punjab. DEHRADUN DES5 UKD-POL-BJP Dehradun: Hectic lobbying has started in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttarakhand for the seats where the party is likely to field new candidates, sources said.

DEHRADUN NRG11 UKD-POLL-TICKET ASPIRANTS Dehradun: The ruling BJP in Uttarakhand appealed to ticket aspirants in the party on Tuesday to exercise restraint while issuing public statements. SHIMLA DES3 HP-US PARAGLIDER Shimla: A 64-year-old US national, who got stranded on a snow-covered mountain range in Himachal Pradesh while paragliding, was rescued by a helicopter team Tuesday after being marooned for nearly 40 hours at 4,200 feet, officials said. JAMMU DES11 JK-LD CANCER-CENTRE Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir got its first palliative care centre for cancer and terminally ill patients suffering from non-communicable diseases, who earlier had to travel to Delhi or Chandigarh for treatment.

JAMMU DES6 JK-NPP Jammu: Accusing the BJP-led government at the Centre of delaying assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, National Panthers Party Tuesday said the denial of democratic rights to people could prove counterproductive. NEW DELHI NRG8 DL-METRO LD WOMAN New Delhi: A 24-year-old woman allegedly jumped on the tracks at Dwarka Mor station Tuesday morning to fetch her money which had fallen there, leading to brief disruption of services on the Delhi Metro's Blue Line, officials said. PTI ASH ASH.