New Delhi, Mar 30 These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 30 These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.30 pm BALLIA ELX11 UP-SBSP-BJP Ballia (UP): The Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) will hold a meeting on Monday to decide whether to continue its alliance with the BJP for the general election. LUCKNOW ELX9 UP-SP-GORAKHPUR Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Saturday announced Ram Bhuwal Nishad as its candidate from the prestigious Gorakhpur seat in Uttar Pradesh.

DEHRADUN ELX10 UKD-BJP-TOUGH SEATS Dehradun: With party stalwarts Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri deciding to stay out of the poll fray, retaining all five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand appears an uphill task for the ruling BJP. SHIMLA ELN4 HP-SHARMA SON Shimla: Power minister in the BJP government in Himachal Pradesh Anil Sharma has said that he would not campaign against his son Aashray Sharma, who has been declared the Congress candidate in Mandi.

CHANDIGARH ELX3 POLL-HR-CONG Chandigarh: Senior Congress leaders and their kin are among the contenders for party tickets in Haryana, which sends 10 MPs to the Lok Sabha. MATHURA ELN25 UP-HEMA MALINI Mathura: BJP MP Hema Malini has said it will be dangerous for the country if Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn't return to power as he alone has the courage to do what is right for the country.

BANIHAL/JAMMU DEL8 JK-LD EXPLOSION Banihal/Jammu: A CRPF vehicle suffered slight damages when a private car exploded after one of its gas cylinders caught fire on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Saturday, police said. KHANNA DES1 PB-CASH-SEIZURE Khanna (Pb): Nearly Rs 10 crore unaccounted cash was recovered from three SUVs during checking here, police said Saturday.

JAMMU DES5 JK-GOVERNOR-TERROR Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday said the newly set up multi-disciplinary terror monitoring group (MDTMG) would help put an end to the menace in the state. LUCKNOW ELX15 UP-DY CM-NYAY Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Saturday described the Congress' Nyay scheme as "anyay (injustice) yojana", saying that the scheme is "laughable" when compared to the welfare schemes implemented by the BJP.

PTI ASH ASH.