New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.30 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 4.30 pm LUCKNOW ELX12 UP-NISHAD PARTY Lucknow: Days after breaking away from the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh, the Nishad Party Tuesday alleged that Akhilesh Yadav was working under Mayawati's "pressure" and expressed confidence that the BJP will give it an adequate number of seats in the state to contest the Lok Sabha polls. DEHRADUN ELX17 UKD-POLL-TIRATH Dehradun: BJP's Pauri Lok Sabha seat candidate Tirath Singh Rawat Tuesday claimed he was the true heir to the political legacy of veteran saffron party leader B C Khanduri, whose son is contesting the polls from the constituency on a Congress ticket.

NEW DELHI DEL11 UP-JAN DHAH-DEPOSITS New Delhi: About 1,700 Jan Dhan bank accounts in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district have come under the scanner of the Election Commission-deployed surveillance teams for receiving suspicious deposits during the poll season, officials said. LUCKNOW ELN23 UP-MULAYAM-ASSETS Lucknow: Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav owes more than Rs 2.13 crore to his son and party president Akhilesh Yadav and the value of his assets has declined by Rs 3 crore in the last five years.

SRINAGAR DES3 JK-ARMY-SECURITY Srinagar: Army Commander, Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Tuesday chaired a joint key security meeting of various security agencies to review the current situation in Kashmir and to evolve a strategy for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. JAMMU DEL7 JK-SHELLING Jammu: Seven Pakistani posts across the LoC were destroyed as the Indian Army retaliated to cross border shelling by Pakistani troops who targeted border areas in Rajouri and Poonch districts, officials said Tuesday.

JAMMU DES10 JK-LOC-TRADE Jammu: The cross-LoC trade along the Poonch-Rawalakot route was suspended on Tuesday in view of the heavy shelling by Pakistan on forward areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. NEW DELHI ELX11 DL-SHEILA-RAHUL New Delhi: Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit met party president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday triggering fresh speculations on the party's possible alliance with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. JAIPUR DES5 RJ-FOOD POISONING Jaipur: Thirty-five people, including the bride, were taken ill after eating food served at a marriage ceremony here, a health official said Tuesday. GORAKHPUR ELX25 UP-ADITYANATH-MANIFESTO Gorakhpur (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tuesday dismissed the Congress manifesto as a “bundle of lies” and also targeted the opposition over its handling of national security.

SRINAGAR DES7 JK-MEHBOOBA-SHAH Srinagar: PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said BJP president Amit Shah was "daydreaming" about abrogating Article 370 of the Constitution that provides special status to the state. PTI ASH ASH.