New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 6.15 pm


PTI | New Delhi | Updated: 12-04-2019 18:28 IST | Created: 12-04-2019 18:28 IST
New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 6.15 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 6.15 pm SULTANPUR ELN57 UP-MANEKA Sultanpur (UP): In a controversial remark, Union minister Maneka Gandhi told Muslims to vote for her as they will need her once the Lok Sabha elections are over. SHIMLA ELN61 HP-LD MINISTER Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Power Minister Anil Sharma resigned from the BJP government on Friday, days after the Congress fielded his son Aashray Sharma as its candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.

ALIGARH ELX12 UP-WOMEN-FIRST TIME VOTERS Aligarh (UP): Their head scarves may announce their identity but many women first-time voters here say they want to elect a government that goes past the veneer to understand the complexity of their lives and bring in a truly secular and inclusive India. AMETHI ELN50 UP-SMRITI-CONG Amethi (UP): Union Minister Smriti Irani Friday hit back at the Congress over its allegations that she "falsified records" of her educational qualifications, saying she will continue to work hard for Amethi no matter what its leaders say. LUCKNOW ELX10 UP-MAYAWATI-EVM Lucknow: Alleging that EVM malfunction during the first phase of polling resulted in votes cast going in BJP's account, BSP chief Mayawati asked the Election Commission to take a serious note of this and initiate steps to check its recurrence in the remaining six phases of the general elections.

LUCKNOW ELX23 UP-AKHILESH Lucknow: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav Friday alleged that the BJP was dividing the society on the basis of caste and religion while the 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) was committed to remove hatred. CHANDIGARH ELX11 PB-AAP-BATHINDA Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday announced the name of its sitting MLA Baljinder Kaur as the Lok Sabha candidate from the high-stakes Bathinda parliamentary constituency.

JAIPUR ELX21 RJ-GEHLOT-MODI Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday accused Narendra Modi of coming to power on the basis of false promises, saying the prime minister should clarify to the people how many assurances made in the BJP's manifesto in 2014 were fulfilled. JAMMU ELX28 JK-POLLS-PM Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Sunday to canvass for Union Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh, who is seeking re-election from Udhampur Lok Sabha seat where polling will be held in the second phase on April 18.

JAMMU DEL15 JK-LD PAK-SHELLING Jammu: Three civilians, including two women, were injured Friday when Pakistani troops targeted forward posts and civilian areas with mortars and small arms firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, drawing strong retaliation from the Indian Army. JAMMU DES3 JK-CURFEW Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district remained under curfew for the fourth consecutive day Friday amid strict vigilance by the Army, officials said.

NEW DELHI DES7 DL-JAMIA VC-INTERVIEW New Delhi: Professor Najma Akhtar, the first woman Vice Chancellor in Jamia Millia Islamia's 99-year-old history, says her aim was not to break the glass ceiling but she was against its very existence. PTI ASH ASH.

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