New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.30 pm

These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.30 pm SULTANPUR ELN92 UP-LD MANEKA Sultanpur (UP)/New Delhi: In a controversial remark, Union minister Maneka Gandhi has told Muslims to vote for her as they will need her once the Lok Sabha elections are over. SHIMLA ELN95 HP-4THLD 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.

CHANDIGARH ELX49 HR-SAD-BJP ALLIANCE Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Thursday forged an alliance with the BJP in Haryana and announced that it would not contest any of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state and instead extend support to the saffron party on all. 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. AMRITSAR DES13 PB-JALLIANWALA Amritsar: Demanding apology from Britain over the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which completes 100th year on Saturday, descendants of some of those killed have said mere regret would not do.

BIJNOR ELX33 UP-SUGARCANE FARMERS Bijnor: With polling in the sugarcane belt of western Uttar Pradesh over, farmers hope the next government would ensure that sugar mills clear their pending dues which have run into thousands of crores. 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. 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. 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.

CHANDIGARH DES15 HR-LD LATHICHARGE Chandigarh: The Haryana Police Friday fired in the air and used batons and tear gas to disperse a group of students in Karnal who allegedly pelted stones to protest the death of a student. NAINITAL LGD46 UKD-HC-OFFICIAL Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday directed the Principal Secretary (Forest) Anand Vardhan to submit a report by April 23 on steps taken by the state government for the security and upkeep of tigers since 2007.

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