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| PDP trounced in South Kashmir stronghold, all other seats in J&K | | NC makes total sweep in Kashmir | | | Farooq, Mehboob, Shariq defeat Ansari, Hussain, Dilawar
Sajjad Lone loses in Baramulla, Namgyal in Leh
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, May 16: In total decimation of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Sajjad Gani Lone’s Peoples Conference (PC), the ruling National Conference (NC) today made a clean sweep on all the three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir valley as well as the Assembly segment of Sonwar when results were declared for Lok Sabha elections of 2009. While NC’s Dr Farooq Abdullah, Dr Mehboob Beg and Sharief-ud-din Shariq turned out to be the winners in Valley, NC’s clandestinely supported independent candidate, Ghulam Hassan Khan, registered his victory over the senior Congress leader and the ruling coalition’s official candidate, P Namgyal, in Ladakh. Losers in Valley include PDP’s Maulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, same party’s former Ministers Pir Mohammad Hussain and Mohammad Dilawar Mir, PC Chairman Sajjad Lone as also the Awami National Conference (ANC) chief and Dr Abdullah’s sister, Khalida Shah.
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| RESOUNDING VERDICT: UPA FLOORS NDA | | Manmohan set to be PM again, Govt formation likely in two days | | |
ET DESK
Jammu, May 16: India on Saturday delivered a resounding verdict for stability giving the ruling Congress-led coalition five more years to rule the world's largest democracy with economist Manmohan Singh at the helm. The margin of victory stunned pundits, although two exit polls Friday had predicted a large Congress victory that many disbelieved.
As the Congress party was poised to win 206 seats in the 545-member Lok Sabha, confounding all expert predictions, Manmohan Singh appealed to all political parties to support his "secular government".
Even as the politically underrated Manmohan Singh, equanimous in victory, spoke at the 10 Janpath residence of Congress president Soni... | |
| | | | ...glad to vote for Congress | | | |
Munish Gupta
Jammu May 16: As the results surprised every one in Jammu with Congress claiming both Lok Sabha seats and one assembly seat, the fresh voters especially youth in jubilant mood accredits to the charisma of Rahul Gandhi the young icon of the Indian youths.
Watching the trends and the number game closely on the TV as the poll results kept pouring in from across the country, Vikas Sharma like many other young people, said they were glad they voted for the Congress.
"I too voted for the Congress for a change and party of youth like Rahul Gandhi who often spoke about the importance of youth power in building the future of the country. That's what is important," first time vot... | |
| | | | BJP blames itself for the destruction | | | |
Chaman Kaul/Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, May 16: From nadir to zenith and then again to nadir, as BJP’s de nova takes another low in Jammu, the party has none to blame than itself.
The icon of Amarnath land row, Leela Karan Sharma loosing election to Congress by a whopping margin of over one lakh votes tells the whole story. But Leela Karan has further simplified it. After election results were out, he told Early Times very candidly that his party did not work for him.
Talking to early times Leel Karan Sharma said that it was due to the infighting among the BJP leaders which led to this defeat. He further added that the has not got the support he had expected from the people and the party me... | |
| | | | BJP blames itself for the destruction | | | |
Chaman Kaul/Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, May 16: From nadir to zenith and then again to nadir, as BJP’s de nova takes another low in Jammu, the party has none to blame than itself.
The icon of Amarnath land row, Leela Karan Sharma loosing election to Congress by a whopping margin of over one lakh votes tells the whole story. But Leela Karan has further simplified it. After election results were out, he told Early Times very candidly that his party did not work for him.
Talking to early times Leel Karan Sharma said that it was due to the infighting among the BJP leaders which led to this defeat. He further added that the has not got the support he had expected from the people and the party me... | |
| | | | Madan, Lal make BJP to beat dust | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 16: In sync with the nationwide rout of the saffron brigade, the Congress retained its both Lok Sabha seats of Jammu province in keenly contested election results of which were declared here today.
Congress’ both sitting Members of the Parliament, Madan Lal Sharma and Choudhary Lal Singh were declared elected from Jammu-Poonch and Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary constituency. While Madan defeated Leela Karan Sharma of the Amarnath land row fame, Lal Singh defeated Dr Nirmal Singh. While Lal Singh had a narrow victory, Madan Lal won by a huge margin of over 1.2 lakh votes over Leela Karan Sharma.
Interestingly, four Singhs were in a close contest among the fou... | |
| | | | Farooq may be a Union Minister | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu, May 16: The resurgence of Congress across the country and near total sweep of the coalition in Jammu and Kashmir may fulfill the old dream of National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah –a role in New Delhi.
In the recent past Farooq had vied at least twice to get a role at the national scene –either a Minister in the Central Government or a high office of the President or the Vice President of India.
When National Conference was an ally of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance at the Center, there was a round of backroom politics suggesting the young Omar (who was then a Union Minister of State) taking over as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Fa... | |
| | | | Return of Niaz in Bhaderwah | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 16: Despite all the odds –emanating from party and family –pitted against him, the former Minister and Congress leader Mohammad Sharief Niaz has won back in Bhaderwah constituency where he was locked in a triangular contest with the BJP and the Peoples Democratic Party.
Mohammad Sharief Niaz defeated his nearest rival Daleep Singh of BJP by a margin of 2,747 votes. According to returning officer, Bhaderwah assembly constituency, M M Gupta Mohammad Sharief Niaz polled 21,966 votes as against Singh who got only 19,219 votes.
The assembly segment shot into news after the former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad vacated the seat following his election to the Ra... | |
| | | | First swine flu case confirmed in India | | | | New Delhi May 16: The first case of swine flu in India was confirmed on Saturday. A man travelling from New York via Dubai and Delhi tested positive for the H1N1 influenza virus in Hyderabad.
He has been administered tamiflu, the only anti-viral known to be effective against H1N1. Union health ministry officials said they were treating it as a "national emergency.
"He was shifted to the identified isolation facility under strict infection control. His samples have tested positive for influenza A (H1N1)," a health ministry statement issued here said.
"The office of the concerned airlines has been contacted to provide the list of passengers who travelled with him in close proximity. Inf... | |
| | | | After Nehru, Manmohan first full-term PM to return to office | | | |
NEW DELHI: With the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) retaining power in the general elections, Manmohan Singh has achieved the distinction of becoming the first prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to be returned after completing a full term in office.
Nehru, independent India's first prime minister, led the Congress to victory in the 1951, 1957 and 1962 Lok Sabha elections.
Nehru died in office in May 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri became the prime minister. He too died in office in January 1966 after signing the Tashkent Accord on restoring sub-continental peace after the 1965 India-Pakistan war.
Nehru's daughter Indira Gandhi, who was then the information and broadcasting ministe... | |
| | | | Several fresh faces expected in new Cabinet | | | |
New Delhi, May 17: Several fresh faces are expected in the new Cabinet of Manmohan Singh with the Congress in a more comfortable position due to its numbers and its dependence on allies reducing sharply.
Prime Minister has already extended an invitation to Rahul Gandhi for joining his Cabinet in view of the young leader's contribution to the victory of the party.
While it is not clear whether Gandhi will accept the invitation, several other young leaders are expected to find a place in the new council of ministers which party sources suggest will be a "balanced affair".
Several vacancies have already arisen with the defeat of dozen-odd ministers in the outgoing cabinet including ... | |
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