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| BJP creates history in Karnataka, Congress humbled all over | | | | Bangalore | May 25
After decades of waiting, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday scripted history as it dramatically bagged top honours in the Karnataka election to rule a state in south India on its own strength for the first time.
In the process, the BJP dealt a major blow to the Congress, which also suffered huge defeats in all three Lok Sabha by-elections for which results were declared Sunday. BJP's prime ministerial candidate LK Advani promptly claimed that 2008 would prove to be a year of change in politics for India, where a new parliamentary election is due next year.
As if losing Karnataka was not bad enough, the Congress was trounced in the Lok Sabha seats of Thane in Maharashtra (by Shiv Sena), Tura in Meghalaya (by Nationalist Congress Party) and Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh (by BJP). In Punjab, the ruling Akali Dal won the Amritsar-south assembly seat. In Haryana, the Congress won two of the three assembly by-elections but failed to prevent former chief minister Bhajan Lal, its former leader, from winning the Adampur seat for the 10th consecutive time.
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| Weather plays spoilsport: | | The first lady could not reach Bhaderwah | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 25
>> Patil’s chopper could not take off owing inclement weather
>> The one carrying her aides makes emergency landing at Pahalgam
>> Bhaderwah campus inauguration postponed
Much hyped inauguration of Bhaderwah campus of Jammu University was postponed at the last minute as President Pratibha Patil failed to make it to the venue due to bad weather conditions in Srinagar.
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told reporters in Bhaderwah that President’s chopper could not take off due to rain and bad weather conditions. The Chief Minister and his senior cabinet colleagues were present along with several other senior police and administrative officials at the ve... | |
| | | | J-K emerging as knowledge hub: CM | | | | Early Times Reporter
Bhadarwah | May 25
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that with setting up of university campuses, technical and professional institutions and expansion of school and college education across the state, Jammu and Kashmir was fast emerging as knowledge hub in the country.
Azad was addressing the invited guests and public gathered at the scheduled inauguration of the Bhaderwah campus of Jammu University, which was, however, cancelled owing to President Pratibha Patil’s failure to arrive.
The Chief Minister called upon student community to benefit from the state of the art facilities at higher, technical and professional educational institutions provided by the... | |
| | | | In politics promise breakers are not shoe makers | | | | Gareeb Dass
Jammu | May 25
As the dates for the Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir draw near every politician and each political party have started remembering people.The plight of people in the state has started pinching their otherwise thick skin.The tone of
political leaders,engaged in pre-poll campaign,seems to have mellowed down.They approach people as if they are seeking blessings from their deities in a
shrine.And they do not want to lose time.They make sharp and crisp promises.They promise moon to people who come to listen to them because during the polling
only the voters can shape their future.
It is election year in the state.New parties have started taking birth.New c... | |
| | | | Union Home Ministry under dock | | Security related funds advanced to J&K falling on wrong hands | | | Early Times Special Correspondent
Jammu | May 25
News Analysis
The reports appearing in a section of media about J&K security funds going to wrong hands has rung alarm bells in political circles as well as among those concerned with the security in the militancy infested state. Crores of rupees meant to be spent as secret service funds in Jammu and Kashmir every year, are being misused, according to the report. These funds controlled by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the army are exempt from any audit. But unfortunately these are going to wrong hands, being diverted from television stations to militant informers.
According to a report an Intelligence Bureau operation traced the leakag... | |
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