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Congress shining; lotus blossoms in
South Delhi only
New Delhi, May 13
The INC avenged its whitewash in the last general election and dealt a crushing blow to the BJP in NCT of Delhi by wresting six of the seven seats. 

Faces of Victory
Jagdish Tytler Sadar	Krishna Tirath Karol Bagh	Ajay Maken  New Delhi
Kapil Sibal  Chandni Chowk	Sajjan Kumar  Outer Delhi	Sandeep Dikshit East Delhi
VK Malhotra South Delhi

SIDELIGHTS
Desi Bahu loses sheen…

• …Videshi Bahu wins hearts

• Of duplicates and clones

• Son rises in the East

• False alarm

• Indira loyalist

FEELING GIDDY: Smriti Irani with her husband after she lost the election to Kapil Sibal in the Chandni Chowk constituency in the Capital on Thursday. — Tribune photo Mukesh Aggarwal

Rao Inderjit Singh wins from Mahendragarh
Rewari: The Congress candidate, Rao Inderjit Singh, has wrested the Mahendragarh parliamentary seat from the BJP. He has trounced his nearest rival, Dr Sudha Yadav, of the BJP by a huge margin of 2,10,341 votes.

Agony and ecstasy: Tytler wins in the title clash

Vijay Goel after he lost the election to Jagdish Tytler in the Delhi Sadar Parliamentary seat;  Tytler is jubilant in the Capital on Thursday. Congress workers celebrating their party victory at the residence of Sonia Gandhi in the Capital on Thursday. — Tribune photos by Mukesh Aggarwal

Hooda wrests Rohtak seat
Jhajjar, May 13
It was celebration time for the local Congressmen following the overwhelming win of the party candidate, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, from the Rohtak Lok Sabha seat.

Deputy Speaker embroiled in poll violence
Gurgaon, May 13
The Deputy Speaker of the Haryana Assembly and local MLA, Mr Gopi Chand Gehlot, appears to have run into social problem of sorts in his village backyard regarding the poll violence on May 10. A panchayat was convened in Jharsa by the head of Jharsa-360, Mr Deva Singh, in village Jharsa, in connection with the violence outside a polling booth. Mr Deva Singh said that Mr Gehlot was asked to attend the meeting but he did not turn up.

Here’s mud in your eye!
Noida, May 13
You can’t really blame him. For three long days, he did not get booze, as all the liquor vends were closed by the administration for voting. And when he got it finally, it did call for a celebration!

Three robbers held after encounter in Pitampura
New Delhi, May 13
The Anti-Homicide cell of the Crime Branch claimed to have apprehended three notorious robbers involved in several cases of robbery and snatching in the West and South-West districts, after a brief encounter in the Pitampura area last evening. One countrymade pistol, two live cartridges and a knife were recovered from their possession.

Married woman raped
Faridabad, May 13
The police have arrested a youth of nearby Kheri Kalan village on charges of raping a married woman of the same village. A case has been registered after a complaint by the victim.

TUs demand CBI probe into wheat scandal
Sonepat, May 13
The representatives of various political parties, social and voluntary organisations and trade unions today demanded a CBI probe into the public complaints about the scandalous disposal of wheat stock by the Food and Supplies Department in Sonepat district.

COMMUNITY

Navy attempts to scale Mt Everest via North Face this summer
New Delhi, May 13
Led by Commander Satyabrata Dam, the Indian Navy’s 14-member team is making its first ever attempt to scale Mt Everest this summer. The Defence Minister, Mr George Fernandes, along with the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Madhvendra Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, had flagged off the expedition on March 8, 2004, aboard a submarine.

The North Face and the Southwest Face routes are considered the most challenging, being sheer granite walls and mixed ice flutings.

Water supply goes for a toss after power breakdown
Sonepat, May 13
The drinking water supply system in the city having a population of more than two lakh and a district headquarters in Haryana remained paralysed for at least six hours yesterday following the power breakdown.

Six students hurt in group clash
Sonepat, May 13
Atleast six students of the government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) sustained injuries in a clash between two rival groups at the railway station here last evening.

• Girl missing

• Free legal aid

NCR briefs
Congress wrests Ghaziabad
Noida, May 13
The Congress steamroller in the Lok Sabha election results showed its impact in Ghaziabad also, where its candidate Surinder Goel romped home, defeating BJP’s Ramesh Chander Tomar by 42,363 votes.

• Lok Nayak Bridge to remain closed

• Banks closed

Delhi digest
Token system for parking in Daryaganj
New Delhi, May 13
Vehicle owners parking their vehicles in the Daryaganj area will have to take a token from the police personnel standing near the parking lot or from the nearest police station after parking their vehicles. The local police have started this ‘token system’ with a view to curb incidences of theft of vehicles in this area.

• Seminar by Oriflame

• Power shutdown

EDUCATION

Even with poor infrastructure, private schools dish out toppers
Faridabad, May 13
If the government schools are known for falling education standards and their declining popularity among parents who want the best education facilities for their wards private schools have been cornering the glory as far as the results are concerned.

Oracle offers new course at half cost
New Delhi, May 13
Oracle University is offering a new curriculum on Oracle (R) Database that includes course wear designed to train users in less than half the time and at half the typical cost of previous offerings.

SPORTS

Ganguly shares impressions on Eden Gardens
New Delhi, May 13
Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly will share some interesting details of his cricket career at the Eden Gardens, the Mecca of cricket in India.

Manoj, Simranpreet bowl Ramjas to victory
New Delhi, May 13
Deadly bowling by Manoj, who took 4 wickets for 35 runs, and Simranpreet Singh (3 for 24) helped Ramjas Day Boarding School defeat Guru Harkrishan Public School (GHPS), Hemkunt by one wicket in the Maharaja Ranjit Singhji Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the GHPS (Vasant Vihar) ground.

• Amar Sharma shines
• Century Cup tourney

Hindu Club move up in under-15 tourney
New Delhi, May 13
Hindu Club, Mumbai defeated Achrekar Foundation in the Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Paschim Vihar complex. Sourav Nagpal’s all-round display (83 and 3 for 21) went in vain for the hosts.

• ITC enter cricket final

Jaspreet Singh slams ton for Modern School
New Delhi, May 13
A hard-hitting century by Jaspreet Singh (115, 10x4, 4x6) and all-round display by Manan Sharma (36 and 3 for 38) helped Modern School Academy defeat Rashtriya Youth Club by 25 runs in the second Turf Youth Cup Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Modern School ground. Jaspreet was declared the man of the match.

• Cricket coaching camp
• Bharat School cricket camp

Hitesh Sharma passes NCA Level-3 course
New Delhi, May 13
Former Delhi Ranji Trophy player Hitesh Sharma has cleared the Level-3 Coaches’ Course, conducted by the National Cricket Academy (NCA) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The course was held in Bangalore from April 6 to 20.

• Top teams for cricket tourney