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Anti-incumbency spells doom for Cong
SAD MPs meet in New Delhi today
Chandigarh, May 13
Of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, the SAD has bagged eight, the BJP three and the Congress first two. Some factors are clear that led to the rout of the Congress. One, overt and covert in-house infighting and dissensions and the BSP going alone in all 13 constituencies.

Bhattal blames CM, Hanspal for Cong rout
Chandigarh, May 13
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal today opened a front against Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Punjab Congress President Mr H.S. Hanspal.

Imposing power charges cost Cong dearly, says CM
Patiala, May 13
Admitting that the Congress has been virtually swept out from Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said that he fully accepts the verdict of the people. He also said that he would come out strongly against the dissidents in the party.

Verdict against Congress, says Badal
Faridkot, May 13
Mr Parkash Singh Badal, former Chief Minister of Punjab and President of the SAD, has demanded that the Congress Governmental led by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, should quit office on moral grounds following a humiliating defeat of the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab.





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Winners in Punjab

Rattan Singh Ajnala
Rattan Singh Ajnala
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Preneet Kaur
Preneet Kaur
Zora Singh Maan
Zora Singh Maan
Paramjeet Kaur
Paramjeet Kaur
Avinash Khanna
Avinash Khanna
Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna
Sharanjit Singh Dhillon
Sharanjit Singh Dhillon
Rana Gurjit Singh
Rana Gurjit Singh
Sukhbir Singh Badal
Sukhbir Singh Badal
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
Charanjit Singh Atwal
Charanjit Singh Atwal
Sukhdev Singh Libra
Sukhdev Singh Libra



Tabulated results of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and J&K

Sukhbir defeats Brar by big margin
Faridkot, May 13
Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, general secretary, SAD, was declared elected today from the Faridkot parliamentary constituency by defeating his nearest rival, Mrs Karan Brar, daughter-in-law of former state Chief Minister, Mr Harcharan Singh Brar, the Congress candidate by a margin of 1,35,279 votes.

Supporters celebrate Preneet’s win
Patiala, May 13
Highly euphoric. The expression aptly summed up the mood of hundreds of supporters of Ms Preneet Kaur as the news of her victory over her main rival and SAD candidate Capt Kanwaljit Singh by over 20,000 votes trickled in.

Cong supporter fires shots in the air
Secularism has won: ex-MP

Libra wrests Ropar seat from Dullo
Ropar, May 13
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) candidate and Gurcharan Singh Tohra loyalist, Mr Sukhdev Singh Libra today wrested the Ropar parliamentary seat from the outgoing MP, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo of the Indian National Congress.

Dullo polled more votes in Morinda segment
Libra got more votes in Kharar segment

Zora Singh tides over rebel factor
Ferozepore, May 13
Tiding over the Inderjit Singh Zira factor, the SAD-BJP candidate, Mr Zora Singh Mann, has become the first leader to strike a hat-trick in this parliamentary constituency. He has won for a record third consecutive time.

Why Bhatia lost to Navjot Sidhu
Amritsar, May 13
Mr Navjot Sidhu, cricketer-turned-commentator-turned-politician, who was initially dubbed as a political novice and an outsider by his Congress rival, Mr R.L. Bhatia, won the Parliamentary seat from this border constituency with a margin of over 1 lakh votes as the latter had failed to contribute much for his constituency even though he had won from here for a record six times.

Access to people is Atwal’s priority
Poll staff not paid honorarium

COMMUNITY

Destitute kids trust in thick of controversy
Amritsar, May 13
The Bhai Dharam Singh Khalsa Trust, established for destitute children, is again in the eye of the storm. The police is keeping a close watch on the working of the trust after its name figured in the preliminary interrogation of four associates of the Babbar Khalsa, who were arrested by the Majitha police yesterday.

PSGPC publishes material on Pak gurdwaras
Amritsar, May 13
The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandak Committee has published diaries, the Nanakshahi calendar, a table diary and a booklet on Sikh shrines in its country. Mr Harpal Singh Bhuller, president of the international Bhai Mardana Yadgari Kirtan Darbar Society said this after receiving the calendar and other paraphernalia from the PSGPC today.

Unbundling not to affect employees, assures PSEB Secretary
Patiala, May 13
A deputation of the PSEB S/C Power Engineers and Officers Association today met the Secretary PSEB, Ms Jaspreet Talwar, in connection with the unbundling of the board and its impact on the service conditions of SC officers and reservation policy.

Air Marshal Tyagi visits Air Force station
Bhisiana (Bathinda), May 13
Air Marshal S.P. Tyagi, AOC-in-C, WAC, today visited various operational units and formations at the local Air Force station. The Air Marshal also saw the recently inducted operational equipments at the base.

Police makes no headway in Kharar firing case
Kharar, May 13
The police has made no headway in the case of firing in which an SAD worker was injured on the day of elections at Dabali village, about 10 km from here.

COURTS

Posting orders issued
Chandigarh, May 13
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued posting orders of 46 recently appointed Punjab Civil Service (Judicial) officers as Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-Judicial Magistrate in various parts of Punjab.

CRIME

Fake currency seized, two held
Amritsar, May 13
The Ajnala police under Majitha police district seized Rs 23,000 in fake currency and arrested two persons in this regard here today. The police has also seized a .12-bore double-barrel gun and 250 gm of opium from one of the accused.

Employee caught taking bribe
Jalandhar, May 13
An employee of the Punjab Waqf Board today was allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 1500 for clearing the case of a Mukerian farmer.

EDUCATION

Computer applications made compulsory
Patiala, May 13
Punjabi University has taken a landmark decision to introduce computer applications as a compulsory subject for all BA and B.Sc. students from the coming academic session .

Painting exhibition on philosophy of Gurbani
Patiala, May 13
To commemorate the 400th Parkash Utsav of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, students of the Fine Arts Department of Punjabi University organised an exhibition of paintings on the philosophy of Gurbani ‘Reservoir of the pious souls’ here today.

Thapar graduate clears Civil Services exam
Chandigarh, May 13
Asra Garg, a resident of Patiala, and a graduate from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, has cleared the Civil Services examination this year. He told the TNS here today that his parents cherished the desire of their son becoming a civil servant.

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