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Post-Results Analysis 2 dead as police vehicle overturns during clash in Kupwara
BJP bags 32.40 per cent of votes in
state
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Kishtwar, Ramban, Reasi disappoint Azad the most
Mirwaiz tells panchayat members to resign en masse
Annual Urs concludes
Two killed in road mishaps in Samba
Talwara migrants to get relief money online
Pak violates ceasefire in KG sector Militants give security men the slip 2 die in accidents Inter-school athletics meet held at Samba Youth dies in jail; kin allege foul play Governor greets new MPs Solar rockets seized in Kupwara
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Anger in Valley, Modi wave in Jammu, Ladakh spell doom for NC-Congress coalition
Ishfaq Tantry Tribune News Service
Srinagar, May 17 The PDP, which decimated the ruling National Conference by winning all the three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir, has not only registered its lead in the 40 Assembly segments in the Valley, but also increased its vote share substantially. The PDP has been able to increase its vote share of 38.12 per cent registered in the 2009 General Elections to 46.35 per cent in the 2014 parliamentary elections, a jump of 8.38 per cent, in the Kashmir region. In contrast, the ruling National Conference, which has not been able to win even a single seat out of the three it contested in the Kashmir valley, has managed to register its lead only in five Assembly segments, out of the total 46 in the Valley, as far as the vote tally is considered. It led in three segments in Srinagar city and two segments in the Baramulla constituency. In the Jammu region, the NC-Congress coalition has managed to lead only in 11 Assembly segments, out of the total 31. The worrying factor for the NC is that its vote share in the Kashmir valley has gone down from 49.79 per cent, registered in the 2009 parliamentary polls, to 34.46 per cent in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The factors for the NC’s dismal performance in J&K, as conceded by Omar Abdullah himself include his government response to mass agitation in 2010 and the subsequent civilian killings by the government forces, hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, miss-governance and the euphoria the Modi wave created in Jammu and Ladakh, where the BJP won all the three seats, two in Jammu and one in Ladakh. The PDP has got 5,33,252 votes, out of the total 11,50,370 votes polled in the Kashmir valley in all the three parliamentary constituencies on May 16. The National Conference has got 3,96,433 votes in Kashmir. Baramulla: Sweeping north Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency, which comprises of 15 Assembly segments, the PDP has registered its lead in 12 Assembly segments and making significant inroads into the segments which were considered NC strongholds. Here, the NC has managed to lead only in two Assembly segments of Uri and Gurez. Here PDP candidate Muzaffar Hussain Beigh won by 29,219 votes by getting 1,75,277 votes, whereas his rival and NC leader Shariefudin Shariq got 1,46,058 votes, out of the total 4,66,039 votes. Ananatnag: In south Kashmir, the PDP has swept all the 16 Assembly segments of the Ananatnag parliamentary constituency, which is spread over four districts of Ananatnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama. In Anantnag, the PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti polled 2,00,429 votes, whereas her rival and senior NC leader Mehboob Beg got 1,35,012 votes, out of the total 374601 votes polled and counted. Srinagar: In the Srinagar parliamentary constituency, speared over three districts of Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal and which was considered the bastion of the NC, the PDP has been able to register its win in 12 Assembly segments. On the Srinagar seat, the NC managed its lead only in Habba Kadal, Khanyar and Amira Kadal Assembly segments in the city, surprisingly trailing behind the PDP in the Ganderbal segment held by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, where it got 10,307 votes and PDP 13,220 votes. Jammu-Poonch: In this parliamentary constituency, which has been won by the BJP, the NC-Congress coalition managed lead in only three Assembly segments. Considered a Congress stronghold, the seat was snatched by the BJP from the Congress by a considerable margin of 2,57,282 lakh votes. The Congress candidate, Madan Lal, got a total of 3,62,715 votes. Udhampur-Doda: Out of 17 Assembly segments of the Udhampur-Doda parliamentary constituency, the National Conference-Congress coalition managed lead only in eight segments. Here Union Health Minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was defeated by the BJP’s Jitendra Singh by 60,976 votes. Azad got 4,26,393 votes. Ladakh: In the Ladakh parliamentary constituency, spread over four Assembly segments in two districts of Kargil and Leh, the National Conference-Congress coalition was relegated to the number four position as the Congress candidate Tsering Samphel got only 26,402 votes.
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2 dead as police vehicle overturns during clash in Kupwara Srinagar, May 17 The incident took place on late Friday at Warsun village of Kupwara district, some 110 km from here, when PDP workers were celebrating the victory of its candidate Muzzaffar Hussain Beigh. Upset over the loss of their candidate Salam Bajad, Peoples’ Conference supporters reportedly hooted at PDP workers, which led to the clash. The two groups hurled stones at each other, injuring nearly a dozen persons. Teams from the Kralpora police station rushed to the spot to control the situation. Caught in the clashes in the area, an armoured police vehicle overturned after the driver lost control while reversing it, causing on the spot death of two onlookers and injuries to six others. The deceased were identified as Abdul Rashid Ganaie and Abdul Rashid Bajad, both residents of Warsun Kupwara. Kupwara Superintendent of Police Abdul Jabbar said: “A police vehicle, which was parked near a retention wall overturned, when the driver tried to start it.” A few houses, including the one of a panchayat member, were also damaged in the clashes in other areas of Kupwara district. The authorities on Saturday deployed heavy contingent of the police and Central Armed Police Force in sensitive areas of the district to avoid further clashes. The Kupwara district, part of the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency had witnessed a close contest between the PDP, the National Conference and the Peoples’ Conference. Face-off between PDP, Peoples’ Conference Upset over the loss of their candidate Salam Bajad, Peoples’ Conference supporters reportedly hooted at PDP workers, which led to the clash. The two groups hurled stones at each other, injuring nearly a dozen persons. Teams from the Kralpora police station rushed to the spot to control the situation. Caught in the clashes in the area, an armoured police vehicle overturned after the driver lost control while reversing it, causing on the spot death of two onlookers and injuries to six others
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BJP bags 32.40 per cent of votes in
state
Jammu, May 17 It is for the first time in the political history of Jammu and Kashmir that the BJP has won three out of the total six Lok Sabha seats in the state. Earlier in 1998 and 1999 parliamentary elections, the BJP had won the Jammu-Poonch and Udhampur-Doda parliamentary constituencies of the Jammu province. But this time the party has opened its account in the Ladakh region and increased its tally to an all time high of three seats. With its victory on three parliamentary seats, the BJP has maintained a psychological edge over the arch-rival Congress in the Jammu and Ladakh regions, where both the parties were in direct contest. Out of the total of 37 Assembly segments in the Jammu province, the BJP has maintained lead over 24 segments, while the Congress got lead in 11 segments. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lead in only two Assembly segments. According to the data issued by the election authorities, the BJP got 11,54,220 votes. The Congress bagged 8,15,510 votes and the PDP fetched 7, 32, 644 votes. The National Conference, which is heading the coalition government, got just 11.10 per cent (3,96,713) of votes. As per a pre-poll agreement, The NC contested on all the three Lok Sabha seats of the Valley, while the Congress had fought from the two constituencies of the Jammu region and the lone parliamentary segment of the Ladakh region. Together the alliance partners secured 12,12, 223 votes, 58,003 more than the BJP, which had fielded its candidates on all the six seats of the state. Buoyed by the unprecedented response of the people, the BJP today said it would further improve its position in the coming Assembly elections. “Like other parts of the country there is strong wave in favour of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir. The emergence of the BJP as the biggest party in the state is an indication of peoples’ faith in the programme and policies of the party,” said Jugal Kishore Sharma, the BJP state president and the newly elected MP from the Jammu-Poonch constituency. Jugal exuded confidence that the BJP would be in a position to form its own government in the state in the coming Assembly elections. In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress had got 64,3175 votes, 24.67 per cent of the total votes polled, while the PDP had fetched 5,22,760 votes (19.11 per cent). The National Conference had bagged 19.11 per cent or 4,98,374 votes, and the BJP had got 4,85,303 votes. Vote arithmetic The BJP secured 11,54,220 votes, while the Congress bagged 8,15,510 votes. The PDP got 7, 32, 644 votes and the NC fetched 3,96,713 votes
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Kishtwar, Ramban, Reasi disappoint Azad the most
Jammu, May 17 During his tenure from 2005 to 2008, Azad created eight new districts in the state, Kishtwar, Ramban, Reasi and Samba in Jammu province and Kulgam, Shopian, Ganderbal and Bandipore in Kashmir province. Kishtwar, Ramban and Reasi districts fall in the Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha segment and got the identity due to Azad. But when they got a chance to pay back to Azad, people of these Assembly constituencies disappointed him the most. Going by the facts and figures emerged after the counting of votes on Friday, it was observed that Azad got very little lead in Kishtwar and Ramban Assembly constituencies and remained at the second position on the Reasi Assembly constituency. Out of 49,055 votes polled in Kishtwar, Azad got only 45.83 per cent (22,484) votes, whereas the BJP got 38.17 per cent (18,726) votes. In the Ramban Assembly constituency, Azad got 45.76 per cent (25,786) votes out of 56,344 total votes polled and the BJP got 41.11 per cent (23,164) votes. These two Assembly constituencies are part of the Chenab valley, the so-called strong zone of Azad. The situation in the Reasi Assembly constituency was more disappointing from where Azad got only 40.24 per cent votes (34,262 out of 85,144 votes polled), whereas the BJP got 50.67 per cent (43,143) votes. From the Kishtwar Assembly segment, Sajjad Kichloo of the National Conference (NC) is the sitting Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and is a relative of Azad. The NC was supporting Azad as per the pre-poll alliance formula, but couldn’t help him get popular support. In the Ramban Assembly segment, the Congress party has its own MLA, Ashok Kumar, but the party failed to get votes on expected lines. Though the Reasi Assembly segment is represented by BJP MLA Baldev Raj, but the Congress last year had appointed Azad’s close aide Jugal Kishore Sharma as the Member of Legislative Council (MLC). Sharma couldn’t get many votes for Azad from his constituency. Apart from these constituencies, Azad managed to get a healthy lead from Inderwal, Doda, Bhaderwah, Banihal, Gool-Arnas and Gulabgarh Assembly segments by getting a lead of 28,155, 17,738, 23,186, 27,324, 20,184 and 29,668 votes, respectively. Out of the eight Assembly segments of Kathua and Udhampur district, Azad couldn’t get lead from any of the constituencies. Fails in maiden bid
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Srinagar-Leh road thrown open to traffic
Srinagar, May 17 Lt General Gurmit Singh, General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, flagged off the first convoy of vehicles at Zojila Pass, which is located at a height of 11,516 feet from sea level. In his address on the occasion, Lt General Singh said it had become necessary to throw the road open for public amid heightened pressure upon the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to clear the snow. While Beacon project looks after the road from Kashmir, Vijayak looks after it on the other side. “Unprecedented snowfall along high mountains posed huge challenges to the Beacon authorities. This year, maximum snow was witnessed in the region and this part recorded three-time more snow accumulation than that of previous years, which continued till last month,” Lt Gen Singh said. “Every aspect has to be taken care of especially the safety of the commuters before opening of the road,” Lt Gen Singh said. Brig RK Sharma, Chief Engineer of Project Beacon, apprised the GOC about the hardships faced in fighting against odds in the area. He said the work on the Z-Mohr tunnel would commence soon and the contract process on Zojila tunnels was in the final stage. With the construction of the tunnels, there would be round-the-year connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh regions. |
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Mirwaiz tells panchayat members to resign en masse
Srinagar, May 17 On May 14, a six-member delegation of panchayat members had met Geelani and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik and expressed their concerns over the security of panches and
sarpanches. Geelani had suggested them to resign from their ranks. Today, a seven-member delegation of panchayat representatives met Mirwaiz at his Nigeen residence and briefed him on the prevailing situation in the backdrop of recent killings and the failure of the state administration to provide them security, the Hurriyat said in a statement here. “Mirwaiz emphasised upon panchayat members that instead of becoming tools in the hands of Indian forces in Kashmir, they should listen to their conscience and resign en masse,” the statement said. The panchayat delegation was lead by Khursheed Ahmad
Malik, who is the general secretary of the J&K Panchayat
Association. Mirwaiz told the delegation that they ignored facts about Kashmir’s freedom movement and its political reality while taking part in the panchayat elections. As per reports, perturbed by killing of their colleagues in recent weeks, several hundred panchayat members publicly renounced mainstream politics and announced resignations with many of them going into hiding fearing more attacks by militants. |
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Annual Urs concludes
Poonch, May 17 This sacred place is surrounded by snow-capped peaks, thick belt of forests, beautiful maize fields and crystal clear streams. Sufi saint Sain Illahi Bakhsh Sahib had selected this place keeping in view its natural beauty. God-fearing Sain Illahi Bakhsh Sahib came to Battalkote in 1948 AD and passed the rest of his life in this very place till his death. He preached brotherhood and worked for humanity. He spread the message of love, affection and brotherhood of Sufism among the public and inspired not only Muslims, but Hindus and Sikhs also. He was true Sufi, remained unmarried and passed his life as a “Darvesh”. Sain Illahi Bakhsh Sahib died on May 16, 1976. Four days before his death, he told his devotees that his last time has come. He identified the place for his grave and asked the devotees to keep his body open for three days for the public before the burial. Every year on the eve of Urs, thousands of people visit the shrine from Mandi, Poonch and places outside the state and participate in the function. |
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BJP celebrates in Srinagar
Srinagar, May 17 Talking to mediapersons, Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, who unsuccessfully contested from the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, said: “We are expecting that our Prime Minister will take path-breaking steps and work for the development of the state. We are hopeful that our central leadership would work for the development of Kashmir as the people here have been facing bad governance for the past many years.” He also expressed hope of putting up a good show in the Assembly elections in the state. The workers said they were hopeful that Modi would announce measures for the development of the state and carry forward the peace process initiated by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Some youths also hoped that Modi would address the unemployment issue facing the state. |
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Two killed in road mishaps in Samba
Samba, May 17 The deceased have been identified as Darshan Singh and Balvinder Singh, both residents of Ramgarh, Samba. In another incident, a Scorpio turned turtle at Nandini Morh after being hit by an unknown vehicle. Four of a family, who were travelling in the vehicle, were critically injured in the incident, the police officer said. The injured were shifted to accidental hospital at Vijaypur from where they were later referred to Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu. The injured have been identified as Surinder Kumar, Sunila Kumari, Chirag and Heena all residents of Bahadurgarh, Haryana, the officer said. |
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Talwara migrants to get relief money online
Talwara, May 17 “Migrants are an integral part of our society and district administration will do whatever possible to facilitate their return and rehabilitation,” Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said during a grievances redressal camp at the Talwara migrants colony. He said the administration was looking forward to initiate disbursing the relief online and also maintained that the administration would initiate old age pension to the eligible migrants for which the Social Welfare Department has been asked to conduct a detail survey. The official further said the administration was also arranging relief material for families from Mahore sub-division at Talwara camp. Earlier, these migrants had collect relief material from Mahore. |
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operation in the village and it surrounding localities, but they could not trace the two militants. The search operation was later called off.
On May 7, a Pakistani militant of
Jaish-e-Mohammad Syed Mawia, was killed in an encounter in the Tral area. The militancy-infested Tral area had also witnessed the killing of three persons, including a panchayat member and his son, on April 21 days ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in
Anantnag. — TNS
A driver died when the truck he was driving rolled down into the Chenab river in Thathri area of Doda district today. The truck, which was loaded with gas cylinders, was on its way to Kishtwar from Jammu.
The deceased has been identified as Girdhari Lal of Nai Basti, RS Pura. The incident took place after he lost control over the vehicle.
Thathri Station House Officer (SHO) Ravi Singh Parihar said the body would be
handed over to the family after conducting the legal formalities. In another mishap that took place in Khelani area, Yasir Iqbal Zarger died as the motorcycle he was riding on slipped while he was trying to save a stray animal.
He was shifted to the Doda district hospital for treatment, but he succumbed to his injuries.
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Srinagar, May 17
