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No mismanagement in Haj subsidy, claims Centre
The Centre has dismissed allegations of mismanagement in the subsidy to Haj pilgrims and charging of extra amount from them for air fare and stay in Mecca and Madina in its submission before Delhi High Court, which sought details about the facilities provided to them.
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NATIONAL
Guj victory, verdict against Cong: NDA allies
New Delhi: Congratulating the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), its allies at the Centre on December 15 refuted suggestions of any "polarisation" of votes in Gujarat but said it was a verdict against the Congress.
Guj win only a start, more victories to follow: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on December 15 said Gujarat victory is the beginning of the party's march towards victory in the Assembly elections next year and Lok Sabha polls in 2004.
Destroy terror camps in Pakistan: Farooq
New Delhi: Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah on December 15 criticised the Centre's decision to withdraw troops from the Indo-Pak border and instead favoured a policy of 'hot pursuit' to destroy terrorist camps in Pakistani territory.
Judicial remand of Abu Salem extended in Portugal
New Delhi: Giving some respite to CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation), the authorities in Portugal have extended judicial remand of underworld don Abu Salem by three months pending the extradition request for him from India to face the trial in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case.
Jubilant BJP celebrates victory in Guj, Rajasthan
New Delhi: Scenes of jubilation were witnessed at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi as reports of its victory in Gujarat as also in the bye-elections in Rajasthan poured in.
Guj results will have nationwide ramification: VHP
New Delhi: Likening Congress to Muslim League, the Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia on December 15 said,"Victory of 'hindutva' ideology" in Gujarat elections has spelt a doom for secular forces.
BJP leaders' meet on Dec 16 to review poll outcome
New Delhi: Top Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) leaders, including Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, are likely to meet in New Delhi on December 16 to review the poll outcome in Gujarat and the results of the three byelections in Rajasthan.
Time for Cong to change leadership: Uma Bharti
New Delhi: Buoyed by Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) impressive victory in Gujarat, firebrand party leader and Union Minister Uma Bharti on December 15 asked Congress to change its leadership, warning it would be ousted from power in states like Madhya Pradesh if it continues to play "minority politics".
Communalism not cause of BJP's victory: Swaraj
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj on December 15 attributed her Party's victory in Gujarat to the policies pursued by the state government and rejected it was for communalism.
It's a mandate against slander campaign: Advani
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on December 15 said BJP's victory in Gujarat was an expression of anger against the "sustained campaign of slander" by its opponents who attacked police, administration and the Chief Minister for all that happened after Godhra.
New BJP govt will be sworn-in soon, says Advani
New Delhi: Newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders of
Gujarat would meet in Ahmedabad on December 16 and the new government is likely to be sworn-in in a day or two, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said on December 15.
Cong dubs BJP's win as victory of fear, terror
New Delhi: Congress on December 15 said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in Gujarat is the victory of "fear and terror generated" by BJP and defeat for progress and development championed by Congress.
Mufti seeks economic freedom, international funds
New Delhi: Seeking "economic independence", Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed favours highly concessional funds from the international agencies for infrastructure projects so that people develop a stake in peace and development.
KASHMIR
Militants set ablaze a passenger bus, no casualties
Jammu: Unidentified militants set ablaze a bus near Darhal town of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir where security forces busted a militant hideout since December 14, official sources said in Jammu on December 15.
Pakistani troops fire mortar shells along LoC
Jammu: Pakistani troops fired mortar shells on Indian defence establishments and border hamlets along the line of control (LoC) in Rajouri, Poonch, Jammu, Kargil and Siachen sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on December 15.
POTA court issues non-bailable warrant against Malik
Jammu: A non-bailable arrest warrant has been issued against Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) supremo Mohammed Yasin Malik by a designated Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court on December 15 for failing to appear before it during his bail period.
NORTH
Experiment of 'Hindutva lab' to be repeated: VHP
Jaipur: BJP's victory in Gujarat polls would be a turning point in Indian history as the experiment of 'Hindutva lab' would be repeated in Delhi via Rajasthan, VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) international general secretary Praveen Togadia said on December 15.
Cong given a befitting reply in Guj: Akali Dal
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal and an ally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre on December 15 said the people of Gujarat had given a "befitting reply by rejecting Congress" and attributed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s victory to the developmental policies pursued by the state government.
BJP's win a victory of communalism: Chandrashekar
Amritsar: Former Prime Minister Chandrashekar on December 15 described Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s victory in the Gujarat Assembly polls as "victory of communalism over secularism".
Congress retains Lok Sabha seat in Uttaranchal
Dehradun: The Congress on December 15 retained the prestigious Nainital Lok Sabha seat in Uttaranchal when its candidate Mahendra Singh Pal trounced Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Balraj Passi by a margin of over one lakh votes.
SOUTH
Naxals blow up telephone exchange, rail engine
Hyderabad: The Naxalites of the outlawed People's War Group (PWG) blew up a railway engine in Nizamabad district and a telephone exchange in Guntur district on December 14 night, police said.
People's verdict is final, says Chandrababu Naidu
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on December 15 said that people's verdict is final in a Parliamentary form of Democracy.
Jaya congratulates Modi for BJP's victory
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on December 15 congratulated Gujarat caretaker Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his party's "massive victory" in the Assembly elections and on his own victory in his Maninagar constituency.
India extending full co-operation: Lankan minister
Chennai: Sri Lankan Defence and Civil Aviation minister, Tilak Marapona, said that India was extending its full co-operation to Sri Lankan government in finding an amicable solution to the Tamils issue and bringing in peace in the island nation.
Centre keen on revamping redundant coffee Act
Bangalore: The Centre is working towards making the state-run Coffee Board adopt a corporate approach, and is actively considering revamping of the "outdated and redundant" Coffee Act, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and the Board's chairperson Lakshmi Venkatachalam said.
EAST
Naxalites willing to talk to Orissa government
Bhubaneswar: The Naxalites, who have spread terror in several South Orissa districts in recent months, have said they were willing to discuss issues concerning people's problems with the state government.
WEST
'Gujarat victory reflects Modi's line of leadership'
Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may not openly admit it, but the Gujarat verdict reflects assertion of the leadership of Narendra Modi - his newly acquired image, overall campaign line and personal preferences.
BJP sweeps to two-thirds majority on Modi wave
Ahmedabad: Riding a 'hindutva' wave, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 15 swept back to power in Gujarat with a massive two-thirds majority in a win that could have a far-reaching impact on national politics.
BJP meet on Dec 16 to re-elect Modi as Guj CM
Ahmedabad: Caretaker Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be elected leader of the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in Gujarat, party sources said.
For God's sake stop dividing Gujarat, says Modi
Ahmedabad: Describing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s performance in the Gujarat polls as a "victory of Gujarat's self-respect", caretaker Chief Minister Narendra Modi on December 15 said whoever tried to "spread venom" has been defeated.
Curfew in Guj town following communal clash
Vadodara: Indefinite curfew was clamped in communally sensitive Raopura area of the city when mobs of rival communities resorted to stone-throwing and arson soon after the victory of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Yogesh Patel in the Assembly polls, police said.
BJP routs ruling Congress in Rajasthan byelections
Jaipur: In a blow to ruling Congress in Rajasthan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 15 won all the three Assembly bypolls in the state, wresting two seats and retaining one.
It's a fitting reply to pseudo secularists: Modi
Ahmedabad: Gujarat's caretaker Chief Minister Narendra Modi on December 15 said Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in the keenly contested Assembly elections was a "defeat for all pseudo secularists" and a "fitting reply" to all those who harped about Godhra in the past 10 months.
BJP's victory in Guj unfortunate for nation: Laloo
New Delhi: Terming as "unfortunate" the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP)
victory in Gujarat, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav on Decemebr 15 said the poll verdict would, however, not have any impact on states going to polls next year.
'Gujarat polls is victory for nationalist forces'
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 14 said its success in Gujarat Assembly elections is a victory for "nationalist forces" and a jolt to "pseudo secularist forces".
BJP heading for two-thirds majority in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Part (BJP) on December 15 appeared heading for an unprecedented two-thirds majority in the Gujarat Assembly having already won 57 of the 85 seats declared to retain power for the third consecutive time.
Salman to appear as star witness in Shah case
Mumbai: Film stars Salman Khan and Preity Zinta would appear as star witnesses this week in a special court hearing the case of alleged Bollywood nexus with the underworld, even as spectograph tests have confirmed the voices of accused Bharat Shah and Nasim Rizvi in their conversation with Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel.
Godhra not behind victory, says triumphant BJP
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 15 rejected suggestions that the Godhra carnage and the subsequent communal violence were behind the party's victory in the Assembly elections in Gujarat and that the success was solely because of the Modi factor.
Modi wins Maninagar, BJP set to get big majority
Ahmedabad: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 37 of the 51 results declared so far in the Gujarat Assembly elections and was comfortably placed in another 80 seats to retain power in the state.
'BJP got support on dangerous communal issue'
New Delhi: Lok Janshakti leader Ram Vilas Paswan on December 15 accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing the "communal card" in Gujarat elections for its victory and regretted that it was getting support on such a dangerous issue.
BJP misused govt machinery to ensure victory: Oza
Ahmedabad: Congress candidate against Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Maninagar, Yatin Oza, on December 15 said that "hindutva" wave swept not only his constituency but the entire state to put Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of his party in the Assembly elections in Gujarat.
BJP, Congress win one seat each in Guj Assembly
Ahmedabad: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress won one
seat each in the Gujarat Assembly elections as the ruling party was ahead of the Congress 92 to 53 in the other seats for which trends were available at 09:30 hours (IST).
Modi, BJP ahead in early trends of Guj Assembly
Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) established an early lead over its rival Congress in Gujarat Assembly elections with its candidates ahead in 82 of the 181 seats, trends of which were available.
Counting begins in Gujarat amid tight security
Ahmedabad: Counting of votes for the Gujarat Assembly polls began on December 15 morning amidst tight security.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Cong wins Arunachal bypoll, strength up to 59
Itanagar: The Congress on December 15 won the bypoll to Daporijo Assembly constituency in Arunachal Pradesh, taking its strength in the 60-member House to 59.
AGP wrests Khumtai seat from Cong in Assembly bypoll
Guwahati: The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has wrested Khumtai Assembly seat in Assam from the ruling Congress in the bypoll, the result of which was declared on December 15.
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