
In the byelection to four assembly seats in Bihar, the ruling NDA swept the bypolls retaining control on all the seats in the state a year ahead of the elections next year. Candidates of Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj, which made a debut in Bihar in the bypolls, failed to make an impact in the state despite the fanfare amid its launch in October. The candidates of Kishor's party lost deposits in three out of four seats despite the claims of taking the political landscape in the state by storm. ALSO READ | Bihar Bypoll Results: It's An NDA Clean Sweep As It Retains One And Wrests 3 Seats From RJD In Tarari, Jan Suraaj candidate Kiran Singh managed to get only 5,622 votes, while BJP candidate Vishal Prashant won the seat with 78,755 votes. In Ramgarh, party candidate Sushil Kumar Singh came fourth with 6,513 votes while the BJP candidates won with 62,257 votes. In Imamganj, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) candidate Deepa Kumari won the seat with 53,435 votes, while Jan Suraaj's Jitendra Paswan got 37,103 votes. Meanwhile, in Belaganj, Janata Dal (United) candidate Manorama Devi won the seat with 73,334 votes. Jan Suraaj Party's candidate Mohammad Amajad came third with 17,285 votes. The INDIA bloc got its biggest setback in Belaganj, a seat the party had been winning since its inception in the 1990s. RJD candidate Vishwanath Kumar Singh lost to the JD(U) headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the arch-rival of its founding president Lalu Prasad. The JD(U) candidate Manorama Devi, a former MLC, defeated by a margin of more than 21,000 votes RJD’s Vishwanath Kumar Singh who made his debut from a seat that fell vacant upon election to Lok Sabha of his father Surendra Prasad Yadav, a multiple term MLA. ALSO READ | Bypoll Election Result: Complete List Of Winners Across 48 Assembly Seats, 2 Lok Sabha Constituencies VIDEO | Bihar Bypolls Results 2024: “A lot of people said that no one will accept Jan Suraaj Abhiyan in Bihar. However, now people have some positive thinking about the Jan Suraaj party... I am not saying that getting 10 per cent of the votes is a big step. BJP, which is the... pic.twitter.com/BffwnqHK3m — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 23, 2024 Reacting to the bypoll result, Prashant Kishor highlighted the fact that his fledgling Jan Suraaj won 10 per cent of the total votes polled in four seats, while rubbishing the claim that it had played a role in the RJD's defeat in three of these. "RJD is a 30-year-old party. The son of its state president finished third. Can Jan Suraaj be faulted for that? In Belaganj all Muslim votes went to the JD(U) candidate. In Imamganj, the Jan Suraaj cut into NDA votes. Else, the victory margin of (Union minister) Jitan Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha would have been bigger," he said. He dubbed the NDA's win as a matter of concern despite the BJP-led coalition failing to end the state's chronic backwardness during it's decades-long rule. He also maintained that the Jan Suraaj will go solo in the assembly polls due next year when it will contest all 243 seats.None
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CHARLESTOWN, R.I. – Bruce E. Losty, 89, of Charlestown, R.I., formerly of Cheshire, Conn. loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully. Bruce was born in West Haven, Conn., son of the late Mary Jane Darragh and Edward William Losty of West Haven, Conn. He graduated from Hillhouse High. Bruce was predeceased by his wife Joan, eldest child Robert, and granddaughter Michelle. He is survived by his sister Elaine Quinn; and his children, Susan and Bill Sharkey of Charlestown, R.I., Kevin Losty, partner Lisa Hansen, of Warren, Vt., Elizabeth and Jeff Durkin, of Shrewsbury, Mass., Ann and Christopher Lento, of Kennebunkport, Maine, and Anne W. Losty, of Wallingford, Conn. He was blessed with 10 additional grandchildren, Katie Losty, Matthew, Michael (Annabella) and Nicholas (Allison) Sharkey, Kyle Losty, Jaime and Jack Durkin, Maggie, Collin, and Molly Lento; and great-grandson Henri Sharkey. Bruce was president/owner of Bruce E. Losty Office Systems for 38 years. He served as president of the Business Technology Association (formerly NOMDA) and remained an active member for 33 years. He was on the board of directors of Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, Conn., and United Way of Waterbury, Conn. He traveled the world, at first with his wife Joan, later with his grandchildren, forging many new friends and memories along the way, until he was 88. For the full obituary, service information and online condolences, please visit buckler-johnston.com.The direction of our country seems dark. Insults against women on social media have spiked 4,000%. In Howell, Michigan, neo-Nazis waved swastika flags in protest of a dramatization of the Holocaust story “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Howell has a history as the Michigan center of the KKK. My husband used to record music there in a barn–like studio, and I was uneasy visiting. Nothing ever happened, but now this group echoed their hate history. I could go on, but given the season of Thanksgiving, I remember to give thanks “in every situation” as my faith prescribes — even if I do so with gritted teeth and downcast eyes. I could rehearse my thanks for my upbringing, my parents, my husband, stepchildren...on and on. And I do. But for a few moments, at least, I found my thanks sparked by, of all things, a football game and a team. I watched the interviews after a recent Detroit Lions game. They had a tight game, a come-from-behind victory against the Houston Texans, when kicker Jake Bates slid in two field goals, both by a hair. “If anything, I just hope people ... can see Jesus through my story,” Bates said . “That’s what I think I’m here to do, is not make or miss or be a good kicker or a bad kicker but spread the love of Jesus. Hopefully I’m able to do that on the stage I’m given.” I know it may sound cheesy, but unlike so many politicians and athletes, he sounded so real. Full of youthful, 25-year-old sincerity. I had to smile and remember gratitude. A healing attitude against despair. I’m thankful for the Lions. Under the leadership of owner Sheila Ford Hamp, General Manager Brad Holmes, and Coach Dan Campbell, we Detroit fans found a transformation. Here was a team the whole country dreaded watching on Thanksgiving. They’d groan while Lions fans sank into our seats, with brown bags over our heads. I’m thankful for a group of men who show character. “Grit.” They work hard to win, hitting opponents hard. Yet there’s mutual support. They support one another on the field and in the locker room. Even quarterback Jared Goff, having been humbled as an LA Ram, loves to praise his teammates. This includes Wide Receiver Amon – Ra St. Brown. He’s a terrific receiver, yes, but also impresses with his disciplined training from his American, former Mr. Universe father and his German mother who insisted he take the SAT test in English, German and French. During the summer, he led a football camp in Germany. Again, it may seem cheesy, but there’s a “tough but tender” character. I have to chuckle when I see men who may be 6’4” tall and 350 pounds, doting on their infant children or playing with their little girls. Perhaps Penei Sewell or Alex Anzalone. Although Jameson Williams has had off-the-field issues, overall, I see hardworking, intelligent, serious men who aren’t partying like those on the show “Ballers.” These men present an example of healthy masculinity. Nobody’s a showboat or a complainer – “Gimme the ball!” Leaving their toughness on the field, they seem to treat their wives, girlfriends, children, and colleagues with respect, honor and caring. Given the weak, insecure men insulting women, attacking Jews and Blacks, they’re good examples to witness.Dbio Joins Innovators' Network At American Heart Association Center For Health Technology & InnovationNone
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