Wednesday, February 12, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

VHP wants disputed land too
Threatens to lay claim to mosques built over temples
New Delhi, February 11
Overriding its earlier demand for only the “undisputed land” in Ayodhya, the VHP today stepped up its aggression, asking the government to hand over the entire acquired area, including the disputed site, threatening that a denial could lead to claims on thousands of other mosques constructed over temples.

Senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh acknowledges the greetings of party workers before addressing an election rally at Paonta Sahib on Tuesday. Also in the picture is Congress candidate Rattan Singh. — Tribune photo Karam Singh

Himachal page: Cong launches election campaign
Congress manifesto ‘vague, misleading’

IRAQ CRISIS
Be ready to evacuate Indians, airlines told
New Delhi, February 11
Air India and Indian Airlines have been directed by the government to gear themselves up for possible evacuation of over 50,000 Indians from Kuwait in the event of possible attack by the USA on Iraq. The directives have been issued following deterioration of the situation in the Gulf region and the USA threatening Iraq with possible action for its denial to hand over weapons of mass destruction.

Several injured in clash
Kaithal, February 11
In a bloody clash between dalits and members of the upper caste community at Harsola village of this district this afternoon dozens of men and women suffered injuries and a large number of dalits, including women and children, fled from the village and took shelter outside the residence of the Deputy Commissioner here today.

KIDNEY SCAM Hospital issued fake blood reports: SIT Amritsar, February 11 In a new dimension to the infamous kidney scam, the special investigation team has found many blood grouping reports from the laboratory of Kakkar Hospital here to be fake. Talking to The Tribune, Mr S.K. Sharma, Inspector-General (Jalandhar Zone), who heads the SIT, said doctors had been found issuing “fictitious blood reports”.