Saturday, March 15, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Gujarat tense; 10 hurt in Muharram violence

Vadodara, March 14 At least 10 persons were injured as violence broke out in several sensitive areas of this riot-hit city during processions on Muharram today. The Police lobbed teargas shells and fired six rounds after rampaging mobs belonging to both communities indulged in rioting and violence.

FACTFILE   Members of both communities take to streets in Vadodara   SRP personnel open fire  to disperse mob on rampage   Situation tense in several sensitive areas   Stone-throwing incidents in Ahmedabad

SAD, BJP boycott Governor’s Address
No spare water for Haryana: Jacob
Chandigarh, March 14
Even as the Punjab Governor, Lt-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), today reiterated that there was no surplus water in the Ravi and Beas that could be spared for Haryana, the main Opposition, the Shiromani Akali Dal, and BJP boycotted the Governor’s Address and walked out shouting slogans on the opening day of the Budget session of the Punjab Assembly.

 Badal’s parallel speech

A sweet revenge
	Sports page India’s winning spree continues Zaheer Khan (extreme left) celebrates his 101st wicket of New Zealand’s Chris Harris, (unseen) with captain Sourav Ganguly (centre) and Mohammad Kaif, during the Super Six Cricket World Cup match in Pretoria, South Africa, on Friday. — AP/PTI photo

DSP, Head Constable die in encounter
Jammu, March 14
A DSP and a Head Constable of the Jammu and Kashmir police were killed when Pakistani trained terrorists lobbed a grenade on them in the border district town of Poonch this afternoon. Reports said a CRPF constable was critically wounded in the exchange of fire that followed between the police and terrorists.

BTF militant held on return to India
Tarn Taran, March 14
The police arrested a militant, Amarjit Singh of the Bhindranwale Tigers Force, from Verowal, 22 km from here, today. Amarjit had fled to America after jumping bail in 1988. Under a “fictitious name” of Narinder Singh Chahal, he had also succeeded in obtaining work permit in America.

Prove majority by March 31, Marandi told
Ranchi, March 14
Ruling out formation of an alternative government in Jharkhand, Governor M. Rama Jois today asked Chief Minister Babulal Marandi to prove majority on the floor of the Assembly by March 31.

Copying en masse: DEO suspended
Chandigarh, March 14
Playing tough against reports of mass copying in various parts of Amritsar district, the Punjab Government today placed Mr Gurpartap Singh Guri, District Education Officer (Secondary), Amritsar, under suspension. The charge of his office has been given to his counterpart in the elementary wing with immediate effect.

Reservation policy rationalised Chandigarh, March 14 The Punjab Government has rationalised the policy of reservation of seats in various engineering, technology and management colleges in the state for the academic session 2003-04. This decision was taken at a meeting presided over by the Chief Secretary, Mr Y. S. Ratra, yesterday.