Monday, March 24, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Allies zero in on Baghdad
US missile hits RAF jet
77 civilians killed, says Iraq
Southern Iraq, March 23
US forces surged across several fronts today to within 100 miles of Baghdad, but the battlefield success was tempered by news that a US missile might have downed a British plane and that an American soldier was suspected behind a deadly grenade attack on his comrades.

World page: 4 scribes covering war killed Edit page: The US-Iraq confrontation Dave Benson of York guards the Rumaila oilfield in southern Iraq on Sunday while patrolling with the British Army’s 216 Air Assault Signals Squadron. — Reuters photo

	Sports page Australian blitz shatters Indian dream Overall a good showing, say former stars Prestige bestowed on Sachin enormous Australian captain Ricky Ponting holds the cricket World Cup with team-mates Adam Gilchrist (L) and Damien Martyn (R) after defeating India in the final at the Wanderers, Johannesburg, on Sunday. Australia retained the World Cup.  — Reuters photo

Tributes paid to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev
Ferozepore, March 23
In the absence of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who could not make it to the shaheedi conference held at Hussainiwala, Mr Harnam Dass Johar, Higher Education Minister, along with Dr Harbans Lal, Minister for Forests, paid floral tributes to heroes of the freedom struggle Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.

Go for change, Kalam advises farmers Kapurthala, March 23 Appreciating their “great enterprising spirit”, and giving a clarion call to Punjabis, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India, today exhorted Punjabi farmers to adopt new methods and initiate a “new Soil to Market” green revolution besides mastering the methods of conquering global markets and taking care of the soil for sustainability. SGPC honours Kalam Kalam pays tributes Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India, interacts with children of Kharaudi village in Hoshiarpur district on Sunday. — Tribune photo Karam Singh