Thursday, March 27, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Bloodiest day of war
500 civilians among 650 Iraqis killed
Kuwait City, March 26
A lot of Iraqi blood was spilled today, which shattered the notions of the coalition forces that Saddam Hussein’s iron grip over Iraq was loosening. “Day Seven of the Iraq war was the bloodiest, so far, in which, — 650 Iraqis — 150 soldiers and 500 civilians, were killed near Najaf town,” officials here said.

Day seven of war
World page: Allies may suffer 3,000 casualties
POW’s family holds vigil for safe return
Anti-war protests flare up

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Iraqi fire-fighters douse flames in a building Iraqi fire-fighters douse flames in a building after an air strike in Baghdad on Wednesday. At least 15 burnt corpses lay in a popular residential area of Baghdad, apparently killed in US-led bombing or missile raid on the Iraqi capital on Wednesday. 
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Haren Pandya shot dead
Haren PandyaAhmedabad, March 26

Senior BJP leader and former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya was shot dead today by two unidentified assailants outside a park where he had gone for morning walk, the police said.

CBI inquiry ordered
Pandya’s murder political: Cong
Nation page: Pandya’s killing cowardly act: PM
Editorial: A disquieting signal


The grieving father and other family members of former Home Minister Haren Pandya at V.S. Hospital in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. 
— PTI photo

The grieving father and other family members of former Home Minister

Pakistani spy held in Ambala
Ambala, March 26
A computer-savvy Pakistani spy was held at Ambala cantonment today. This is the second time in less than six months that a Pakistani spy has been arrested while indulging in espionage activity.



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Militants blow up oil tanker; 1 dead
Jammu, March 26
One person was killed and seven others were wounded when a petrol tanker in which terrorists are suspected to have planted an explosive device exploded just outside the main oil depot of the Indian Oil here early this morning. 
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A policeman inspects the wreckage of an oil tanker blown up in Jammu on Wednesday morning. An explosive device planted in the tanker by militants was said to be the cause behind the incident.
 — PTI photo

No additional time for excavation: HC
Lucknow, March 26
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court today refused to give additional time to the archaeologists carrying out excavation in Ayodhya to ascertain whether a temple existed at the site where mosque was built in the 16th century.

  VHP’s ‘satyagraha’ from today

Prithvi testfired successfully

PrithviBalasore (Orissa), March 26

India today successfully test-fired its short-range missile ‘Prithvi’, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, from the test range at Chandipur-on-Sea near here as part of user trials by the Army. 


World page: Pak test-fires Abdali missile

Haryana to implement VAT partially
Chandigarh, March 26
The Haryana Government has decided to partially implement the controversial value-added tax from April 1. It has decided to retain the same rate of general sales tax as levied under the General Sales Tax Act till VAT is implemented in Delhi which is likely to implement VAT in July.


 
Editorial: Demystify VAT
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