Friday, April 11, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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Allies meet fresh resistance
Kurds enter Kirkuk; Iraqis ransack luxury homesAfter a short fire-fight in Sayyid Muhammad, a few kilometres northeast of Baghdad, suspects are rounded up, stripped and interrogated by the US Marine Scouts of the Second Tank Battalion
Dubai, April 10
The day after the fall of Baghdad, the US-led war in Iraq was far from over, with US forces today coming under intense attack from Saddam Hussein’s loyal soldiers as looting continued in the capital while the American-backed Kurdish forces entered the key northern oil city of Kirkuk.

After a short fire-fight in Sayyid Muhammad, a few kilometres northeast of Baghdad, suspects are rounded up, stripped and interrogated by the US Marine Scouts of the Second Tank Battalion on Wednesday.
— Reuters photo

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India may get $ 10 b business in Iraq
New Delhi, April 10
A gigantic $ 180-billion plan for the reconstruction of post-war Iraq is being mooted by the international community and India is expected to get business worth more than 10 billion dollars, diplomatic sources said today. 

SARS virus identified
Washington, April 10
Scientists said today that they had identified the virus behind the deadly respiratory illness spreading worldwide and proposed naming it after a doctor who first identified the disease and later became a victim.

Handout picture from the European Space Agency of an Ariane 5 (INSAT-3A) rocket taking off from Europe’s space base at Kourou, in French Guiana.INSAT 3-A launched
Bangalore, April 10
In a textbook launch, India’s advanced multipurpose satellite INSAT-3A was successfully hurled into space today after a 24-hour delay, on a mission expected to give a big push to the country’s space-based broadcasting, communication and weather monitoring services.
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Handout picture from the European Space Agency of an Ariane 5 (INSAT-3A) rocket taking off from Europe’s space base at Kourou, in French Guiana. The Ariane 5 rocket successfully placed into orbit two communications satellites. — AFP photo



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Did murder suspect Maninder visit Chandigarh?
Chandigarh, April 10
Did Maninderpal Singh Kohli, wanted by Scotland Yard in an abduction-rape-murder case, visit Chandigarh last month? “Yes”, says his brother, Mr Ishtpal Singh Kohli, maintaining that “Maninder had come to visit his mother, who has been in coma since December last year. He came here on March 19.

Handcuffed Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Zia MustafaUltra involved in Nadimarg killings held
Srinagar, April 10
The police here claimed to have achieved a major success today with the arrest of a top militant of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit allegedly involved in the killing of 24 non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits at Nadimarg in south Kashmir on March 23 last.

Handcuffed Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Zia Mustafa at police headquarters in Srinagar on Thursday. — Tribune photo Amin War

Pak may play key role in Taliban regrouping 
New Delhi, April 10
Pakistan may play a vital role in the regrouping of the Taliban forces holed up in its various cities, especially after the reports of tension rising between Kabul and Washington due to the increased number of civilian killings by the US-led allied forces based in Afghanistan.

Resolution on cow slaughter ban adopted
New Delhi, April 10
Amidst turmoil and opposition walkout, a private member’s resolution, moved by a BJP member, seeking ban on cow slaughter was adopted in the Lok Sabha today.

Regularisation policy formed
Relief to property promoters
Chandigarh, April 10
The Haryana Government today announced a policy for regularisation of unauthorised constructions in areas falling under the Faridabad Municipal Corporation. The policy, based on the recommendations of a five-member subcommittee headed by the Town and Country Planning Minister, Mr Dhirpal Singh, was approved by the Haryana Cabinet, which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala.

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