Tuesday, April 15, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Tikrit falls to allies

Bush warns Syria Dubai, April 14 Tikrit, the hometown and last stronghold of Saddam Hussein crumbled with little resistance to the American forces, who rallied with the local police and officials to control looting and lawlessness in other “liberated” Iraqi cities today. Soldiers of the US Marine Corps stand in front of Saddam Hussein’s main palace in Tikrit on Monday.  — Reuters photo

Mulayam faces Maya’s ire
Lucknow, April 14
In an apparent act of political vendetta, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today lodged nearly 200 cases against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and others and instituted an inquiry in 35,000 other cases for alleged financial irregularities.
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  Mulayam sees Maya conspiracy

Amarinder-Badal duel to fore Talwandi Sabo, April 14
CM promises cheaper power Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, launching the party campaign on Baisakhi here today for the Panchayat elections, said the government was committed to giving the rural people uninterrupted power at cheaper rates.	SAD gives call for struggle SAD (B) President Parkash Singh Badal gave a clarion call to the partymen for preparing themselves for launching a sustained and prolonged struggle to defeat the "anti-Panthic designs" of the Congress government

  Mann: Cong against Badal-Tohra unity
  Talwandi holds Badal responsible for Cong’s return
  Demand for Khalistan

Nanakshahi calendar out
No row: Badungar; CM fears chaos
Talwandi Sabo, April 14
While presenting the first copy of the controversial Nanakshahi calendar to the President of SAD Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today, the SGPC chief, Prof Kirpal Singh Badungar, expressed satisfaction that like other communities, the Sikhs now had their own religious calendar, even as the Chief Minister. Capt Amarinder Singh, expressed doubts that the event could unleash chaos in the state.

• Bhindranwale’s anniversary

Trucks come to a halt
New Delhi, April 14
Thousands of trucks went off the road all over the country from today morning following an indefinite strike call given by the All India Motor Transport Congress in protest against the frequent rise in fuel prices and the proposed introduction of VAT.
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Ravi, Pillai elected to RS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 14
In a major setback to Congress leader K. Karunakaran, his faction's nominee Kodoth Govindan Nair was humbled by AICC-approved candidates Vayalar Ravi and Thennala Balakrishna Pillai in the Rajya Sabha elections held today.