Iraq blast leaves 14 Italians dead
Baghdad, November 12 At least 14 Italians were killed in a blast outside the headquarters of the Italian military police, based in the southern Iraqi town of Nassiriya today. A spokesman for the Carabinieri in Rome said 11 of the dead were from the military police and three from the Army.	A video image shows crowds watching smoke billowing into the sky after a car bomb ripped through an Italian military police base in the Iraqi town of Nassiriya. — Reuters photo

Region may face petro product shortage
Panipat, November 12
With the indefinite strike by the Haryana Petroleum Tankers Association entering the second day, an acute shortage of petroleum products is on the cards in the region. 

Sports page: India falter again, fall short of target Mathew Hayden lies on the ground after being run out by Indian keeper Rahul Dravid (not in picture) during their TVS Cup tri-series match in Bangalore on Wednesday.  — AFP

Body of minister’s daughter found
Imphal, November 12
The body of Lungnila Elizabeth, a Manipur minister’s daughter kidnapped for ransom by militants, was today recovered from a pond near her school in Imphal West district. 

They know it, but can’t help producing ‘poisonous’ crops
Nawanshahr, November 12
The health of a large number of people and cattle is at stake as farmers of four villages sell their selenium-affected fodder and foodgrains to unsuspecting consumers.

Audit report indicts Himachal varsity VC Shimla, November 12 A special audit conducted by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the directions of the Governor, Mr V.S. Kokje, has indicted the Vice-Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh University, Dr S.D. Sharma, directly linking him with the irregularities in the printing of question papers.  Himachal page: Executive council to decide VC’s fate