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Beur jailor shot.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) PATNA: Two scooter-borne criminals shot dead Nagendra Singh, jailor of the Beur Central Jail, near his residence at Nala Road around 8.30 pm. The criminals pumped 15 bullets into the body of Singh and he died on...

Tohra still critical.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) AMRITSAR: The condition of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Gurcharan Singh Tohra, who suffered a massive heart attack and is on life support system, remains critical. After his condition...

Punjab in spot over cadre 'mismanagement'.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Ajay Bharadwaj CHANDIGARH: The debate on the alleged IPS cadre mismanagement in Punjab has put the state government in a spot. The state government is required to explain it to the Punjab and...

DC seeks removal of tainted principal.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Balwant Garg FARIDKOT: The controversy over the appointment of a tainted principal of a private school as head of the flying squad for Faridkot and Ferozepur districts further deepened as the...

Dalal, Sangwan join Congress.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) CHANDIGARH: Two members of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Karan Singh Dalal of the Republican Party of India (RPI) and Jagjit Singh Sangwan of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), have joined the Congress. ...

Water resources situation critical: NGO.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Gur Kirpal Singh Ashk PATIALA: The present situation of water resources in Punjab is highly critical. A Nabhabased NGO Kheti Virasat has claimed that out of the seventeen districts of Punjab,...

Gang-man saves lives.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) FEROZEPUR: A major rail accident was averted near Romana Albel Singh station on Ferozepur-Bhatinda section when a fish plate (joint junction of two lines) was found detached from the joint by a gangman, here on...

Charges to be framed in beef fat in ghee case.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) BATHINDA: Accused of mixing beef fat in ghee in 1983, Bathinda Chemical Private Limited, a company manufacturing vegetable ghee and edible oils, received a huge setback when the court of additional sessions...

Farmers' stir unfortunate: Amarinder.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) AMRITSAR: The entrance of political nobodies in mainstream national politics was a matter of serious concern and only points to the bankruptcy of leadership within political parties, commented chief minister of...

Cong fortunes appear bleak.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: K G Dutt KARNAL: Frustration is writ large on faces of Congressmen in the Karnal parliamentary constituency because of the party high command's delay in announcing its candidate. While BJP's...

Handpumps run dry in HP.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) SHIMLA: Despite tall claims of IPH minister Kaul Singh that water situation in various parts of Himachal was satisfactory, many hand pumps have either run dry, or were giving turbid water. Thousands of...

Factionalism could mar BJP's prospects.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Jagdish Bhatt SHIMLA: The 'feel good' hype of the BJP notwithstanding, the state unit of the party will have to bring together its rank and file by bridging the wide dissension amongst the two...

Man killed as police open fire on farmers.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) AMRITSAR: One person was killed and 45 farmers, including women and policemen, were injured after the police opened fire to remove agitating farmers from the rail track at Manawala railway station, nearly 14 km...

IAF prepares for Kalam's Siachen quest.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Rahul Singh CHANDIGARH: The 12 Wing Air Force Station here has kicked off the necessary legwork for President A P J Abdul Kalam's maiden visit to Siachen on April 2, though Chandigarh does not figure...

Tohra not stable.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Yudhvir Rana AMRITSAR: President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Gurcharan Singh Tohra was still in critical condition and not stable enough to be flown to Delhi as planned earlier said H...

Farmer's death set to upset Cong.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) BATHINDA: The death of a farmer at Manawala in Amritsar is all set to spell trouble for Congress party candidates in the forthcoming LS election in this part of Malwa region where Bharatiya Kisan Union...

Drop is pass percentage.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Sudhir Kalia CHANDIGARH: The pass percentage in the annual middle examination, conducted by Haryana Board of School Education, is 55.79 as against 56.65 registered last year. The result will be...

Child raped, 3 killed in separate incidents.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Balwant Garg BATHINDA: In an incident of a child rape at Rampura Phul town of Bathinda on Tuesday, a 30-year-old married migrant labourer allegedly raped a five-year-old girl at Ajit Nazar locality...

Cabinet nod for vote-on-account.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: K Sreedhar Rao HYDERABAD: The cabinet on Monday gave its nod for an ordinance that will give effect to the vote-on-account for the first four months of fiscal 2004-05. The draft ordinance will...

TV not to be an idiot box for students anymore.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Mrityunjay Ram HYDERABAD: Students up to class X in the state will soon learn lessons through video clips. From the next academic year onwards, they will be taught lessons in all subjects in...

Law may give fillip to eye donation drive.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Lison Joseph HYDERABAD: A law to make it mandatory for the attending doctors to inform the relatives of persons dying in a hospital about the option of donating the deceased's eye, could give much...

Mother held for killing her baby girl.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) HYDERABAD: The Ramchandrapuram police on Monday arrested a 22-year-old woman Sreedevi for drowning her 49-day-old baby girl Keertana in a water tub at her father's residence on March 20. The police said the...

Cops worried as their kids flunk exams.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: CHETAN MALLIK HYDERABAD: They might be on a mission to make our city a safe place to live in, things are not quite fine on the home front for the men in khakee. The children of city police...

Goan firm booked for export fraud.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) HYDERABAD: The Special Investigations and Intelligence Bureau of the Hyderabad unit of Customs and Central Excise on Saturday registered a case of export fraud against a Goan firm following an inspection at the...

Cabinet pushes for Rs 14,500 cr.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: K Sreedhar Rao HYDERABAD: The cabinet on Monday gave its nod for an ordinance authorising appropriation of Rs 14,500 crore to enable the government to meet its expenditure for the first four months...

Candidates get panicky as leaders delay B-forms.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) HYDERABAD: With Congress and TRS leadership still not issuing the B-forms- official letters from the party to the returning officers (ROs)- dozens of candidates whose names have been cleared are a worried lot...

No getting away from NTR.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Ramu Sarma HYDERABAD: At normal times, it is easy to believe that Chandrababu Naidu is the once and forever leader of the TDP, but come elections the party remembers its founder again. N T Rama...

Vizianagaram royals battle it out.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: B V S Bhaskar VIZIANAGARAM: Battle lines have been drawn in Vizianagaram district between candidates of royal lineage, nominated by the ruling TDP and opposition parties. Known for its epic...

PM to kickstart state BJP poll drive from Nellore.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) HYDERABAD: The BJP's poll campaign will be kickstarted in the state by Prime Minister Vajpayee on April 3 with a public meeting at Nellore. BJP state president N Indrasena Reddy, who disclosed this at a...

Ustinov: Master mimic, global citizen.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Rashmee Z Ahmed LONDON: Oscar-winning actor, celebrated playwright, insightful wit, raconteur extraordinaire and self-styled global citizen Sir Peter Ustinov has died late on Sunday night, opening...

Viru excels where Gavaskar failed.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) Tendulkar congratulates Sehwag on completing 300.(More pics) NEW DELHI: Sunil Gavaskar doesn't have one. In fact, no Indian had ever scored one in 72 years of trying,...

Lack of time to blame for flat track: Atkinson.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Dinesh Chopra MULTAN: After losing the One-day series, Pakistan wanted to get even in the Tests. Having scored 675 runs in the first innings here it seems India can't lose the first Test atleast. ...

Mumbai tighten noose around TN.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) CHENNAI: A mile. Yep that's how wide the grin on Mumbai coach Chandrakant Pandit's face was after the end of the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy final between hosts Tamil Nadu and defending champions Mumbai at...

Nuts, but then who cares.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Ayaz Memon "This guy must be nuts," said an Aussie journalist after Virender Sehwag had 'upper-cut' Shoaib Akhtar to the fence once again in the memorable World Cup match against Pakistan in South...

Proteas need 152 more, Kiwis 7 wickets.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) WELLINGTON: The outcome of South Africa's tour of New Zealand was delicately balanced at the end of the penultimate day of the third and final Test on Monday. All three possible results remained on the table...

'Milk is the secret of his energy'.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: B Shrikant NEW DELHI: The secret is out. Doodh is the secret of Virender Sehwag's energy. "He has always liked milk, milk products and relishes the kheer his mother prepares for him," says father...

'Hard work has made Viru what he is today'.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Shashank Shekhar A.N.Sharma (Sehwag's coach): I started telling people that this boy would go far as soon as I saw his potential when he first came to me, a teenager. He was obedient and...

Nawab of Najafgarh.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Bobbilli Vijay Kumar It's an old story, a kind of a mini legend in the little town of Najafgarh. A kid, during a particularly important match, makes the mistake of using the reverse cup (fingers...

Declaration surprised me, says Tendulkar.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) MULTAN/CHENNAI: Sachin Tendulkar said on Monday that he was "taken by surprise" by the timing of declaration which prevented him from reaching a fourth double century. But Sachin added that it was the decision...

Day of missed milestones.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Dinesh Chopra MULTAN: Pakistanis are very serious when it comes to their hospitality. They can go out of the way to make you comfortable. Virender Sehwag too has discovered that on this tour and more...

Pathan strikes for India, Taufeeq out.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) Pakistan begin day 3 on a positive note as they began their chase of an imposing Indian total of 675 in the first Test in Multan. Pakistan openers Imran Farhat and...

Seamers shine for India, Pakistan two down.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) India made early inroads on Day 3 of the first Test with Balaji and Pathan continuing the onslaught with the ball. Pathan did the first honours for India dismissing...

Pakistan recover after early shock.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) India made early inroads on Day 3 of the first Test with Balaji and Pathan continuing the onslaught with the ball. Pathan did the honours for India dismissing opener...

Inzy, Hameed steady ship, Pak 137/2.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) India made early inroads on Day 3 of the first Test with Balaji and Pathan continuing the onslaught with the ball. Pathan did the honours for India dismissing opener...

Watch it! Sachin speaketh.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Meeta C Bhatnagar (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) When someone like Sachin speaks with something other than his bat, people listen. Especially, when he speaks out to a country where he has...

Inzamam, Hameed script Pakistan comeback.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) India made early inroads by removing both the openers to leave Pakistan on 137 for two in their first innings at lunch on the third day of the first cricket Test here...

Indian seamers put Pak on backfoot again.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) Pakistan were 252-4 at tea as the hosts struggled to avoid the follow-on. The Indian seamers struck back just when local hero Inzamam and Yasir Hameed had almost scripted...

Kumble comes to rescue, Inzamam departs.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) Anil Kumble came to the rescue when he dismissed Inzamam for 77. The Pakistan skipper was unimpressed by the decision as TV replay showed that the catch claim came off...

Sara Gunguli, Narindar Sehwaq, Partho Patel...
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) Ma, me in splits. You and daddy too will be. The Multan Cricket Association can crack any depression case, just reach to the page of their official brochure --...

Pak on the backfoot; follow-on in sight.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Saubhagya Mohan Kala (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) MULTAN: India were in the driver's seat as Pakistan struggled to reach 364/6 at stumps on Day Three of the Multan Test on Tuesday. ...

PCB rushes curator to Lahore.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) MULTAN: After drawing flak for the "dead" Multan turf, the Pakistan Cricket Board is rushing its curator to Lahore for preparing a green top in the second Test. The...

Mumbai claim Ranji Trophy.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Nitin Naik CHENNAI: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn. Oh yes! There were more of those than the 540 deliveries the Mumbai sent down on the fifth day of the Ranji Trophy final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on...

Inzy, Javed add fuel to fire.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) MULTAN: A day after the dramatic declaration left Sachin Tendulkar stranded on 194, the debate raging around the decision showed no sign of abating. Javed Miandad...

Pak complain against Taufel's decisions.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) MULTAN: Pakistan are showing signs of becoming sore losers, already. Well-placed team sources said that the side has complained to match referee Ranjan Madugalle about...

India grouped with Dutch, Aussies.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) PUNE: India have twice defending gold medallists The Netherlands and Commonwealth champions Australia to cope with to make the semi-finals in the men's hockey competition at the Athens Olympics in August. ...

India eye full points.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Pritham Dass KOCHI: When the difference between victory and defeat is a dubious penalty, it leaves room for plenty of doubt. But, it does translate to three points on the bottom line. India...

SAF Games off to a colourful beginning.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) ISLAMABAD: The ninth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games opened here on Monday with a colourful ceremony at the Liaquat Gymnasium that glittered with laser shows and fireworks displays. Athletes from...

Venice makes winning gallop.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) NEW DELHI: Venice (Imran Khan astride) lifted the Chettinad Stud Farm Million at the Delhi races held here on Tuesday. Results: Chaitanya Chakram Plate: Mountain Breeze 1, Beau Front 2, Symbol of Liberty 3....

Ali, the Jaan of caddying, does it again.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Siddharth Saxena NEW DELHI: This reporter once asked Ali Jaan, why he seemed content with caddying and not playing competitive golf like his legendary brother Ali Sher. "Yaar, jab baarah over...

This Biwi is no Gulam.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) Meet the new Biwi in Bollywood. Raveena Tandon. Only this time, real life merges into reel life as Raveena makes her debut on the small screen with Sahib Biwi Gulam, a...

Bangladesh's GMG Air to land in India.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) NEW DELHI: Close on the tails of Malaysia's Air Asia and Air Arabia of UAE, GMG Airlines, a private carrier from Bangladesh, is now preparing to launch services to India. The airline, part of Bangladesh's...

Tata rounds up Daewoo truck deal.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Aloyjyoti Dev GUNSAN (South Korea): Tata group flagship firm Tata Motors on Monday completed the acquisition of troubled South Korean firm Daewoo's truck making unit for $102 million. The deal...

M&M looks at auto parts space.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Byas Anand NEW DELHI: Mahindra & Mahindra is planning to drive into the auto component arena the inorganic way. It's planning to acquire companies, both in India and abroad, to enhance its...

Asian airline industry eyes Indian manpower.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Byas Anand NEW DELHI: Now, it's the turn of Asian aviation industry to source manpower from India. Leading airlines, including Malaysian Airlines, Thai Air and KamAir, a private carrier from...

Monday madness: ONGC investors panic.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) NEW DELHI: Once investors realised that their alloted shares were missing, they rushed to buy the ONGC scrip from the market to meet delivery commitments. This led to the scrip shooting up to about Rs 840,...

Regulator ensures cheaper power.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) NEW DELHI: The Central Electricity Regulator (CERC) on Monday paved the way for cheaper power, at least for bulk consumers, by announcing steps to ensure financial discipline and efficiency of all government and...

Sensex volatile, down 10 points.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) MUMBAI: Markets pared losses in afternoonn trades with Sensex trading at 5,555.32 points. At 2:00 pm: Glenmark Pharma, up 2.87 per cent at Rs 148.50 held gains on...

Sensex dips, ITC scrips weak.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) MUMBAI: The indices pared the early morning gains and moved into the negative territory. At 10:45 am: Big losers on the Sensex included stocks like ITC, down 1.75...

Tata may settle for 51 pc in Maithon project.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Narayan B Bhatt AHMEDABAD: Tata Power Ltd plans to settle for a 51 per cent stake in the 1000 MW coal-based Maithon Power Ltd (MPL) at Jharkhand and will not insist on a 74 per cent stake. "A 51...

Singapore govt's Temasek overtakes LIC.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) AHMEDABAD: Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of government of Singapore (GoS), overtakes Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to emerge as the single largest shareholder in ICICI Bank, the second largest...

Sensex dips 60 points at close.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) (##include msid=43376741,type=11 ##) MUMBAI: The indices dipped further in the closing hour, with Sensex ending the day at 5,500 points. At 3:30 pm: Basket selling by funds in index stocks amid low...

ICICI takes 54 pc stake in Arvind Brands.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: SUJIT JOHN BANGALORE: Arvind Brands on Monday, just three weeks before its much-awaited launch of the Tommy Hilfiger brand in India, announced that ICICI Venture would be investing in a 54 per cent...

Is the virus threat to your cell real?
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) AHMEDABAD: After giving sleepless nights to computer owners and IT professionals, the virus menace is now threatening to wreak havoc on cellphones. A reality check into the matter, however, establishes this...

Straight Answers.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Prakash Jha, Film Director, On his decision to contest the elections as an independent candidate. Given the polit ical undertones in your films, was the decisi on to contest the elections a pre - planned?...

Phoren phillumsfind fans in city.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) "I don't watch English movies." Why? "Because I simply don't enjoy them," says Amit Upadeo, a professional, who says he always prefers watching Munnabhai MBBS over Lord of the Rings, even if he had to spend a...

Hunting for adventure in Ahmedabad.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Given a choice between a five-star hotel suite, bubble bath and all, and a tent, with a sleeping bag and eightlegged friends for company, what would you choose? Going by tour operators, it's the former for...

The voice of the lesser heard.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: JHUMARI NIGAM Shailesh Bharwad is a 38-year-old physically challenged man who was given a phone booth in 1983, providing him employment. Bharwad may not have the capacity to run around but is blessed...

Whatever happened to the beauty queens?
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: ASHA CHOWDARY Their crowns may have passed on, but the Bangalore beauties who once walked the international ramps and held titles, have moved on to greener pastures. Here's what some of them are...

Straight answers.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: KANAK HIRANI NAUTIYAL John Devaraj Activist On taking Spartacus Returns to Japan. You're taking Spartacus Returns to Japan. Why? The issue of working children is global. In Japan there are...

Music, movies, making a difference.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: KAVVYA CHRISTOPHER Bangaloreans sure love to do things together - whether it's watching a movie or working for a cause. This has given rise to a number of informal groups. Here are some: ...

Education gets a global perspective.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: RUMA SINGH City students are opting for international programmes To create more global perspectives, several schools in the city now offer international education programmes like the...

Kournikova's coming too!
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Enrique Iglesias is bringing along much more than his heavy equipment when he comes to the city this month. The red-hot singer, who will perform in Bangalore on April 13, will be accompanied by bombshell Anna...

Temple elephants get beastly treatment.
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Byline: Sudha Pillai These animals owned by temples in the city are subjected to cruelty, prompting an animal rights group to seek action. BT takes a look at the tortured pachyderms which should never be...

Know where you'll go this summer...
March 31, 2004... (From The Times of India) Pack your bags and get ready to go... but only if you've booked well in advance. Because, there's no sitting or standing space on flights and cruises! Yes, the world's a stage and Tourist Delhiite is on his...