Sabotage not ruled out
Fernandes briefs PM on Bharatpur fire
NEW DELHI, April 30 — The situation at Bharatpur ammunition depot, which witnessed devastating fire on Friday in which over 10,000 tonnes of ammunition went up in smoke, was under control with the fire having been completely put out.

Advani tours drought-hit areas
AHMEDABAD, April 30 — Union Home Minister L.K. Advani today visited the drought-affected areas of Patan and Surendranagar districts in Gujarat to take stock of the situation.

Sikh Samaj backs Ravi Inder
LUDHIANA, April 30 — The Gurmat Sidhant Pracharak Sant Samaj today declared its unilateral support to the dissident Akali leader, Mr Ravi Inder Singh, and hailed him as the leader who would help restore the tenets and traditions of Akal Takht.

Villagers migrate from their homes in Mandava village, a tiny hamlet situated in drought-hit Pokhran in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, in search of water in neighbouring districts. — AFP photo

Violence mars Tripura tribal council poll
AGARTALA, April 30 — Outlawed militants captured a booth, clashed with security personnel and snatched weapons as violence marred the first phase of elections today to Tripura Tribal Autonomous District Council (TTDAC) in different parts of the state, official sources said.

Police station stoned, cops flee
JALANDHAR, April 30 — Hundreds of agitated residents of Lidderan, Fazalpur and other villages on the city outskirts, who were sitting on a dharna on the Jalandhar-Amritsar road to protest against the murder of a resident on the same village in front of the Maqsudan police station last night, went on a rampage today. They stopped vehicular traffic, stoned the Maqsudan police station and damaged four police vehicles and even forced the policemen on duty to flee the police station this morning.