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Events in March 2003

Mar. 4 D.D. Lapang, is sworn in Meghalaya Chief Minister. Full Story
Mar. 5 The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, orders the ASI to take up excavation at the disputed site in Ayodhya to ascertain whether a temple existed at the place where the Babri Masjid was built. Full Story
Mar. 6 The Supreme Court reserves verdict on the Centre's plea to vacate the "status quo" order in the Ayodhya case. Full Story
Veerbhadra Singh (69), is sworn in Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister. Full Story
India grants $70 millions for Aghan road project during talks between the visiting President, Hamid Karzai and the Prime Minister, A. B. Vajpayee. Full Story
Mar. 7 The fifth Left Front Government led by the CPI(M) leader, Manik Sarkar takes office in Tripura. Full Story
Mar. 12 Excavation begins near the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya. Full Story
Mar. 13 Declaration of assets, antecedents by candidates contesting polls a must, says an apex court Bench striking down an amendment to the Representation of the People Act. Full Story
The Centre sets up review panel to check POTA misuse. Full Story
The Government gives its nod for the Sethu Samudram project. Full Story
Mar. 18 The President confers the Gandhi Peace Prize 2002 on the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Full Story
Arjun Munda is sworn in the second Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Full Story
The Union Cabinet gives its nod for Bill on open ballot for RS polls. Full Story
Mar. 23 The former chief commander of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Abdul Majid Dar is shot dead in his brother's house in Noorbagh locality in Sopore. Full Story
Mar. 24 Heavily-armed militants mow down 24 members of 11 Kashmiri Pandit families in Nadimarg village, 65 km from Srinagar. Full Story
Mar. 26 The former Gujarat Minister of State for Home and Revenue, Haren Pandya is shot dead by assailants in Ahmedabad. Full Story
Mar. 31 Maintain status quo in Ayodhya, rules the Supreme Court and rejects the Centre's plea to lift the ban on religious activities. Full Story

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