The operation to neutralise the terrorists involved in the encounter that led to the killing of four security forces personnel continued for the second day on Thursday as the police claimed to have "encircled" two Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists in the higher reaches of Anantnag district of south Kashmir.
It is without doubt one of India's best stadiums. However, it won't stay that way in the future. Ever since hosting its first international match a One-dayer featuring India and South Africa in November 1993 - the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali has been everyone's favourite.
'The current stadium in Mohali did not meet the standards of ICC and hence was denied matches.'
When Mizoram batted, Shreevats Goswami (31) was the only significant scorer but the seasoned Mumbai attack led by Dhawal Kulkarni kept the minnows under check.
Yuvraj had announced his retirement from all forms of cricket last June.
An agent of the Inter Services Intelligence, carrying maps of vital defence installations, was arrested by the Punjab police on Saturday from near the Indian Air Force station in Mullanpur in Mohali district near Chandigarh. With the arrest of Irfan Ulla, the Punjab police claimed to have foiled another bid of the Pakistan-based ISI to revive militancy in Punjab. A pistol with 20 live cartridges, maps and photographs of IAF stations.
The jet fell on the house of a tractor mechanic, Bhola, in Mullanpur Dakha, Ludhiana.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday batted for nuclear power as a "dependable and clean option", even as he underlined the need to ensure that all ingredients by which nuclear fuel is made remain safe and do not fall in the hands of terrorists and anti-social elements.
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