The soldiers' families were inconsolable as they waited for them to come home one last time.
Two gangsters, who were arrested in connection with singer Sidhu Moosewala murder case and lodged in the Goindwal Sahib Central Jail in Punjab's Tarn Taran district, were killed in a clash among inmates on Sunday, police said.
Besides two goalkeepers, the Asian Games-bound team will have six defenders, five midfielders and as many forwards.
While India downed China, Ashari struck twice in Malaysia's 3-1 win over Pakistan.
Kadam, meanwhile, lost to Indonesia's Fredy Setiawan 21-17, 15-21, 16-21 in the semi-finals to secure a bronze in singles.
Cheteshwar Pujara continued his good form in Ranji Trophy as he slammed his second successive century as Saurashtra dominated their Elite Group A match against Manipur.
India clubbed with Egypt, Switzerland, Jamaica in inaugural Men's Hockey5s World Cup
Nijjar was a close associate of Gurdeep Singh alias Deepa Heranwala, who was involved in the killing of around 200 people in Punjab during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Doeschate returns as KKR fielding coach
The entire area has been cordoned off while drones and sniffer dogs are being used to sniff out the terrorists that might be hiding in the area, they said.
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja took 7/32 as Saurashtra thrashed Rajasthan by 218 runs.
New Zealander Lockie Ferguson finished with 4/28 which accounted for Shaw, Singh, Pant and Patel.
"I am proud of my husband. He laid down his life for the country," says Mandeep Kaur, wife of Naik Mandeep Singh, who was among the five soldiers killed in a fierce gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday.
KKR have assembled at the pre-season camp ahead of IPL 2023.
The midfield will be spearheaded by Olympic bronze medal-winning former skipper Manpreet Singh, current vice-captain Hardik Singh and young Vivek Sagar Prasad, while India also boasts of a strong, attacking forwardline in Shamsher Singh, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek and Sukhjeet Singh.
Arshdeep Singh came up with a disciplined bowling show for 3/19 on 3 overs.
India downed Pakistan in the final of the Men's Hockey5s Asia Cup.
India dominated all throughout but their goal-scoring woes continued for the second match in a row.
India's other gold medals came in 1966 and 1998, both times in Bangkok.
Harmanpreet Singh and Akashdeep Singh scored a brace each as the Indian men's hockey team produced a completely dominating performance to rout Canada 8-0 in their third match at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday.
Hockey team in search of a new path under coach Fulton
Images from India's match against Pakistan in the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai on Wednesday.
Full list of players released, retained and traded by all ten teams in the IPL.
After Sunday's win, India remained at second spot in the league standings with 16 points from eight matches, behind Netherlands. Argentina also remained at fourth spot with 11 points from six matches.
Craig Fulton that he is not someone who likes giving instructions to players from the sidelines,
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday.
A summary of Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
Slogans of 'Shaheed Amar Rahe' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' rent the air as military vehicles carrying the mortal remains of the three soldiers reached their respective villages. Anti-Pakistan slogans were also raised.
DC has talented India bowlers like Mandeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, and Chetan Sakariya
Preity was in mandatory quarantine before this game and her presence surely gave her team the encouragement needed to cross the finish line.
India beat Malaysia 4-3 to win the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament
North bowlers made optimum use of it to reduce North East to 58 for 3 at close. NE trail by 607 runs.
India will play South Africa in the ninth to 12th place match on Saturday.
India maintained their dominance in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament with a nervy 3-2 victory over South Korea
The batting as a whole has not clicked for Sunrisers and it is no surprise they find themselves in a desperate situation in the second half of the tournament.
India would look to address their attacking woes against a plucky New Zealand for a place in the last-eight stage of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team comes into the match with two wins on the bounce and, like always, will be tough to beat at their 'den'.
Harmanpreet Singh had also captained the side in the recent series against Australia, where the side fought hard before losing the five-match rubber 1-4.
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