7TH RAJYA PURASKAR AWARD CEREMONY HELD

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Jammu, Mar 26: The Governor, NN Vohra, on Saturday called upon the Scouts and Guides to contribute for strengthening communal harmony, amity, secularism and pluralistic ethos so that the State marches ahead on the path of progress and prosperity in a peaceful atmosphere.  The Governor, who More

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SRI LANKA CRUSH ENGLAND

TO CLASH WITH KIWIS IN SEMIS

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Colombo, Mar 26: Openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga hit superb centuries as Sri Lanka humiliated England by 10 wickets in a thoroughly one-sided quarter-final encounter of the World Cup, here today.Chasing a target of 230, Dilshan (108 not out, 115 balls, 10x4, 2x6) and Tharanga (102 More

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Pak should play Akhtar: Akram

New Delhi, Mar 26: Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram feels retiring pacer Shoaib Akhtar should be included in the team for the World Cup semifinal against India even though he conceded that having the temperamental bowler in the line-up is a "big risk".  "Maybe Pakistan will play More

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Chess Championship on

Srinagar, Mar 26:  In the ongoing State Chess Championship organized by Jammu & Kashmir State Chess Association the second matches were played at Sheri Kashmir Indoor Sports Complex here on Friday. Faisal, Muhammad Shahid Gul, Mohib, Adil Ashraf, Zaid Bin Abbas, Asif Iqbal and Tashreef Hafiz More

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SANIK VIJAY TROPHY

TT Chumik lifts title

Kargil, Mar 26: TT Chumik lifted the Sanik Vijay trophy archery title defeating Baroo Chok by four points in the final played at Archery Stadium, Beathang Shilikchey, Kargil on Friday. The Sanik Sports Club Shilikchey is organizing this tournament from the last eight years and is homage from Kargil More

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Don't term Indo-Pak match as war: Alam

INDIA V/S PAKISTAN

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Mohali, Mar 26: Pakistan manager Intikhab Alam is wary of the tremendous hype surrounding the semi-final clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan and has advised the media from terming it as "war" instead of a normal cricket match."Let it remain as cricket and don't make us feel as if we are More

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Tight security for semi-final

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New Delhi, Mar 26: Tight security measures were being in put place in and around Mohali cricket stadium in Punjab for a high-voltage semi-final between India and Pakistan in which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and possibly his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani would  be among the VVIP More

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Indian team arrives in Mohali

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Chandigarh, Mar 26: Indian cricket team arrived here today amidst high security cover to play the high-voltage World Cup semi-final match against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali on March 30.The Indian cricketers reached here in the afternoon and straightaway More

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Ticket prices skyrocketing

New Delhi, Mar 26: Ticket prices for India's high-octane World Cup semifinal clash with Pakistan at Mohali on Wednesday are going through the roof, with the black marketeers making the most of a mad rush, sources told CNN-IBN. Such has been the frenzy surrounding the match that tickets priced More

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Rs. 5,000 cr at stake for match

Mohali, Mar 26: An India-Pakistan match is almost always a big money-spinner, and a World Cup semi-final clash is as big as it gets. Bookies and punters across the country are gearing up to run a show that is estimated to rake in Rs. 5,000 crore on the betting circle as India takes on Pakistan in More

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TV advt rates up by 350%

Mumbai, Mar 26: Team India lives another day to play the dream semifinal against Pakistan and that means advertisers, who banked on the 50- over World Cup, feel they have got a bigger bang for their buck than expected.  It's not only the advertisers, the ICC World Cup is turning out to be a More

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