Asked why former cricketers like Azharuddin, who is a Congress MP in Lok Sabha, and others were not charged in 2000, Ganapathy said they benefited as there was no law to deal with match-fixing in the absence of formal contracts between the players and …
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HYDERABAD: If the Defence Estates Officer (DEO) AV Dharma Reddy has his way, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) may lose control of the Gymkhana Ground. According to Reddy, HCA’s “occupation of the above said land being without any …
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QUETTA: The voting for historic general elections in Pakistan was marred with violence as at least sixteen people died in poll related violence in the troubled Balochistan province in south-west Pakistan. As many as 10 persons died and 15 others …
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The forest court has remanded prisoner Vinod Kumar to seven days police custody in connection with the attack on the Pakistani prisoner after the police sought Kumar’s custody for further investigation into the case, a police officer said. 52-year-old …
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The Dubai Appeal Court had held the Pakistani, a 22-year-old aviation student, partly responsible for the 15-year-old Indian girl’s death, the Gulf News reported on Saturday. But the defendant now says he will move the highest court in the city for …
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MUMBAI: Fearing attack on Pakistani prisoners in Maharashtra jails after Sarabjit Singh was fatally wounded by inmates in Pakistan, home minister R R Patil has instructed his officials to remain alert and take all possible steps for safety of the …
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KARACHI: Pakistan’s national selection committee continued its deliberations for the third day on Wednesday with no signs yet of the final squad being announced for the ICC Champions Trophy. A source in the committee said that one thing that had been …
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LAHORE: Pakistan said on Monday it would help foster the development of field hockey in Afghanistan, hoping to replicate its success in supporting its war-ravaged neighbour’s rise in cricket. The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) promised to give …
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In the month of May last year, two cricket betting rackets were busted by the City police. While one racket was operational from Sootarganj area, other was running from Rail bazar area of the city. Four persons were arrested by the police in this …
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MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: A roadside bomb targeting a military convoy on Sunday killed four Pakistan army soldiers and wounded four more in a northwestern tribal area near the Afghan border, officials said. The blast was triggered by remote control in …
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