Tight security arrangements for matches to continue

From: India Abroad | Date: January 29, 1999 | Copyright information

India Abroad
01-29-1999
Tight security arrangements for matches to continue

The Shiv Sena may have withdrawn its threat to disrupt the India-Pakistan cricket series, but the Center will not be relaxing the special security arrangements it has planned for the cricket matches to be played by the two countries over the coming weeks.

Union Home Secretary B.P. Singh and other senior Home Ministry officials held a meeting on Jan. 21 with officials of the seven states in which the matches are to be held. The security drill would include sanitizing playing venues and hotels, where the players would ...

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