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Pak nukes may fall in terror hands: US
Armed forces’ chief Mike Mullen says Qaida head al-Zawahiri will be hunted down
Washington, June 17
The USA today expressed apprehension that the Pakistan nuclear weapons and technology might fall into the hands of terrorists.

US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates (L) speaks during his final official news conference at the Pentagon, near Washington. Alongside Gates is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen.— Reuters

36 IAS officers in Punjab fail to submit property returns
Chandigarh, June 17
As many as 36 IAS officers in Punjab, including Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Darbara Singh Guru, have failed to submit their immovable property returns (IPRs) for the year 2010.

Indo-Pak Foreign Secys to meet on 
June 23-24
New Delhi, June 17
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir in Islamabad on June 23-24 during which India is expected to impress upon Pakistan the necessity of bringing to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 attack.

Adarsh land belonged to state govt: Deshmukh
Mumbai, June 17
Union Minister for Rural Development Vilasrao Deshmukh today told the two-member commission probing the Adarsh Society scam that the plot of land on which the building stood belonged to the Maharashtra Government.

Inside Sathya Sai’s chamber: 98 kg gold, Rs 11.5 crore cash
Hyderabad, June 17
The personal chamber of spiritual guru late Sathya Sai Baba at his ashram in Puttaparthi has turned out to be a virtual treasure trove. Huge quantities of gold, precious stones, silver and cash were found inside “Yajurveda Mandir” where Baba used to live.                              Sathya Sai Baba