Police seizes 9 kg of 'Mescaline' drug in Patiala
Press Trust of India | Friday May 10, 2013
Punjab Police on Friday seized 9 kg of 'Mescaline' drug, from a resident of Patran in the district, police said in Patiala.
Railway bribery scam: Ajay Garg, aide of minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew, arrested
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday May 7, 2013
An industrialist, who is accused in the Rs 10 crore bribery case, which also involves Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew, was arrested after he surrendered at the Patiala House court in Delhi.
SBI to consider merger of associates banks in July-August
Monday May 6, 2013
State Bank of India (SBI) today said it will consider merger of five associate banks in the second quarter of the fiscal year.
Krishna Poonia disappoints but Indian athletes win 11 medals, including 4 golds in Asian GP series
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 4, 2013
Poovamma gave India the first gold of the day by clocking 52.97 secs in women's 400m race, a shade below her 52.75 sec effort which had fetched her a gold at Federation Cup National Athletics Championships at Patiala last month.
2007 Ludhiana blast accused found dead in prison
Press Trust of India | Saturday April 27, 2013
An activist of banned terrorist-outfit Babbar Khalsa International, facing trial in 2007 Shingar Cinema blast case, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in high security Nabha jail in Patiala.
Vijender is drugs free, says sports ministry
NDTVSports | Tuesday April 16, 2013
Controversial Indian boxer was under the scanner for a drug-related case. The Beijing Olympic Games medalist had been skipping training at NIS, Patiala
Sports Authority of India steps up efforts to set up sports medicine centre
Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram had, in his budget presented in the Lok Sabha this year, proposed to set up the National Institute of Sports Coaching in Patiala at a cost of Rs 250 crore over a period of three years.
Punjabi film 'Sadda Haq', based on the Khalistan movement, banned in Delhi and Haryana
Press Trust of India | Friday April 5, 2013
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday justified the ban on 'Sadda Haq', a Punjabi movie believed to have glorified the Khalistan movement and its leaders, saying the state government was committed to maintain peace and harmony.
Truck driver allegedly thrashes policeman to death in Punjab
Press Trust of India | Saturday March 30, 2013
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Punjab Police has died following a scuffle with a truck driver near Sidhuwal village of the district.
Special court in Delhi to hear Italian marines' case
Reported by A Vaidyanathan; edited by Janaki Fernandes | Monday March 25, 2013
The two Italian marines who are charged with murder will be tried by a special court in Delhi . A formal notification will be issued by the central government for a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court to handle the case with daily hearings. Italy ...
Junior weightlifters allege harassment at NIS, Patiala
Press Trust of India | Friday March 22, 2013
IWF secretary, Sahdev Yadav said Haryana Weightlifting Association convenor, Satpal Singh has been asked to explain in writing the misconduct of Shubham Verma, the wrestler allegedly behind the act, within 15 days.
2G case: Court summons Bharti Airtel's Sunil Mittal, Essar's Ravi Ruia among others
Tuesday March 19, 2013
The 2G special court in Patiala has summoned Mr Mittal, Asim Ghosh, and Ravi Ruia, vice chairman of Essar group, to appear before it on April 11.
Vijender unlikely to be tested by National Anti-Doping Agency
Press Trust of India | Sunday March 10, 2013
Vijender's roommate at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala, Ram Singh admitted to experimenting with drugs along with the former world number one boxer, who, however, has denied the allegations.
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Sunday March 10, 2013
Ram Singh, a national-level boxer and friend of Olympic medallist Vijender Singh, has been expelled from Patiala's National Institute of Sports after he admitted to taking drugs.
Boxer Ram Singh expelled from NIS Patiala; police may question Vijender
Vikram Chowdhary | Sunday March 10, 2013
The police say though Vijender will be questioned soon, they do not believe that he knew much about the international smuggling ring that the arrested dealer was allegedly a part of.