Worried by dope taint, Niti Aayog wants clean-up

Worried by dope taint, Niti Aayog wants clean-up

New Delhi : In a heartwarming show of sportsmanship and camaraderie, the Indian cricketers sent a special retirement gift to Shahid Afridi — a Virat Kohli shirt signed by several Indian cricketers.A Pakistani journalist has uploaded a photo of the shirt on social media. The shirt, with Kohli’s name and No. 18 printed on it, […]

Worried by dope taint, Niti Aayog wants clean-up

Worried by dope taint, Niti Aayog wants clean-up

New Delhi : Aiming to improve India’s poor doping record, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has decided to strengthen its monitoring system by conducting a record 7,000 dope tests on athletes this year. The anti-doping watchdog has increased the frequency of collecting athletes’ blood and urine samples by carrying out random dope tests at national […]

Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Daniel Vettori applauds Gayle, Chahal

Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Daniel Vettori applauds Gayle, Chahal

Rajkot : Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Daniel Vettori heaped praise on Chris Gayle for his 38 ball 77, saying batsmen like swashbuckling West Indies opener did not need guidance from any coach or captain with regard to their batting. Gayle smashed a blistering half-century before Yuzvendra Chahal returned with a three-wicket haul as Royal Challengers […]

Punjab cabinet go-ahead to sand mining through e-bidding auctions

Punjab cabinet go-ahead to sand mining through e-bidding auctions

Chandigarh : The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday approved fresh mine auctions through progressive e-bidding to boost the state revenue multifold, and bring greater transparency into the mining business.The decision will bring to an end the earlier practice of granting contracts of mines through reverse bidding process. The decision, taken by the state cabinet under the […]

What Punjab’s stand would be at SYL meeting with Centre tomorrow

What Punjab’s stand would be at SYL meeting with Centre tomorrow

Chandigarh : The Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government is determined to stick to its stand that the state has no spare water for Haryana, during the meeting called by the Centre on Thursday to resolve the SYL canal dispute. The meeting, to be chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, […]