Chandigarh: The rift between the Punjab Police and the Sports Ministry over India's Olympic champion Vijender Singh is out in the open now. Unhappy with the tests carried out by NADA, the police said that vital hair follicle test used to detect heroin use has been left out. Instead blood and urine tests have been conducted which hold good only for a couple of days after the consumption of drugs.
On Wednesday the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) collected Vijender's blood and urine samples but the agency said it is not authorised to conduct a hair follicle test.
NADA refused to test Vijender for heroin saying it is bound by international protocol. Vijender's drug test comes a day after the Sports Ministry threatened to take action if he did not submit himself for a test at NADA.
NADA said it can only test for performance enhancing drugs and since heroin is not considered as one, it cannot take his sample out of competition, sources said. NADA, which is an autonomous body and does not fall under the Government of India, does not necessarily have to follow the orders. Moreover, the test for heroin can only be done at a forensic lab, which NADA does not have. ...
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New Delhi: Ever since the coordinates of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) were aired on the Aamir Khan-hosted Satyamev Jayate, the AA office phones have been continuously ringing and their website has crashed because of an unprecedented spurt in traffic. But not many in India know about the entity and the help alcoholics or alcohol abusers can get there. AA, an international mutual aid movement founded in 1935, lists this as its...
10:24 AM, Jul 02, 2012
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11:08 AM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday conducted a raid at the residence of a close aide of Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal and recovered narcotics from his house. The raid was carried out in collaboration with the Income Tax department. Dayal Singh Kollianwali, a close aide of the SAD chief, lives in Kollianwalli village in Lambi constituency, from where Parkash Singh Badal is contesting the Assembly elections. There...
06:08 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Mumbai: A night of revelry turned sour for more than 300 youngsters, as the police busted a rave party held at Mount view resort Khalapur, 2 hours away from Mumbai on Sunday night. Deputy SP Nirmala Patil said, "there were various types of drugs around. The investigations are on." The police seized a sizable quantity of marijuana, hashish, and even cocaine and ecstasy. The party-goers reportedly a mix of young...
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It said this while opposing the bail of several Goa policemen charged with links to the narcotics mafia. ...
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US prosecutors allege the men wanted money to finance global terror. ...
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Jagdish Singh, an inspector with Punjab police, is currently under suspension. ...
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It is possibly the biggest cross-border drug racket. ...
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Saji, sources say has named 19 officials including Narcotics Control Bureau. ...
12:18 AM, Jan 30, 2009
IPS officer Saji Mohan was caught with almost 12 kg heroin on Saturday. ...
10:48 AM, Jan 28, 2009
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CNN-IBN traced the nexus between the narcotic world and Naxals. ...
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The bags of drugs were produced for chemical analysis and then incinerated. ...
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