Medal-winning Haryana sportsmen appointed police officers

September 18th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A newly recruited servant at the personal residence of a Haryana police officer allegedly drugged the family members in an apparent bid to commit theft in the house, police said Friday. According to the police, the servant drugged the son and daughter-in-law of Superintendent of Police Rajinder Singh Chaudhary who were later admitted to a local hospital in Yamunanagar in Haryana in an unconscious state Friday.

August 27th, 2009 HARYANA - The Haryana Police has released two kids-Nikita and Himanshu - after their grandparents promised to prevent them from protesting. The eight-year-old Nikita and seven-year-old Himanshu were staging a dharna outside the Haryana Court demanding arrest of the rapists of their mother.

August 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia dissolved the state assembly on the recommendation of the State Cabinet on Friday evening. Earlier in the day Haryana Cabinet recommended the Governor to dissolve the State Assembly.

August 15th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Independence Day was celebrated Saturday in Punjab and Haryana and their common capital Chandigarh with the enthusiastic participation of the local people. The Chandigarh administrator, Gen.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - As per a press press communique issued by the President of India on Wednesday, Gurbachan Jagat, currently the Governor of Manipur, has been appointed to ischarge the functions of the Governor of Nagaland, in addition to his own duties, until regular arrangements for the office of the Governor of Nagaland are made. Jagat became a member of the Indian Police Service in 1966.

June 7th, 2009 PANCHKULA - Haryana police on Saturday seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition and arrested three persons in Panchkula. Most of the weapons were stolen from a gun depot in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.

May 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Olympic bronze medal winning boxer Vijender will be Pepsi's new brand ambassador. Vijender is one of the first sportsmen beyond the realm of cricket who has joined Pepsi's ambassadorial team.

April 24th, 2009 Hero dog's medal sold at UK auction for $35,700LONDON — A medal awarded to a dog who sniffed out scores of survivors in rubble of the Blitz was sold at auction Friday for 24,250 pounds ($35,700.) Auctioneers said the buyer chose to remain anonymous. The sale price was 10,000 pounds higher than the estimate.

April 24th, 2009 Hero dog's medal sold in UK auctionLONDON — A medal awarded to a dog who sniffed out scores of survivors in rubble of the Blitz was sold at auction Friday for 24,250 pounds ($35,700.) Auctioneers said the buyer chose to remain anonymous. The sale price was 10,000 pounds higher than the estimate.

April 24th, 2009 Hero dog's World War II medal sold in UK auctionLONDON — A medal awarded to a dog who sniffed out survivors in rubble of the Blitz was sold at auction in London on Friday for 24,250 pounds ($35,700.) The buyer at the sale at Spink auctioneers chose to remain anonymous. The sale price was 10,000 pounds higher than the estimate, and beat the previous record of 23,000 pounds for the Dickin Medal awarded to Simon, the ship's cat on HMS Amethyst.

January 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Wednesday wanted the Padma Bhushan for Olympic bronze medal winner Vijender Kumar and others who performed well at the 2008 Beijing games since they were left out of the national honours list this year. Hooda appealed to the union government that Vijender Kumar as well as boxers Akhil Kumar and Jatinder Kumar, and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt - all of whom made it to the quarterfinal events in respective categories in the 2008 Olympics - be suitably honoured.

January 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Wednesday requested the central government to award the Padma Bhushan to Olympic bronze medal winner Vijender Kumar and others who performed well at the 2008 Beijing games since they were left out of the national honours list this year. Hooda appealed to the centre that Vijender Kumar as well as boxers Akhil Kumar and Jatinder Kumar, and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt - all of whom made it to the quarterfinal events in respective categories in the 2008 Olympics - be suitably honoured.

January 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police have received 15 medals, including three President's Police Medals, for distinguished services as well as three gallantry awards. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Amulya Kumar Patnaik, JCP (Southern Range) Ajay Kashyap and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) L.N Rao are among the recepients of the President's Police Medal on the occasion of Republic Day Monday.

January 6th, 2009 PANCHKULA - Corruption in the government offices of Haryana is 'highly institutionalised and everyone here is shielding one another', a top anti-corruption official said Wednesday. 'The cases of corruption that we are dealing with in the state are just the tip of an iceberg.

December 30th, 2008 RAIPUR - Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Wednesday reshuffled 14 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and appointed new inspectors-general for Raipur and Durg ranges. Home department officials said that Raipur inspector general (IG) Y.K.S.