First non-IPS officer to head BSF ops at Indo-Bangla border

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 14:17

For the first time in its 47-year history, the Border Security Force (BSF) has appointed a non-IPS officer as its commander for the eastern theatre which guards the Indo-Bangladesh border.

Former coaches, parents of Ravi Kumar happy with performance

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 13:22

Weightlifter K Ravi Kumar might have failed to put up his best performance in the 69kg category in the London Olympics, finishing on 15th position, but his former coaches and parents said they were happy with his show.

London Olympics Weightlifting: Ravi Kumar crashes out

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 18:31

India's weightlifting campaign in the London Olympics ended today on a dismal note with Katulu Ravi Kumar coming up with a below-par performance in the men's 69kg category at the Excel Arena.

Katulu Ravi Kumar: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 16:56

Katulu Ravi Kumar is an Indian weightlifter from Orissa who won the gold medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Lifters aim to put behind doping past with clean Olympic show

Last Updated: Friday, July 13, 2012, 12:10

They are returning to the Olympics after eight years and more than the medals, Indian weightlifters would feel the pressure of staying clear of the dope taint that has haunted the country in this discipline for about a decade.

Low-profile Soniya keen to spring up surprise

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 13:32

Pura chance hai medal jeetne ka (there is every chance of winning a medal)," Chanu told a news agency.

Abductors demand Rs 20 lakh to free Bihar student

Last Updated: Saturday, June 30, 2012, 15:34

Ravi Kumar, a third year civil engineering student at the National Institute of Technology in Patna, was kidnapped June 23 from near his rented house.

Medal hope Ravi finish 3rd in Asian Weightlifting

Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 18:13

India`s chances of grabbing a London Olympics berth in weightlifting suffered a blow as their main medal hope Katulu Ravi Kumar finished sixth in men`s 69kg category on the third day of Senior Asian Weightlifting Championships at Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Thursday.

Natl weightlifting tourney begins, CWG gold medallist skips

Last Updated: Saturday, December 24, 2011, 22:37

Sports lovers here were disappointed as Commonwealth Games gold medallist K Ravi Kumar skipped this year`s Senior National Weightlifting Championship, which started here on Saturday, due to health reasons.