To avoid any possible embarrassment during the London Olympics, the NADA was undertaking the sample testing of all the core probables and sportspersons who have qualified for the Games and have already completed the testing at Bangalore, Patiala, Sonepat and Hyderabad.
"This is being done with the objective that if there are any such athletes who have been indulging in doping practices they could be identified at the stage itself so that they do not cause for embarrassment if they are found positive during the London Olympic Games," Rahul Bhatnagar, NADA director general, said in a statement.
From May 26th to June 5th, a total of 121 samples have been collected of athletes both "in competition" and "out of competition".
Out of the 121 samples, 37 are swimmers, 27 from athletics, five from badminton, 25 are paddlers and two from weightlifting. In wrestling, 11 urine samples and 11 blood samples have been taken.
"Further samples will be collected of the core probables during the next 10 days," the statement said.
"All the athletes have also been distributed handouts regarding Do's and Don'ts in respect of doping for the London Olympics," it added.
Shakespeare's first venue discovered in London - Daily Telegraph
Experts conducting the archaeological dig are confident of finding more as the site is cleared. The MoLA excavators said the site remains very well preserved.
Legend goes that the famous actor-manager James Burbage dismantled The Theatre overnight after a dispute with the landlord and set about building the Globe theatre across the river.
Until the Globe was built, Burbage and his troop used the Curtain theatre to perform in from 1597 for two years. This is the period in which Henry V and Romeo and Juliet were first staged.
The lines from Shakespeare's Henry V 'Can this cock-Pit hold within this Woodden O', may have first been spoken in the Curtain theatre, which was created in a wooden O shape, much like the Globe.
Dominic Dromgoole, artistic director of the Globe theatre, said: "I love the fact that we are excavating London, and slowly clearing away the miserable piles of Victoriana and Empire, and revealing the wild, anarchic and joyous London which is lurking beneath."
The site is owned by Plough Yard Developments, which plan to feature the remains as part of a new office, retail and residential space.
Four killed in Somerset car crash - BBC News
Four people have died after a crash involving two cars in Somerset.
Emergency services were called when a VW Passat and a Vauxhall Astra, carrying five people, collided on the A39 Cannington Straight at about 14:40 BST on Tuesday.
A man, 68, travelling in the Passat and a woman, 73, travelling in the Astra were pronounced dead at the scene.
A woman, 59, and a man, 76, travelling in the Astra were taken to hospital but later died, a police spokeswoman said.
A fifth man is being treated at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton.
Officers closed the road for more than six hours after the crash and police are appealing for witnesses to contact the collision investigation unit on 101.
'Very shocked'Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: "Two crews from Bridgwater and the specialist rescue tender from Taunton attended.
"On arrival the crews discovered there had been a road traffic collision between two vehicles and three persons were trapped.
"The crews got to work using hydraulic cutting equipment to remove the roof of the vehicle.
"Three casualties were removed from the vehicle and handed over to ambulance personnel."
The county councillor for Cannington, John Edney, said he was "very shocked".
John Osman, the leader of Somerset County Council, said in a statement it was a "dreadful tragedy".
"My heartfelt condolences go to the family and friends of all those involved," he said.
"I would also like to pass on my thanks to those members of the emergency services who have worked so hard over the last 24 hours."
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