Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday congratulated ace sprinter Dutee Chand for getting recommended to receive the Arjuna Award.
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma will be conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award while ace sprinter Dutee Chand will receive Arjuna Award on August 29 at the National Sports Awards ceremony.
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): The prize money for National Sports Awards is likely to see a massive jump from this year, with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta awardee getting Rs 25 lakh.
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): For grappler Sakshi Malik it is a matter of pride to have another honour on her mantle piece- the prestigious Arjuna Award.
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Ace sprinter Dutee Chand and shooter Manu Bhaker are among the 29 athletes who have been recommended for this year's Arjuna Award by the sports ministry's selection committee.
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Friday constituted a Selection Committee for selecting awardees for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Dronacharya Awards, Arjuna Awards, Dhyan Chand Awards, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar Award and Maulana Abul Kalam
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], July 18 (ANI): Trinamool Congress supporters on Saturday staged a protest against the state government for transferring Belacoba Range Officer, Sanjay Dutta, who had conducted a raid at the resident of Arjuna Awardee Sapna Barman on Monday in West Bengal.
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Ace Indian athlete Dutee Chand is facing a shortage of funds due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to the next year and is planning to sell her car to meet the expense of her training.
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The two-time Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, Sanjita Chanu, expressed elation as she is set to receive Arjuna Award for 2018 after being cleared of the doping charge.
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Indian Badminton player HS Prannoy has submitted an "unconditional apology" to the Badminton Association of India (BAI) after he lashed out at the national federation for not recommending his name for Arjuna Award.
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Friday recommended Kidambi Srikanth for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award following his apology to the federation for his conduct during the Asian Championship earlier this year while HS Prannoy has given 15 days t