Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sep 1 (ANI): The felicitation programme for Dronacharya Award winners has been postponed due to the demise of former President Pranab Mukherjee, K Srinivas, Commissioner of Youth Empowerment and Sport, Karnataka said.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has congratulated the Indian team for winning the maiden gold medal along with Russia in the finals of FIDE Online Chess Olympiad.
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Minister of State for Woman and Child Development Debasree Chaudhuri on Saturday said she wishes to see more women being conferred with Khel Ratna and Dronacharya Awards in future.
West Bengal [India], Aug 25 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday met former tennis player Naresh Kumar, who is set to receive Dronacharya Award (lifetime category), and said the former Davis Cup captain is a "well deserved" recipient of the accolade.
Kurukshetra (Haryana) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Two-time Commonwealth Games medal-winning boxer Manoj Kumar on Thursday requested Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to consider his coach, Rajesh Kumar Rajound, for this year's Dronacharya Award.
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 (ANI): The Sports Ministry's Selection Committee on Monday recommended 13 names for Dronacharya Award and 15 names for Dhyan Chand Award after a meeting.
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
Mumbai (Maharashtra)/Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Nov 1 (ANI/BusinessWire India): ITW Consulting, an affiliate of Global Sports Commerce specialising in crafting and executing multi-faceted brand management solutions across sports, entertainment and media, has appointed Deep Drona as Chief
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir on Friday congratulated his coach Sanjay Bharadwaj for receiving Dronacharya Award.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Punjab Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Sunday hailed the sporting talent in the state as three players and a coach have been recommended for Arjuna award and Dronacharya award respectively.
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 (ANI): The Selection Committee for sports awards 2019 on Saturday nominated the names of various sportspersons for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award, Dhyanchand Award, Dronacharya Award.