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Have to make India clean to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the country needs to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and the biggest way that the nation can achieve that is by ensuring cleanliness.
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Totally stand with the NRAI and IOA: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that he stands with the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and added that sentiments of both federations are justified.
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Our wrestlers are prepared for 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday felicitated Indian wrestlers for their brilliant performances in the recently concluded World Wrestling Championships and said the athletes would be a major force to reckon with in the upcom
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Sports Authority of India to launch Khelo India Girls League
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Khelo India, the flagship scheme of Sports Authority of India is all set to launch Khelo India Girls League (KIGL) across all sports, exclusively for the girl child.
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Kiren Rijiju rewards wrestlers for their performance in World Wrestling Ch
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI) : Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday announced cash prizes for Indian wrestlers for their performance in the recently concluded World Wrestling Championships.
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Kiren Rijiju meets Amit Panghal and Manish Kaushik, congratulates them
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 23 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday met boxers Amit Panghal and Manish Kaushik, who won a medal each at the World Boxing Championships in Russia, and handed over cheques to them for their performance at the tournament.
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Ministry of Sports to create 20 National Centres of Excellence
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Ministry of Sports will create 20 National Centres of Excellence (NCE) in order to groom athletes for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics. Every Centre of Excellence will designate funds for four to six specific sports.
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Not easy to change rules, instructed office to make an exception: Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that it is not easy to change rules, yet he made an exception to help powerlifter Deepthika Puthran.
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Kiren Rijiju sanctions Rs 5 crore for Anju Bobby George's academy
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 17 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 5 crore to athlete Anju Bobby George's Athletics Academy at Bengaluru.
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Youngsters in Jammu and Kashmir want to take part in sports, says Kiren Ri
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that youngsters from Jammu and Kashmir want to take part in sports and his ministry is actively making plans for different cities and villages of the region
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Ganjendra Singh Shekhawat, Kiren Rijuju flag off 'Great Ganga Run' maratho
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju and MoS Jal Shakti Ministry Ratan Lal Kataria flagged off "Great Ganga Run" at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.
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Sports Ministry Joint Secretary Inder Dhamija asks FIG to let IOA carry ou
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 14 (ANI): Sports Ministry's Joint Secretary Inder Dhamija has asked Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) to let Indian Olympic Association (IOA) carry out the selection trials for upcoming FIG World Championship in Artistic Gymnastics to be held from October
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