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Kiren Rijiju runs with ITBP personnel as part of Fit India movement
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Auli (Uttarakhand) [India], Feb 16 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday ran with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel as part of the Fit India Movement and felicitated the winners.
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Kiren Rijiju announces lifelong monthly pension for athletes under 'Pensio
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday announced lifelong monthly pension for athletes under the 'Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons' scheme.
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Kiren Rijiju lauds Indian hockey team after defeating Belgium 2-1
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday lauded Indian men's hockey team for defeating world number one Belgium 2-1 at the Kalinga Stadium in FIH Hockey Pro League.
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After Modi's jibe at Adhir Ranjan, sports minister trolls Cong leader with
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's jibe at Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju dedicated a yoga session to the Congress lawmaker for actively promoting the Fit India movement.
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Zero tolerance for sexual harassment on SAI campuses, says Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that 'there is zero-tolerance for sexual harassment in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) campuses.'
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Kerala announces sports awards, Muhammad Anas wins GV Raja award
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Kerala Sports Minister EP Jayarajan announced the sports awards instituted by Kerala State Sports Council with Indian sprinter Muhammad Anas winning GV Raja award (Male) for athletics.
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Khelo India will be very successful, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday expressed confidence that the third edition of 'Khelo India' event in Guwahati will be very successful.
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Khelo India Games unearthing young athletes, says Sports Minister Kiren Ri
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that Khelo India Youth Games have unearthed many young athletes.
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Rijiju announces schedule of Khelo India University Games 2020
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odhisha) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday revealed the schedule for the first edition of the Khelo India University Games 2020 which will start from February 21.
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Let's welcome New Year 2020 with spirit of love, compassion: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 01 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday wished 'New Year 2020 with the spirit of love and compassion'.
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India is proud of Mary, Nikhat: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that boxer Mary Kom is a legend and Nikhat Zareen has the potential to follow in her footsteps and added that the country is proud of both the pugilists.
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How 2019 diversified cricket crazy nation's attention to other sports!
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 25 (ANI): The Year 2019 will go down as one of the turning points in the history of Indian sport as finally, the country started to pay attention and get behind other sports apart from cricket.
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