Under the component "Creation and Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure" of the Khelo India Scheme, 298 sports infrastructure projects have been sanctioned across the country, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
BJP's chief spokesperson and MLA, Randhir Sharma said in Shimla, "The new government of Congress has not taken a single decision in the public interest in 10 days. Till now not a single election promise has been started. The government started with anti-people decisions, and the BJP condemne
Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday in the national capital and expressed gratitude for the cooperation of the Center in the last five years.
Party's General Secretaries Alok Dubey and Dr Rajesh Gupta including a few leaders opened a front against Jharkhand Congress President Rajesh Thakur terming him an "incompetent leader".
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Vivek Thakur has given Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the need to amend the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 in the wake of heinous crimes being committed by juveniles in the country on Monday.
Underlining the Centre's take against terrorism, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday said that the Modi government has zero tolerance for terror and the decisive actions by the central government have given definitive results.
"The era of peace started in the northeast after 2014. 80 per cent reduction in insurgency violence, 89 per cent reduction in civilian deaths and 6000 militants surrendered after 2014. 265 per cent reduction in left-wing extremism," said Union Minister Anurag Thakur.
Anurag Thakur along with Minster of State, Nisith Pramanik visited the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Sonipat and laid the foundation stone for the new Integrated High-Performance Centre (HPC) which will cost approximately Rs 48 crore.
Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over the latter's controversial remark flagging 'clear threats' from alleged Chinese incursions into Indian territory.