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Union Health Ministry to launch "Indradhanush 2" for covering low immunisa
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 22 (ANI): In its bid to cover the areas identified as low immunisation pockets, the Union Health Ministry will carry out massive immunisation program in 271 districts across the nation and 652 blocks located in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar from December 2 under the "Mission
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Minister should not be involved in selection of players: Kiren Rijiju on N
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Friday replied to boxer Nikhat Zareen's plea in which she sought a fair trial for Tokyo Olympics 2020 and said that the minister should not be involved in the selection of players by respective
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Kiren Rijiju remembers APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Tuesday paid tribute to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary.
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Aviation Turbine Fuel and Natural Gas should be brought under GST: Dharmen
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 14 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday batted for the inclusion of aviation turbine fuel and natural gas in Goods and Services Tax (GST) and made an appeal to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the same.
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Winning silver on debut World Boxing Championship campaign is a great feat
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Sunday lauded Manju Rani for winning the silver medal in the Women's World Boxing Championships, saying winning the medal in her debut campaign is a great feat.
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Losing semi-final with split points is not failure: Kiren Rijiju to Mary K
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday lauded Mary Kom for winning a bronze medal in the ongoing Women's World Boxing Championships and said losing the semi-final with split points is not a failure.
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35 per cent of children under five are stunted: Survey
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], 11 Oct, (ANI): A first-ever nationwide Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) released by the Union Health Ministry has revealed that about 35 per cent of children in the country under five years are stunted, 17 per cent wasted and 33 per cent are underweight. Read More
Committee will be formed to look into matter of sports code: Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): After a long meeting of National Sports Federations (NSF) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) with the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju, IOA and Rijiju came to a conclusion that committee will be formed to look into the matter of sp
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Bihar: IRS officer booked for using fake certificates to clear UPSC examin
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against Indian Revenue Service officer, Navneet Kumar, for allegedly using a fake date of birth and educational certificates to qualify the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination in 2
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Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in India is 16.9%: Survey
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry's first National Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy Survey (2015-19) has revealed that the prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is 16.9 per cent while the prevalence of sight-threatening DR is 3.6 per cent.
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Kiren Rijiju wants positive, conductive sports culture in the country
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, on Thursday called for creating a sports culture in the country and also asked the private sector to play an active role in promoting fitness.
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Pawar mocks Rajnath, compares him to truck driver for using 'lemon-chilli'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 10 (ANI): NCP Chief Sharad Pawar mocked the "Shashtra Puja" of Rafale aircraft performed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh using lemon and chilli and drew a parallel between the union minister and truck drivers, who hang it on their new trucks believing it
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