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Sports Ministry to send showcause notice to IOA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 28 (ANI): Vijay Goel, Minister of State for Sports (Independent Charge), on Wednesday said the ministry would be sending a showcause notice to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and won't be having any dealings with them until both Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chau
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Vijay Goel to lead 'Torch March' in support of demonetization
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 15 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel will lead a 'Torch March' of sportspersons from Major Dhyanchand national stadium to Ambedkar stadium in New Delhi on Thursday in support of demonetisation and digital banking.
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High level of mutual understanding between India, Kazakhstan recalled at 2
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.5 (ANI): A reception to mark the 25th Independence Day anniversary of Kazakhstan and the Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held at The Imperial hotel here on Friday evening. The event was graced by Mr. Vijay Goel, Minister of State (Independe
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Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel to visit Punjab today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 2 (ANI): Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel will pay a day long visit to Punjab today, during which he will attend several functions in Patiala and Rajpura.
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Make sports a compulsory subject in schools, says Vijay Goel
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.25 (ANI): Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel on Tuesday said that to impart the desired importance to sports , it is essential that sports is made a compulsory subject at the school level and marks are given to students for t
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AAP leader Dilip Pandey files complaint against Vijay Goel to ACB over Dh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 21(ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) on Friday lodged a complaint to the Anti- Corruption Branch(ACB) against Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel alongside his son and other concerned public officials of the New Delhi Municipal Corporation(NDMC) for mi
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Indian women's hockey team players made to sit on train floor, probe
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug.29 (ANI): Condemning the shocking incident of four Indian women hockey team players being made to sit on the floor of a train while returning home from the summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, women activists called on Minister of State for Sports and Youth
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It was a slip of tongue, says Vijay Goel on referring to Sindhu, Malik as
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Vijay Goel on Monday said it was just a slip of tongue after he faced criticism for referring to wrestler Sakshi Malik and badminton star P V Sindhu as 'gold medallists',even though they had won
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Goyal in soup again, refers Sindhu, Sakshi Malik as Rio 'gold medalli
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel suffered yet another foot-in-mouth moment on Sunday when he referred silver and bronze medallists P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, respectively, as "Gold Medallist" despite the fact that he stayed at Rio with Indian pla
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We want more of our daughters to represent India at Olympics: Vijay Goel
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): With Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauding PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik for bringing laurels to India at the Rio Olympics, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel said that more of India's 'daughters' need to represent the nation at the upcoming Olympic
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Not upset with India's performance in Rio: Vijay Goel
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 27 (ANI): Despite the country sending a contingent of 119 athletes to the Rio Olympics this year and managing to win only two medals, a silver and a bronze, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday said that he was not upset with India's performance at the pr
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NCP demands Vijay Goel's resignation over Jaisha marathon row
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.23 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday dubbed the abysmal treatment of marathoner O.P Jaisha at the Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as shameful and demanded the resignation of Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Vijay Goel.
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