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IOA welcomes Sports Ministry's decision to remove salary cap for coaches
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday welcomed the Sports Ministry's decision to remove the salary cap of Rs 2 lakhs for Indian coaches training elite athletes.
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Sports Ministry to remove salary cap of Rs 2 Lakh for Indian coaches, 4-ye
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has said the government is set to remove the salary cap of Rs 2 lakhs for Indian coaches training elite athletes.
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Sports Ministry to launch Target Olympic Podium Scheme to groom junior ath
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that the government will launch Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for junior athletes to groom them for 2024 and 2028 Olympics.
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Sports Ministry seeks consent to give provisional recognition to 57 NSFs;
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Rahul Mehra, who has filed a plea seeking a probe into the functioning of various sports bodies, on an application filed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports seeking to grant provisional recognition to 57
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Sports Ministry to constitute National Compliance Platform against doping
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports has said that it would be forming a National Compliance Platform against doping.
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Sports ministry moves Delhi HC seeking consent to provisionally grant annu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports moved an application in Delhi High Court on Tuesday seeking consent for provisionally granting annual recognition to the National Sports Federations (NSFs).
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Kiren Rijiju launches doping agency's app, calls it important step towards
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday launched NADA India's mobile app which aims to create a bridge between athletes and the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
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AICS requests Kiren Rijiju to appoint Attorney General in NSF recognition
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): All India Council of Sports President, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, has requested Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to appoint Attorney General or Solicitor General to represent the case of the ministry so as to reinstitute recognition of 54 Nati
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Golden Girl PT Usha turns 56: Kiren Rijiju, Yuvraj extend birthday greetin
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday extended their wishes to the queen of Indian track and field and famously known as Golden Girl -- PT Usha who turned 56 today.
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Delhi HC directs sports ministry to maintain status quo on decision relate
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to maintain status quo in respect to the decision to provisionally renew the annual recognition of 54 National Sports Federations (NSFs) till further orders.
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Time is right to slowly open up sports, says Kiren Rijiju in meeting with
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, on Tuesday, said that 'time is right to slowly open up sports' during a virtual meeting with representatives of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and 15 National Sports Federations (NSFs).
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Kiren Rijiju celebrates International Yoga Day, says it is 'more relevant'
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday joined the International Yoga Day celebrations as he performed asanas and said it is "more relevant" during the time when the country is fighting against coronavirus.
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