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Kiren Rijiju condoles demise of Balbir Singh Sr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday condoled the demise of hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr who passed away this morning at the age of 95 after battling multiple health issues in Mohali.
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Kiren Rijiju extends greetings on Eid-ul-Fitr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday extended greetings to people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
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NSFs can organise sporting events, SOP needs to be maintained: Rijiju
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in India on Tuesday said that the National Sports Federations (NSFs) can organise a sporting event but Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) needs to be maintained and followed.
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Sporting activities will start, guidelines of MHA will be followed: Rijiju
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in India on Tuesday said that sporting activities will start in the country now and all the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs will be followed.
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Sporting activities for athletes to be conducted in accordance with MHA, s
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Monday informed athletes that sporting activities in sports complexes and stadia will be 'strictly' conducted in accordance with Home Ministry and respective state government's guidelines.
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IOA requests Sports Ministry to sanction one-time grant
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Dhruv Batra on Sunday requested Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju to sanction a 'one-time grant' to IOA, the National Sports Federations and the State Olympic Associations (SOA) to
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Sports won't be played in same way in post-corona era: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that sports will not be played in the same way in the post-coronavirus era, urging hockey players to get ready to adjust themselves to the changes.
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Kiren Rijiju interacts with elite weightlifters, says decision soon on tra
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday spoke to all the nine elite weightlifters and chief coach Vijay Sharma and sought their feedback on the resumption of training in a phased manner.
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Will resume training of elite athletes once lockdown is lifted, says Rijij
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New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Monday said that the training of elite athletes in the country will start once the lockdown is lifted.
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Ministry begins nomination process for Sports Awards 2020
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has invited sports organisations including Indian Olympic Association, National Sports Federation, and Sports Authority of India to submit nominations of individuals for the annual Sports Awards 2020.
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Knowledge of sports in India very low, people just know about cricket: Rij
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New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said the people have 'very limited' knowledge about sports other than cricket in the country.
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National camps for Olympic-bound athletes to resume from May-end in phased
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that national camps for Olympic-bound athletes will resume in a phase-wise manner by the end of this month.
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