Arjuna Award
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COVID-19 pandemic delays process of National Sports Awards, ministry to invite applications in May
Other Sports | Apr 26, 2020, 06:29 PM ISTThe ministry generally invites the nominations for the awards in April while the ceremony to confer them is held on August 29 on the occasion of National Sports Day celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
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Car of Arjuna awardee stolen from Delhi's Rohini
Other Sports | Dec 05, 2019, 07:18 PM ISTArjuna awardee- Abhishek Verma won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the men's compound archery team event, along with Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar.
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BCCI congratulates Ravindra Jadeja, Poonam Yadav on Arjuna honour
Cricket | Aug 30, 2019, 04:06 PM ISTWhile Poonam received the honour from President during Thursday's award ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Jadeja was a notable absentee due to national duty in the ongoing away Test series against the West Indies.
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Ravindra Jadeja sends special message after being conferred with Arjuna Award
Cricket | Aug 30, 2019, 07:35 AM ISTIndian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who is currently the part of the Test team on tour to West Indies, sent a video message after being conferred with the Arjuna Award.
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Hope my Arjuna Award serves as inspiration to aspiring footballers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Football | Aug 19, 2019, 08:59 PM ISTGurpreet is the fourth goalkeeper since its inception to have been named for Arjuna Award, the previous ones being Subrata Paul (2016), Brahmanand Sankhwalkar (1997) and the late Peter Thangaraj (1967).
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Ravindra Jadeja recommended for Arjuna award, Deepa Malik for Khel Ratna
Cricket | Aug 17, 2019, 07:35 PM ISTMalik won silver in shot put in the F53 classification and also bagged two bronze medals (javelin F53-54 and shot put F51-52-53) at the Asian Games.
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AIFF to recommend Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Jeje Lalpekhlua for Arjuna award
Football | Apr 27, 2019, 03:29 PM ISTThis is the second time the federation has nominated Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Jeje Lalpekhlua.
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BCCI congratulates Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana for bagging national awards
Cricket | Sep 25, 2018, 10:30 PM ISTThey were bestowed with the award in a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Shikhar Dhawan, Smriti Mandhana nominated for Arjuna Award
Cricket | Apr 25, 2018, 06:47 PM ISTDhawan is currently playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Sunrisers Hyderabad and has been a consistent performer across all three formats for India.
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Table Tennis star Manika Batra recommended for Arjuna Award
Other Sports | Apr 20, 2018, 08:41 PM ISTBatra created history in Gold Coast, single-handedly taking India to a maiden team gold before winning a singles gold, another first.
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Table Tennis player Soumyajit Ghosh accused of rape by 18-year-old, family deny allegations
Other Sports | Mar 22, 2018, 02:29 PM ISTThe 24-year old Table Tennis player who is an Arjun awardee, got the girl impregnated and forced her to undergo an abortion, however, the family has denied the allegations charged.
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Paralympic Committee of India suspends Prasanta Karmakar for recording video of female swimmers
Other Sports | Mar 01, 2018, 12:51 PM ISTThe Arjuna Awardee has been suspended by the Paralympic Committee of India for three years after the swimmer was found recording a video of female swimmers.
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Cheteshwar Pujara to miss Arjuna awards ceremony due to county cricket commitment
Cricket | Aug 28, 2017, 05:57 PM ISTThe awards ceremony will take place at the Rashtrapati Bhawan tomorrow, which happens to be National Sports Day.
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Irate Rohan Bopanna blasts AITA for Arjuna Award snub
Tennis | Aug 05, 2017, 02:30 PM ISTAITA official said that the only reason Bopanna has not been nominated is because he has not been able to reach the criteria in 2016 to be eligible for the Arjuna Award.
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Battle-hardened Sardar Singh keeps on fighting with Khel Ratna
Hockey | Aug 03, 2017, 05:52 PM ISTKnown for his terrific fitness levels not only in India but worldwide, Sardar was included in the 18-man FIH All Star team in 2010 and 2011.
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Virender Sehwag, PT Usha named in Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award committee
Other Sports | Jul 27, 2017, 08:57 PM ISTThe Committee, to be headed by Justice (Retd) C K Thakkar, will meet on August 3 to select this year's awardees.
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Arjuna awardee shooter booked on rape charge
Other Sports | Dec 04, 2016, 04:19 PM ISTAn Arjuna awardee shooter has been booked on rape charge after a complaint by a fellow sportsperson, police said on Sunday. "A case of rape has been registered at Chanakyapuri police station on the complaint
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Star cricketers Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma conferred with Arjuna Award
Cricket | Sep 16, 2016, 08:19 PM ISTSports Minister Vijay Goel on Friday gave away the Arjuna awards to star cricketers Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma for this year and the previous year respectively. Rahane and Rohit, who have been named
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Sports Ministry to consider Rio medal winners for Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards
Other Sports | May 24, 2016, 02:18 PM ISTIn a bid to ensure that Olympic medallists get immediate recognition, the Sports Ministry said medal winners from the upcoming Rio Games will be considered for this year's Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.
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Virat Kohli nominated for Khel Ratna, Ajinkya Rahane for Arjuna Award
Cricket | May 03, 2016, 01:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today nominated Indian Test captain Virat Kohli for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. The top cricketing body also nominated right-hand batsman Ajinkya Rahane for the Arjuna Awa