Arjuna Award
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Arjuna Awardee India Reserve Battalion officer hangs self
India | Feb 06, 2016, 04:58 PM ISTJalandhar: An Arjuna awardee Assistant Commandant, who was under suspension, allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan here, police said today. 45-year-old Narinder Singh, who had been suspended for the last two years,
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Sania Mirza conferred Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards also given
Tennis | Aug 29, 2015, 08:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Tennis star Sania Mirza was today conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna—the country's highest sporting honour—while shooting sensation was among the Arjuna award recipients in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati
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Honoured to be recommended for Arjuna award: Rohit
Cricket | Apr 27, 2015, 04:44 PM ISTMumbai: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Monday said he is extremely happy and feels honoured after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recommended his name for the Arjuna award. The BCCI Working
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BCCI recommends Rohit Sharma for Arjuna award
Cricket | Apr 27, 2015, 04:30 PM ISTKolkata: The BCCI on Sunday recommended dashing batsman Rohit Sharma for this year's Arjuna award."The (Board of Control for Cricket in India) working committee recommended Rohit Sharma for the Arjuna award for the year 2015,"
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Arjuna award recipient and 3 other national players charged for doping
Other Sports | Mar 23, 2015, 01:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Yet again a large number of players of National games have been found guilty in dope charges. The shocking part is that most of them are women players.The biggest name among guilty players
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National Sports Awards to be presented at Rashtrapati Bhawan
Other Sports | Aug 28, 2014, 11:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will be honoring the athletes with the prestigious National Sports Awards at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday 29th August. 15 athletes including the cricketer
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I will return my all medals if I don't get Arjuna award : Paramjeet Samota
Other Sports | Aug 20, 2014, 02:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The two time gold medalist in commonwealth games and bronze medalist in Asian games Paramjeet Samota has threatened to returns all his medals if he is not reconsidered for Arjuna Award.Pramjeet Samota said
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BCCI recommends Ashwin for Arjuna Award
Cricket | Apr 25, 2014, 07:14 PM ISTMumbai: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who won the Cricket Board's Polly Umrigar Trophy best player award in 2012-13 season, has been recommended by the BCCI forthe Government's prestigious Arjuna Award this year. "Yes, Ashwin has been
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No Arjuna Award for dope offenders
Other Sports | Jan 11, 2014, 02:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The sports ministry Friday said dope offenders won't be considered for Arjuna Award or Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.The ministry also said that coaches of dope tainted athletes too won't be considered for the
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Sindhu gets her Arjuna Award
Other Sports | Sep 24, 2013, 10:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's rising shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who recently won the World Championship bronze medal, was conferred with the Arjuna Award by sports minister Jitendra Singh here on Tuesday.The minister presented Sindhu a statuette, citation
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No Arjuna Award for Renjith Maheshwary, says ministry
Other Sports | Sep 20, 2013, 11:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: India's triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary suffered a massive set-back Thursday as the sports ministry decided not to give him the Arjuna Award after detailed investigations revealed that the athlete had indeed failed a
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Sodhi conferred Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards for 14 others
Other Sports | Aug 31, 2013, 08:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Robbed of some sheen due to selection controversies this year, the National Sports Awardswere presented today to the country's top athletes and coaches with shooter Ronjan Sodhi getting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna,
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Will not attend Arjuna Award function: Renjith Maheshwary
Other Sports | Aug 31, 2013, 04:54 PM ISTNew Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary said Saturday that he will not go for the Arjuna Awards function to be held in later in the day in Rashtrapati Bhawan in the national capital."There has been
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Centre finally confirms Sodhi for Khel Ratna
Other Sports | Aug 22, 2013, 11:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh found time from his busy schedule and cleared the national sports awards file Thursday without making any changes in the list finalised by the committee headed by former
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Arjuna award happiest moment of my life: Virat Kohli
Cricket | Aug 14, 2013, 05:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: Elated at being recommended for the Arjuna award, star cricketer Virat Kohli said it counts among the happiest moments of his life.The 24-year-old, who led India to a 5-0 clean-sweep against Zimbabwe recently,
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Ace shooter Sodhi picked for Khel Ratna, Kohli for Arjuna
Other Sports | Aug 13, 2013, 05:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, the first Indian to win two back-to-back World Cup gold medals, was today recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, while star cricketer Virat Kohli was among the
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The forgotten hero of Indian sports: Prakash Padukone
Other Sports | Jul 28, 2013, 06:14 AM ISTNew Delhi: Born on June 10, 1955, in Bangalore, Prakash Padukone played badminton for India for three long decades. He gave Indian badminton a new path and took it to great heights.Lets take a look
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BCCI to nominate Dravid for Khel Ratna, Yuvraj for Arjuna
Cricket | Jul 08, 2012, 11:02 AM ISTMumbai, Jul 7 : The Cricket Board has decided to recommend recently retired stalwart Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Yuvraj Singh, the player of the World Cup, for the
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Hope I am lucky enough to get Arjuna this time: Yuvraj
Cricket | Jul 07, 2012, 03:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 7: Yuvraj Singh, who has recovered from a rare germ cell cancer, feels “honoured” that the BCCI has again sent his nomination for the prestigious Arjuna award and is hoping that he
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No cricketers for Arjuna award due to BCCI-ministry goof-up
Cricket | Jun 06, 2012, 10:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 6: None of India's top international cricketers will get nomination for the prestigious Arjuna Award for their performance during the last season, apparently due to a major communication gap between the sports