Khel Ratna Award
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Odisha govt recommends para shuttler Pramod Bhagat for Khel Ratna
Other Sports | Jul 06, 2021, 03:47 PM ISTThe department of sports and youth services (DSYS) of Odisha has also recommended the Indian women's hockey team vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka for the Arjuna Award.
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Sai Praneeth nominated for Khel Ratna with K Srikanth
Other Sports | Jul 01, 2021, 02:10 PM ISTThe Badminton Association of India (BAI) also nominated HS Prannoy, Pranav Jerry Chopra and Sameer Verma for the Arjuna Awards.
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BCCI to recommend Mithali, Ashwin for Khel Ratna;
Cricket | Jun 30, 2021, 04:35 PM ISTFor Arjuna Award, the Board will send the names of senior batsman Shikhar Dhawan, who was ignored last year, K L Rahul and pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
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Didn't recommend Khel Ratna for myself: Manika Batra
Other Sports | Aug 30, 2020, 09:41 AM ISTThis year's award came with its set of criticism as many questioned if Manika did enough to be recommended by the National Sports Award Selection Committee.
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Prize money of National Sports Awards set to be hiked: Ministry source
Other Sports | Aug 20, 2020, 06:20 PM ISTCurrently, the Khel Ratna comes with a cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh, while the Arjuna awardees get Rs 5 lakh.
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Sprinter Hima Das nominated for Khel Ratna award
Other Sports | Jun 15, 2020, 07:32 PM ISTThe 20-year-old from Dhing village in Assam is one of the youngest nominees for Khel Ratna this year.
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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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Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat nominated for Khel Ratna by wrestling federation
Other Sports | Apr 29, 2019, 02:52 PM ISTBajrang and Vinesh's names were sent by WFI owing to their remarkable performances in the last couple of years.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates National Sports Awards winners
Other Sports | Sep 26, 2018, 05:41 PM ISTIn a series of tweets, the Prime Minister congratulated all the athletes and coaches who have been conferred with the awards.
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From Salman Khan buffs to 'ghar ki lassi', National Sports awardees display candor on fans' questions
Other Sports | Sep 25, 2018, 08:20 PM ISTThe National Awardees came together to reply to their fans in on a variety of subjects.
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Bajrang Punia unlikely to move court after mentor Yogeshwar Dutt's timely advise
Other Sports | Sep 22, 2018, 08:15 AM ISTSnubbed for the country's highest sporting honour, Bajrang on Thursday met Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who had assured that his case will be considered.
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Miffed wrestler Bajrang Punia meets Sports Minister after Khel Ratna snub
Other Sports | Sep 21, 2018, 03:58 PM ISTBajrang Punia, who won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, has been snubbed for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award this year.
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Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu recommended for Khel Ratna; Neeraj, Smriti, Bopanna picked for Arjuna
Other Sports | Sep 17, 2018, 05:40 PM ISTThe BCCI has been nominating Kohli for the Khel Ratna for the past three years but in 2016, it was given to Sakshi Malik, PV Sindhu and Deepa Karmakar for their good show at the Rio Olympic Games.
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CWG 2018 gold medallist Neeraj Chopra recommended for Khel Ratna award
Other Sports | Apr 27, 2018, 09:44 PM ISTThe 20-year-old Chopra, who also won the gold medal in the 2016 world junior championships, has also been recommended for the Arjuna Award by the federation.
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BCCI has not recommended any name for Khel Ratna award
Cricket | Jun 27, 2013, 08:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 27: The BCCI this year hasn't forwarded any name for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest honour for active sportspersons in the country, since the cricket board didn't find
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I Have Stopped Thinking About Khel Ratna Award: Gagan Narang
Other Sports | Oct 07, 2010, 01:21 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 7: Indian ace shooter Gagan Narang, who struck a pot of gold at the Commonwealth Games here, said he has stopped thinking about the prestigious Khel Ratna award, a honour that missed