Kiren Rijiju
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Kiren Rijiju inaugurates Kho Kho coaching camp to uplift skillset of players
Other Sports | Jan 21, 2021, 04:21 PM ISTA 30-day camp will see players being monitored and analysed.
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Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju hopeful of holding National Games this year
Other Sports | Jan 04, 2021, 10:37 PM ISTThe Union Sports Minister admitted that the calendar for the games was in jeopardy due to COVID-19 and that the infrastructure was also affected.
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Kiren Rijiju says NDTL has taken corrective steps, urges WADA chief to lift suspension
Other Sports | Dec 07, 2020, 01:20 PM ISTRijiju requested WADA chief Witold Banka, to allow NDTL, suspended till January next year, to resume dope analysis as soon as possible.
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Rijiju steps in to resolve issue after chess player Narayanan asked to pay custom on gold medal
Other Sports | Dec 05, 2020, 06:07 PM ISTNarayanan had to pay custom duty of Rs 6,300 to get the gold medal which he won in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad in August this year.
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Our para-athletes are our strength, they inspire us: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Dec 03, 2020, 09:43 PM ISTRijiju made the statement during a virtual session on the occasion of 29th World Disability Day.
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Olympic-bound athletes will be given priority when COVID-19 vaccine is available: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Nov 29, 2020, 02:20 PM ISTThe union sports minister also said that the country is expected to send the largest ever contingent of athletes to the postponed Tokyo Olympics which is scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 next year.
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Sports Ministry's new incentive to fund 500 private academies
Other Sports | Nov 14, 2020, 07:12 PM ISTThere will be a special focus on developing sports science facilities at all the academies to improve the overall quality of training.
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Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 5 lakh for family of deceased footballer Manitombi Singh
Football | Nov 06, 2020, 07:32 PM ISTDefender Manitombi Singh, who died in August at the age of 39 in Imphal after long illness, was the only earning member of his family and is survived by parents, wife and an eight-year-old son.
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Confident about Indian hockey teams doing well in Tokyo Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Nov 03, 2020, 11:17 AM ISTLast year, both the hockey teams secured their Olympic berth in Bhubaneswar following a successful outing in the Olympic Qualifiers at the Kalinga Stadium.
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Kiren Rijiju inaugurates SAI Regional Centre in Zirakpur, Punjab
Other Sports | Nov 02, 2020, 04:52 PM ISTThe Sports Authority of India (SAI) Regional Centre in Zirakpur will serve as one of the main centres in the northern belt.
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Ailing hockey Olympian MP Singh desperately seeks kidney donor
Cricket | Oct 28, 2020, 09:36 PM ISTBoth of Singh's kidneys are damaged and he has been searching for a donor for about a month; has urged sports ministry for help.
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Sports Ministry helps Meerut sportspersons in financial distress
Sports | Oct 08, 2020, 12:00 PM ISTSports Ministry of India has come forward to extend financial support to Uttar Pradesh boxer Sunil Chauhan and his brother, archer Neeraj Chauhan who were facing a financial crunch after their father lost his job due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Sports minister Kiren Rijiju sanctions Rs 5 lakh each to two needy sportspersons
Other Sports | Oct 06, 2020, 08:11 PM ISTThe Sports Ministry announced financial help of Rs 5 lakh each to boxer Sunil Chauhan and his brother Neeraj, who is an archer, considering the hardships they were facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over 10 crore people have participated in 'Fit India' campaign: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Oct 02, 2020, 06:17 PM ISTThe minister makes the announcement while receiving a cycle rally of specially-abled CRPF troops who pedalled about 1,000 km in 16 days from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Delhi
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Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju unveils new logo of Sports Authority of India
Sports | Sep 30, 2020, 08:29 PM ISTUnion Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju unveiled the new logo of Sports Authority of India on September 30. Explaining the idea behind the new logo
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Sports minister Kiren Rijiju unveils new logo of SAI
Other Sports | Sep 30, 2020, 05:44 PM ISTSports Authority of India (SAI) logo has been changed for the first time since the apex sports body's inception in 1982.
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No decision yet on recognition of sports federations, Centre tells HC
Other Sports | Sep 18, 2020, 09:34 PM ISTThe Supreme Court earlier asked the high court to dispose of a petition in which it had passed the orders restricting the ministry and the IOA from taking any decision without its prior approval.
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Kiren Rijiju lays foundation stones for various sports facilities in Ladakh
Other Sports | Sep 14, 2020, 04:45 PM ISTThe estimated project cost is Rs 10.68 crore and scheduled to be completed by January next year.
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Reward Olympiad-winning Indian team: Chess Forum appeals to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | Sep 13, 2020, 08:46 PM ISTTe Indian chess team recently emerged joint champions (with Russia) at the recently-concluded FIDE online Chess Olympiad.
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Manoj Sinha, Kiren Rijiju, Jitendra Singh lay foundation of Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex
News | Sep 12, 2020, 09:02 PM ISTJammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and MoS PMO Jitendra Singh laid the foundation of Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex on September 12.