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  Kiren Rijiju lays foundation stones for various sports facilities in Ladakh

  Other Sports | September 14, 2020 16:45 IST

  The estimated project cost is Rs 10.68 crore and scheduled to be completed by January next year.

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  Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 5 lakh for ailing junior footballer Ramananda

  Football | September 09, 2020 20:41 IST

  The Sports Ministry has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs five lakh to young Indian footballer Ramananda Ningthoujam, who is suffering from a kidney ailment.

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  Kiren Rijiju condoles Dronacharya awardee athletics coach Rai's death

  Other Sports | August 29, 2020 11:06 IST

  Rai, who was to be bestowed the honour on Saturday and had even participated in the dress rehearsal for the first-of-its-kind virtual ceremony, died on Friday evening after suffering a heart attack in Bengaluru. He was 79.

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  Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju sanctions Rs 5 lakh for financially distressed Wushu player

  Other Sports | July 30, 2020 12:45 IST

  According to a release issued by the sports ministry, the 22-year-old athlete, who has won 24 gold medals at the state Wushu Championship, was sanctioned the money through the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons.

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  Salary cap of Rs 2 lakh removed for Indian coaches: Kiren Rijiju

  News | July 07, 2020 10:47 IST

  Youth Affairs and Sports minister, Kiren Rijiju on hiring of Indian and foreign coaches said that coaches will be hired on a contractual basis of 4 yrs keeping in mind with the Olympic Games.

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  Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Munda to inaugurate Khelo India e-Pathshala

  Other Sports | May 31, 2020 16:33 IST

  The programme is "India's first-ever national-level open online coaching and education programme for grassroot-level athletes," according to a statement from SAI.

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  Making sports interesting without spectators is a major challenge, says Kiren Rijiju

  Sports | May 29, 2020 19:10 IST

  As far as IPL and other sporting leagues go, we need to ensure that health and other mechanisms are in place before we take any informed decision, says Kiren Rijiju

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  Kiren Rijiju visits SAI office as sports ministry resumes operations

  Other Sports | April 13, 2020 15:40 IST

  Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju visited the Sports Authority of India's headquarters wearing a mask and sanitised his hands before entering the premises

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  Sports Ministry swings into action to help stranded World Cup winner in US

  Other Sports | April 10, 2020 10:24 IST

  Kiren Rijiju's office on Thursday evening said the Indian Embassy in San Francisco has been contacted and they are sending a doctor to attend Ashok Diwan who is currently dealing with health issues.

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  Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches 3rd Khelo India Youth Games in Guwahati

  Other Sports | November 30, 2019 22:35 IST

  Besides Rijiju, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was also present as the composite logo, players jersey, Mascots and the theme song of the 3rd edition of the Games was launched.

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  Sports Minister steers clear of Nikhat Zareen-Mary Kom controversy

  Other Sports | October 18, 2019 12:44 IST

  Nikhat Zareen had written a letter to Kiren Rijiju, demanding that she be given a trial bout against Mary Kom before the Indian squad for next year's Olympic qualifiers in China is decided.

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  Need to finish in top-10 by 2028 Olympics: Kiren Rijiju

  Other Sports | October 10, 2019 18:26 IST

  Rijiju said with India set to become the third-largest economy in a few year's time, the country cannot lag behind in sports and the prevailing mediocrity in management of National Sports Federations (NSF) is "unacceptable".

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  Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju shares his fitness mantra, urges people to adopt healthy lifestyle

  Sports | September 30, 2019 22:58 IST

  In an exclusive conversation with India TV, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju opened up on his fitness routines, and urged the people to participate in the Fit India Movement.

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  Bringing BCCI under NADA is big achievement for me: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

  Cricket | August 26, 2019 21:48 IST

  The implication of BCCI coming under NADA is huge as the country's richest sporting body is now under tremendous pressure to fall under the government's Right to Information (RTI) Act.

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  Kiren Rijiju replaces Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore as Sports Minister

  Other Sports | May 31, 2019 16:18 IST

  Along with the Independent charge of the Sports and Youth Affairs, Rijiju was also named as the Minister of State for Minority Affairs.

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  Kiren Rijiju replaces Rajyavardhan Rathore as Sports Minister

  India | May 31, 2019 16:05 IST

  Along with the Independent charge of the Sports and Youth Affairs, Rijiju was also named as the Minister of State for Minority Affairs.

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  A trip to nostalgia: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore launches '5MinuteAur' challenge

  Other Sports | January 09, 2019 14:26 IST

  Rathore, an Olympic silver medallist in shooting, urged India's leading athletes and actors to share their childhood stories when they would ask their parents to let them play for that five extra minutes.

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  Miffed wrestler Bajrang Punia meets Sports Minister after Khel Ratna snub

  Other Sports | September 21, 2018 15:58 IST

  Bajrang 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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  Countdown for 2020 Olympics has started: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  Other Sports | September 04, 2018 23:37 IST

  A visibly delighted Rathore congratulated Indian medal winners of the just-concluded Asian Games but said their real journey has just begun.

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  Indian government felicitates Asiad medal winners with cash awards

  Other Sports | September 04, 2018 20:26 IST

  While individual gold medal winners were given away Rs 40 lakh, the silver and bronze winners took home Rs 20 and Rs 10 lakh each.