Guwahati, June 1 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met Union Labour and Employment as well as Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi and discussed strengthening sports infrastructure in the state along with improving welfare measures for workers.The meeting, held at the Union Minister’s official residence, lasted for more than an hour and focussed on expanding Assam’s sporting ecosystem and creating an enabling environment for workers and laboure…
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Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS) Asian Games medallist and athlete Harmilan Bains believes Indian sports are improving quickly but pointed out that opportunities and rewards aren’t equal for all athletes, even with the growing support in the country. The Indian middle-distance runner, who has won one gold and two silver medals at the Asian Games, reflected on her journey in sports and the challenges athletes face outside of competition.Harmilan acknowledged that while sports can offer career opportunit…
Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday unveiled one of the biggest sports promotion drives by honouring 87 Maharaja Ranjit Singh awardees and 1,070 medal-winning athletes with prize money of Rs 32.05 crore. He also announced an expansion of the state’s sports ecosystem from villages to international arenas.The Chief Minister declared that Punjab would host the Asian Champions Trophy for the first time, with the high-voltage India-Pakistan clash set to be played…
Bhopal, May 11 (IANS) Former India captain and 1983 World Cup-winning all-rounder Kapil Dev paid a courtesy visit to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at his residence in Bhopal on Monday evening.During the meeting, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav apprised Kapil Dev of the sports landscape in Madhya Pradesh and the steps being taken by the state government to promote various sports, including cricket.“Madhya Pradesh is working to create a strong ecosystem for all sports. We are developing i…
Srinagar, May 9 (IANS) J&K L-G Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that the challenge of drug addiction can only be met through the ‘whole society approach’. The J&K L-G joined a padyatra in Anantnag as part of the “Drug-Free J&K Campaign”.Addressing a public gathering, Manoj Sinha appealed to the people to break the silence to win this war against drugs and said all sections of society must speak in one voice about the dangers of drug addiction.“The challenge of drug add…
Gangtok, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday virtually inaugurated indoor cricket academies in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh from Gangtok, marking a major boost for sports infrastructure in the Northeast. The Manipur Cricket Association’s Indoor Cricket Academy, funded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), was inaugurated at Luwangpokpa Cricket Stadium in Luwangsangbam, Imphal, as part of the launch of indoor cricket academies for northeastern state associati…
Srinagar, April 26 (IANS) Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, along with State Sports Ministers and leading sporting stalwarts, released the Srinagar Khel Sankalp document on the final day of the three-day Chintan Shivir in Srinagar, on Sunday.The document outlines a collective national vision to strengthen the sports culture through cooperative federalism, with a focus on athlete-centric development, expansion of sports infrastructure, talent identification, development…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar visited Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Wednesday to support a grassroots sports programme aimed at turning the area, once affected by Maoist violence, into a lively sports hub. He expressed happiness about the development of playgrounds under the Maidan Cup programme.After landing at Jagdalpur airport, Tendulkar travelled to Chhindwar village. There, he participated in an event linked to the Maidan Cup initiative, which pr…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K.T. Parnaik (Retd.) on Wednesday met DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in New Delhi, where the two leaders discussed strengthening key sectors, particularly sports infrastructure and agro-horticulture, to accelerate development by empowering youth across the state. Both the Governor and the Minister for Development of North Eastern Region emphasised the importance of leveraging Arunachal Pradesh’s agricultural strengths to ensu…
Jaipur, March 28 (IANS) As the IPL 2026 is set to start from Saturday, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot released the next chapter of his ongoing series ‘Intezaar Shastra’, this time focusing on the sports sector and launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led state government for what he termed an “anti-sports mindset”. In the latest chapter, Gehlot highlighted the stalled construction of the proposed international cricket stadium at Chomp village near Jaipur, which was envisi…