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…
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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…
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the state government is making sustained investments in world-class sports infrastructure to nurture young talent and create an enabling ecosystem for athletes to compete at national and international levels. Sharing a post on X, Sarma said that state-of-the-art sports facilities are being developed across Assam to ensure that promising sportspersons get the infrastructure and exposure they need to excel. “…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Vice-President (V-P) C.P. Radhakrishnan, on Tuesday, interacted with a youth delegation from Darjeeling at the Vice-President’s residence, noting that the youth embody the aspirations of a confident and forward-looking India. Describing India’s demographic strength as one of its greatest assets, Vice-President Radhakrishnan said that the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ calls upon young citizens to contribute with innovation, integrity and enterprise.Se…