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Commonwealth Games budget more than doubled to Rs.1,620 crore (Third Lead)

Commonwealth Games budget more than doubled to Rs.1,620 crore (Third Lead)

November 5th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) With less than a year left for its start, the government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget to Rs.1,620 crore (Rs.16.2 billion/$344 million). ...

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India doubles Commonwealth Games budget (Second Lead)

India doubles Commonwealth Games budget (Second Lead)

November 5th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget, saying more money was needed for security, creating a better environment, sponsorship and television ...

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Commonwealth Games budget more than doubled to Rs.1,620 crore (Lead)

Commonwealth Games budget more than doubled to Rs.1,620 crore (Lead)

November 5th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget to Rs.1,620 crore (Rs.16.2 billion / $344 million) from Rs.767 crore. The decision was taken at ...

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Prime Minister appeals to youth to help build new Kashmir

Prime Minister appeals to youth to help build new Kashmir

October 28th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Anantnag, Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday asked the youth to join the government's endeavour in building a new Kashmir and carve a new future for themselves, while promising ...

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Bihar moots Rajghat-style makeover for neglected Prasad memorial

Bihar moots Rajghat-style makeover for neglected Prasad memorial

October 23rd, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS -
By Imran Khan Patna, Oct 23 (IANS) After being neglected for decades, India's first president Rajendra Prasad's memorial in this Bihar capital is finally set for a makeover on the lines of ...

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Northeast Youth festival held in Nagaland

October 19th, 2009 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Kohima (Nagaland), Oct 18(ANI): A three-day long Northeast Youth Festival was recently held in Nagaland, which kicked off with a glittering ceremony at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima. The event themed 'Youth ...

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Commonwealth games committee to seek more funds

October 12th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M S Gill on Monday said he will ask the government to release more funds for the Commonwealth Games. Addressing ...

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Kohima plays host to first North East Youth Festival

October 8th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Nagaland, Oct 8 (ANI): In a glittering ceremony held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium at Kohima today, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio declared the First North East Youth Festival open. In his ...

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India hopes to win wrestling medals in Commonwealth Games

September 26th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 26 (ANI): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M S Gill on Saturday said that Indian wrestlers are set to deliver well at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and ...

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Team of National Playing Fields Association, UK meets M S Gill

September 17th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 17 (ANI): A two-member team of the National Playing Fields Association (NPFA), UK called on Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M S Gill here today. During the ...

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Railways to start special train to promote Games

Railways to start special train to promote Games

September 14th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Indian Railways will launch a special train to promote the Commonwealth Games 2010, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Monday. The ministry of railways will join hands ...

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Gill visits Commonwealth Games sites

August 24th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 24(ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports MS Gill on Monday visited stadiums in the national capital to have a comprehensive review of the construction progress for the ...

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Commonwealth Games work progress reviewed

August 19th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): As a part of overseeing the preparedness for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs M S Gill visited the Karni Singh Shooting ...

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National flag hoisted upside down in Chhattisgarh

August 15th, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Aug 15 (ANI): In an incident displaying carelessness of state authorities, the national flag was hoisted upside down during the Independence Day celebrations at Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Saturday. People ...

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Gill calls upon states to allocate more money for sports

August 3rd, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Sports minister M.S. Gill Monday called upon the states to provide higher budgetary support to sports and also avail themselves of the maximum assistance under the Panchayat ...

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WADA’s ‘whereabout’ clause is not infringement on players’ privacy: Gill

August 3rd, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports MS Gill on Monday came out in support of the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) after the Board for Control of ...

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West Bengal Transport Minister passes away

August 3rd, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Kolkata, Aug 3 (ANI): West Bengal Minister for Transport, Sports and Youth Affairs Subhas Chakraborty passed away at a private hospital in Salt Lake on Monday. Sixty-eight-year-old Chakraborty is survived by his ...

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Sports Ministers to review various schemes today

August 3rd, 2009 - 11:33 am ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): The Centre has convened a Conference of State Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports here today. . The day-long Conference will provide a platform for exchange of ...

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Sports Ministers to review various schemes

July 31st, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): The Centre has convened a Conference of State Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports here on August 3. The day-long Conference will provide a platform for exchange ...

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Gill pledges support to injured hockey player Baljit Singh

July 20th, 2009 - 11:38 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, July 20(ANI): Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs M S Gill, on Monday visited injured hockey player Baljit Singh and pledged that Sports Ministry would ensure that help is ...

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Nagaland hold State Level National Integration camp

July 18th, 2009 - 11:50 pm ICT by ANI -
By Vibou Ganguly Kohima, July 18 (ANI): A week-long State Level National Integration camp was held in Nagaland with active participation of youths from different parts of the country. Youngsters from different States were ...

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Government allocates Rs 98650 million for Commonwealth Games

July 16th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): The Union Government has estimated Rs 98650 million for the up coming Commonwealth Games, at Delhi. Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Pratik Patil stated in ...

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Cenre allocated Rs 638 crore for Commonwealth Games’s training

July 14th, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by ANI -
In a bid to give a boost to the Indian sportspersons participating in the Commonwealth Games, Centre has allocated 678 crore rupees for the better training facilities. In a written reply to a ...

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Sports authorities felicitate pugilist Gold medallist Suranjoy in Manipur

July 8th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI -
By L. C. K Singh Imphal, July 8 (ANI): Mayengbam Suranjoy Singh of Manipur who recently won first Asian Championship Gold medal in 15 years at the Asian Boxing Championship held in China ...

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Sports authorities felicitate Gold medallist Suranjoy in Manipur

July 8th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI -
By L. C. K Singh Imphal, July 8 (ANI): Mayengbam Suranjoy Singh of Manipur who recently won first Asian Championship Gold medal in 15 years at the Asian Boxing Championship held in China ...

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Sports Minister inaugurates synthetic hockey surface in Sonepat

July 5th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI -
Sonepat, July 5 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Manohar Singh Gill, today inaugurated the newly laid synthetic hockey surface at Sports Authority of India (SAI), northern regional centre ...

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IOA hails government’s decision to keep sports in state list

IOA hails government’s decision to keep sports in state list

July 3rd, 2009 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and national sports federations Friday welcomed the government's decision to allow sport to remain in the state list. "We congratulate the union ...

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Change New Delhi to ‘Dilli’ before 2010 Games: minister

June 18th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Does 'Dilli' more effectively describe the cosmopolitan character of the national capital than 'New Delhi'? So feels Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister M.S. Gill, who wants ...

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Crisis marring Indian hockey will end soon: Gill

June 14th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, June 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports M.S. Gill, on Sunday said the government is keeping a watch on Indian hockey and would intervene to ...

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When Sports Minister Gill was told he didn’t act like a sportsman!

June 14th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, June 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports M.S. Gill had a surprise in store when he met the Fourth Estate at a briefing here on ...

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