North East Games 2013

Under the Scheme of Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA), introduced from 2008-09 with the objective of creating/developing basic playfields in all village Panchayats of the country in a phased manner over a period of 10 years. Under the ...

French Open just got over, but closer home, Hotwar mega sports complex may serve an ace this month with its new lawn tennis training facility. Heres hoping it wouldnt turn out to be a case of love-all. The Rs 650-crore multidisciplinary sporting ...

Merentoshi R. Jamir DIMAPUR : Print Text Size Minister for youth resources and sports, Merentoshi R. Jamir has proposed setting up of two more sports academies in Mokokchung and Tuensang along with immediate construction of the Special Area ...

Betting in cricket is not a new phenomenon and people find all kinds of excuses to bet on anything remotely connected with the game - from dogs entering and exiting a field to birds flying over it. Sadly, betting in cricket has grown to take the ...

To encourage youth to take up sports, the Haryana sports and youth affairs department has appointed coaches in 2,476 villages and 48 blocks under the Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) scheme. Village pachayats would be provided

R Sedhuraman & MS Unnikrishnan Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 25 Law Minister Kapil Sibal today said the government had decided to enact a comprehensive, standalone national law to check match-fixing, spot-fixing and other dishonest practices ...

New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS) In the wake of the (IPL) spot fixing scam, Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said his ministry is working on ways to stop betting and fixing. The two-day conference of Ministers of States/UTs in charge of ...

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS) Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said that supporting and promoting the youth development must be one of the foremost priorities, across all sectors and stakeholders in the country.Inaugurating the ...

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today said that the government would set up 25 Centres of Excellence with an aim to make India among the top five sporting nations in the world by 2024. Speaking at the conference of Sports Ministers and ...