Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju today said that Government of India was mulling to bolster sports ecology of Jammu and Kashmir saying that  Kashmir would be hub of winter games.Inaugurating the maiden Khelo India Winter...

Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju today participated in the interactive session with youth at National Integration Camp hosted by Government Physical Education College Gadoora, Ganderbal to motivate and guide the youth for...

Under the CSR initiatives of the Company, Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India (SPMCIL) contributed a sum of Rs 1 Crore towards National Sports Development Fund under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for the top athletes of our Country...

The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (I/c), Shri Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the first-ever Khelo India Winter Games in the Union Territory of Ladakh at Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir today. The event, which is first of its kind in India,...

The Vice President of India  M Venkaiah Naidu today advised the Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Kiren Rijiju to expedite various ongoing sports projects in Andhra Pradesh, including the construction of multipurpose Sports Complex...

The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju has said that Sports must be given a structured format to make India as a mega sporting country. He was addressing the gathering after launching the Theme Song of Khelo India University Games 2020,...

Just days after Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the first ever Khelo India Winter Games and included SnowShoe sport into the games, Kashmir athletes representing  India in World SnowShoe Championship at Myoko Japan have bagged three medals.In...

Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday inaugurated indoor multipurpose sports complex here at Bhagwati Nagar.The complex is constructed by the J&K State Sports Council at the cost of Rs 4 crore.The...

Minister of State(I/C) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju  andactor Suniel Shetty have called for a clean and drug-free sports culture, urging Khelo India athletes to refrain from any banned substances.During a workshop in Guwahati todayto...

“In a significant move, it has been decided that there shall be convergence of activities of the Ministries of Health & Family Welfare, and Youth Affairs and Sports for giving thrust to the national ‘Fit India’ movement, that was launched by Hon. Prime...

Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Kiren Rijiju has called for rigorous campaign to bring awareness about Doping. He further stated that a sense of clean sports must be inculcated in the players from the very beginning. Speaking at the Ceremony...

The Union Minister of State (IC) for Development of Northeastern Region ( DoNER), Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Pension and Public Grievances, Atomic Energy & Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today attended the ongoing Hornbill festival...

Fit India Plogging Run, which was launched on October 2, 2019, concluded today in Delhi’s Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, having covered 50 cities across the country.During the event, Minister of State(I/C) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju felicitated...

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Kiren Rijiju jointly inaugurated the newly constructed Cricket Stadium at KV No. 1, Delhi Cantt in Delhi today. They also launched the Fit India School Rating...

Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs & Sports,  Kiren Rijiju visited the Kendriya Vidyalaya at Andrews Ganj, here today to participate in Fitness Week Celebrations at the school. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has taken the initiative...

Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here today that the Ministry of Minority Affairs has been working on war-footing to establish “Hunar Hubs” in every state of the country in the next five years to train and encourage indigenous talent...

Conference of Ministers and Secretaries of the States and Union Territories in charge of Youth Affairs and Sports was held in New Delhi today. In his inaugural address, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports(I/C) Shri Kiren Rijiju called for collective efforts...

Terming organ donation as a divine and godly act that has the power to saves many lives, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare urged everyone towards  organ donation. “The families of organ donors are bravehearts who take such...

In a revolutionary step aimed to inculcate the habit of fitness among school children, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be observing Fitness Week in the  second and third Week of November, as part of the Fit India Movement. The...

Sports Authority of India (SAI) organized a two-day (23,24 Oct) vigilance seminar on the theme,  ‘Preventive Vigilance and Integrity: A way of life’ which was inaugurated by Minister of  State (I/C)Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri. Kiren Rijiju here...

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has called for creating a sports culture in the country. Inaugurating the India Sports Summit, Fitness: $10 bn opportunity here today, he said thatSporting culture has to become a way of life. He called...

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (I/C) Kiren Rijiju flaged off Fit India Plog Run organised by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports here today, on the occasion of the  150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at Indira Gandhi Stadium. He was joined...

Union Human Resource Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ’Nishank’ chaired the Special Meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) held in New Delhi today. The meeting was attended by Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, MoS (Independent Charge) for Ministry of...

Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports today met here the members of the Indian shooting team that returned from the recently-concluded ISSF  Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Rio De Janeiro. He congratulated the shooters for their...

The Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports (I/C)  Kiren Rijiju here today conferred the National Youth Awards on individuals (aged between 15-29 years) and organizations for excellent work and contribution in different fields of development and...

For the third time since the beginning of the Special Olympics, the Special Olympics Torch, “Flame of Hope” has arrived in India. The Flame of Hope after travelling from Singapore to Delhi, reached New Delhi today.The minister of state (I/c) for youth affairs...

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju thinks that Indian table tennis is on the rise and India must become a global powerhouse in sports.Rijiju made the comment during the opening ceremony of the third edition of the Ultimate Table Tennis season on Thursday.Rijiju lauded...

Senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Deputy Leader of Opposition, Bibi Saravjit Kaur Manuke, on Wednesday met union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and urged him to make special budgetary provisions under the sports quota to set up special sports centers...

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, along with Kushal Das, General Secretary of AIFF, launched the AIFF Golden Baby Leagues Handbook 2019-20 on the sidelines of the Intercontinental Cup in Ahmedabad.The launch also marked the renaming of the 'AIFF Baby Leagues'...

The government "will provide extra financial help wherever it's possible" for Indian football, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday."We have seen certain improvements in our men's, as well as women's football, in recent times. From the Sports...

Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports  Kiren Rijiju met the successful Indian weightlifting contingent and congratulated them for their superlative performance at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships held in Apia, Samoa from July 9-14....

Kiren Rijuju, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports today gave Arjuna Awards to Smriti Mandhana (Cricket) and  Rohan Bopanna (Tennis) in a ceremony held in New Delhi.Smriti Mandhana and Shri Rohan Bopanna were selected...

The 6th National Wheelchair Basketball Championship concluded here today with Maharashtra bagging the top honours in both the Men's and Women's categories. Punjab emerged runners up and Tamilnadu third in Men's category while in Women's category Tamilnadu...

Kiren Rijiju, Minister of state (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports met the Indian women’s hockey team here today and congratulated them for their victory at the FIH Series Finals that were held in Hiroshima, Japan from June 15-23. With this win, India has...

Sports Minister Kirren Rijiju clarified that any decision regarding India potentially boycotting the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games due to the ouster of shooting from the games programme will have to be taken after due consultation with the government.Rijiju,...

Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has directed all Sports Authority of India (SAI) campuses to increase green cover. In a circular issued to the 12 regional SAI centres, the ministry has asked that saplings of trees and bushes indigenous to the...

Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju today visited Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi and gathered first-hand information about the facilities there. He  went to cycling Velodrome and interacted with the trainees there. He...

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday lavished praise on his predecessor and former Union sports minister Rajyavardhan Rathore, saying he had inspired millions, and that they will work together and fulfil the vision of Prime Minister Narendra...

Kiren Rijiju assumed charge as Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs here, today. He was welcomed at the office by Shri Sailesh, Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs and other senior officials of the Ministry.Brief Profile Kiren Rijiju...

Kiren Rijiju took over as the Minister of State (Independent charge) for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports here today.  Kiren Rijiju was administered the oath of office and secrecy by the President in a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan yesterday.Briefly...

Kiren Rijiju was on Friday appointed as the new Sports Minister. He replaced Olympic medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.Along with the Independent charge of the Sports and Youth Affairs, Rijiju was also named as the Minister of State for Minority Affairs."My...

Kiren Rijiju has been the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the northeastern states.Rijiju on Thursday took oath as a Union Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new ministry. The Lok Sabha member from Arunachal West constituency was bound to...

The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said the Government is committed to improve the working conditions and quality of life of jawans of the Central Armed Police forces (CAPFs). He was speaking at an event here after inaugurating 28 projects covering...

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Monday urged the Arunachal Pradesh government to immediately initiate dialogue process with all stakeholders to restore peace in the northeastern state which has witnessed sustained violence over the...

Union Minister of Textiles  Smriti Zubin Irani today inaugurated various projects under the Ministry of Textiles at Udalguri in presence of Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju and Members of Parliament Shri Ramen Deka and Shri Biswajit Daimary.In...

The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) celebrated its 55th Anniversary Parade at its 25th Battalion, Ghitorni, here today. The Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju took the salute of the parade and inspected the impressive parade with Director General,...

The Union Home Minister has said the Internal Security situation in the country has vastly improved, particularly in the North-East and the LWE affected States. Addressing the Inaugural Session of the Conference of Director Generals and Inspector Generals...

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari inaugurated/ lay the foundation for national highways projects worth Rs 9533 crore at separate events in Roing and Ziro...

A group of 40 Indian Diaspora youth called on the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju here today.The participants from eight countries are in India as part of the 25-day visit under the 49th 'Know India Programme' (KIP), being organised...

Union Minister of State for Home Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the 19th All India Police (AIPDM) Shooting Competition-2018 at Manesar, Gurugram in Haryana today. The Meet is  being organized by the National Security Guard (NSG) under the aegis of All...

A group of 26 students from the remote part of seven North Eastern States of Assam, Tripura,  Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh called on Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju here today. The students are on a National...

The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju took salute at the 54th Raising Day Parade of Border Security Force here today.Addressing the gathering Shri Kiren Rijiju said the BSF should take steps towards digitalization as the country is taking...

The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, inaugurated the 14th Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here today. The theme of this year’s Formation Day is ‘Early Warning for Disasters’.Delivering the inaugural address,...

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan went cycling with Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju in Arunachal Pradesh to promote an adventure festival here.Rijiju on Friday posted a string of photographs and captioned it: "Hearty congratulations to the...

The Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the workshop on ‘Role of Media in Disaster Management’, here today. The workshop was organised by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) and National Disaster Management Authority...

The Regional Conference under the aegis of the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, was organized by Regional Implementation Offices of North-1 and North-2 Regions in Chandigarh today. Central Government Officials from Delhi, Punjab,...

India and Morocco on Monday signed an agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, a move to strengthen bilateral cooperation and provide strong legal base for extradition of fugitive offenders, a Home Ministry statement said.The pact was signed...

Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh here today launched two separate portals to strengthen Women Safety. The portal “cybercrime.gov.in” will receive complaints from citizens on objectionable online content related to child pornography, child sexual abuse material,...

The Ambassador of Japan to India, Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu called on the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs,Kiren Rijiju here today. The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest including cooperation in infrastructure, bamboo research and application...

The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju has stressed the importance of seamless Coordination and Intelligence sharing among the Security Forces in North Eastern States to ensure security of the region. He was addressing the delegates at...