Tag: Dhyan Chand
BCCI Recommends Kohli For Khel Ratna, Dravid For Dronacharya, Gavaskar For Dhyan Chand
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recommended Virat Kohli for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna honour while former India captain Rahul Dravid's name was recommended for the prestigious Dronacharya award.....
PM Modi Removes ‘Rajiv Gandhi’, Khel Ratna Award To Now Be Called Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Friday that he was renaming the nation's highest award for sports in response to "many requests from citizens across India". It will now be called Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award after the hockey wizard who won three Olympic gold medals for India from 1928 to 1936.....
PM Modi Launches Ujjwala 2.0 From Mahoba In UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday virtually launched the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), known as Ujjwala 2.0, here. ....
National Sports Day: PM Modi Pays Homage To Major Dhyan Chand On His Birth Anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to Hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary, also commemorated as National Sports Day. ....
Dhyan Chand's Magic With Hockey Stick Unforgettable: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid rich tribute to legendary sportsperson Major Dhyan Chand on the occasion of his 115th birth anniversary and said that his magic with the hockey stick can never be forgotten. ....
Dhyan Chand Biopic In The Works
The story of hockey legend Dhyan Chand will soon come alive on the big screen, in a biopic directed by Abhishek Chaubey. ....
National Sports Awards: Neeraj Chopra, 11 Others Get Khel Ratna; 39 Arjuna Awardees In Jumbo List
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, silver medal-winning wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, and Paralympic Games medallists Avani Lekhara, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Sumit Antil, and Manish Narwal were among a dozen awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the government on Tuesday. ....
