Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s name has been recommended for the Dronacharya Award by the Yoga Federation of India (YFI). His name was forwarded to the sports ministry in April this year for producing ‘World Champion yogis’. YFI president Ashok Kumar Agarwal said Singh is eligible for[Read More…]
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PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar conferred with Khel Ratna awards
For the first time four athletes including PV Sindhu (Badminton), Sakshi Malik (Wrestling), Dipa Karmakar (Gymnatics) and Jitu Rai (Shooting) were conferred with—India’s highest sporting honour—Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on Monday. In a star-studded ceremony, President Pranab Mukherjee gave medals, certificates and cash prize worth Rs. 7.5 lakh to[Read More…]