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PM to deliver inaugural address at Khelo India Winter Games ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address at the opening ceremony of the second Khelo India Winter Games to be held at Gulmarg in north Kashmir from February 26 to March 2. Modi will attend the inauguration of the five-day long event via video conferencing on Friday, the Press Information Bureau said in a statement. The event is being organised by the Sports Ministry in collaboration with the J&K Sports Council and the Winter Games Association of J&K. The disciplines that will feature in it include alpine skiing, nordic ski, snowboarding, ski mountaineering, ice hockey, and ice skating among others. A total of 27 states, Union Territories and boards will be participating in the games.

Budget 2021: Govt cuts sports budget by Rs 230.78 crore in an Olympic year

The Central government in the Union budget for 2021-22 on Monday allocated Rs.2,596.14 crore to sports, less by Rs.230.78 crore -- or, 8.16 per cent -- allocated in the previous financial year

Sports budget takes cut of Rs 230.78 cr, Khelo India sees biggest reduction

The impact of the Covid-19 was felt on the national sports budget as the central government on Monday allocated Rs 2596.14 crore for the financial year 2021-22 -- a reduction of Rs 230.78 crore

Odisha eyes medals at 2021 Khelo India Games, to support state's new talent

Odisha will make all efforts to extend absolute support to its sportspersons who are aiming to qualify and win medals in the 2021 Khelo India Youth Games at Panchkula in Haryana.

Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 8 Khelo India State Centre of Excellence

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday virtually inaugurated eight Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE), including one in Nagaland.

Kalaripayattu, other indigenous games find place in Khelo India Youth Games

The other two games included are Gatka, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba

Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 67.32 cr to 6 Khelo India State CoE

The Sports Ministry has approved six centres as the Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE) and they will now be upgraded at a consolidated budget estimate of Rs 67.32 crore for FY 2020-21 and subsequent four years in an effort to identify and groom Olympic level talent.The States of Assam, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya and Sikkim and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, have been identified in the second leg.The centers identified in each state and the financial support extended includes:Assam: States Sports Academy, Sarusajai- Rs 7.96 croreMeghalaya: J N S Complex, Shillong, Meghalaya- Rs 8.39 croreDaman & Diu: New Sports Complex Silvassa- Rs 8.05 croreMadhya Pradesh: MP State Academy- Rs 19 croreMaharashtra: Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune- Rs 16 croreSikkim: Paljor Stadium, Gangtok - Rs 7.91 croreSpeaking about the initiative Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju in an official statement said, ..

SAI lodges FIR to demand probe into false ad for 2021 Khelo India Games

The Sports Authority of India lodged an FIR after several athletes across the country were duped of money through a false advertisement for next year's Khelo India Games

Elite, Khelo India shooters to continue training at home range: Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju announced that shooters of all categories - elite, developmental and Khelo India - will be given ammunition and targets so that they can continue training at their home range

Planning to host BRICS Games during Khelo India Games next year: Rijiju

India are planning to host BRICS Games in 2021 and may align it with Khelo India Games, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said

Actively organise state-level Khelo India Games to identify talent: Rijiju

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday asked the states to actively organise the Khelo India Games for identifying a larger pool of talent from the grassroots level.

Sports Ministry to turn 8 facilities into Khelo India Centre of Excellence

In the first leg, the ministry has identified state-owned sports facilities in Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala, Telengana, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland

Khelo India perfect platform to prepare athletes for Olympics, says Rijiju

"Today, we are training almost 15000 players in different academies which are accredited under 'Khelo India', the minister said

Modi may not inaugurate Khelo India in Assam; reports link it to CAA stir

Various organisations have threatened to intensify their stir if the prime minister came for the inaugural ceremony.

New policy to be unveiled to make India educational hub: Budget 2019

The finance minister also said that a National Sports Education Board will be set up under the Khelo India scheme

Khelo India Games: Children from humble background grab spotlight

One such case was Manipur's Nongbam Khomba Singh, the son of wall painter, hails from a remote village about 100km from Imphal