I did not get any invite from Sports Ministry: Shastri

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 00:49

Former India cricket captain Ravi Shastri today rejected criticism for not attending the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards committee meeting, saying that he was never informed by the Sports Ministry about it.

Ministry announces Sports Awards, 25 Arjuna trophies this year

Last Updated: Sunday, August 19, 2012, 15:04

An unprecedented 25 sportspersons will be conferred with the Arjuna awards this year.

Yogeshwar delighted at being recommended for Khel Ratna

Last Updated: Saturday, August 18, 2012, 20:21

London Olympics bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt, is extremely proud after his name was nominated for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award along with another medallist Vijay Kumar.

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is chairperson of Khel Ratna award selection committee

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 19:01

Athens Olympics silver medallist shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will chair the 15-member committee, which will select this year`s Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee and Arjuna Award winners

BCCI to nominate Rahul Dravid for Khel Ratna, Yuvraj Singh for Arjuna

Last Updated: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 15:45

The Cricket Board has decided to recommend recently retired stalwart Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Yuvraj Singh, the player of the World Cup, for the Arjuna Award.

Did Sports Ministry deliberately snub cricketers for Arjuna Awards?

Last Updated: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 22:33

The BCCI on Thursday officially made it clear that it did not receive any form from the Sports Ministry for nominating cricketers for the Arjuna and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards.

Now Sports Ministry claims, award circular was sent to BCCI

Last Updated: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 22:25

After making it amply clear that BCCI was left out when various awards nominations were sought from sports bodies, the Sports Ministry has now claimed that it indeed sent a letter to the Indian Cricket Board.

Ministry list reveals BCCI was ignored while sending circular

Last Updated: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 22:22

Unlike in the past, the sports ministry did not send the proforma applications and cicrular seeking names for Arjuna, and other important awards from the BCCI, reflecting the cold war that is raging between the two sides.

Narang happy to ‘finally’ get the Khel Ratna

Last Updated: Monday, August 29, 2011, 16:11

Ace Indian rifleman Gagan Narang is happy to have finally got the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award after being ignored for the honour last year.

Gagan Narang conferred with Khel Ratna award

Last Updated: Monday, August 29, 2011, 12:59

Gagan Narang was conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on Monday in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Gagan Narang to be conferred Khel Ratna on Aug 29

Last Updated: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 19:14

Ace shooter Gagan Narang will be conferred theprestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by President Pratibha Patil on August 29 as the government officially announced the list of awardees on Thursday.