Articles tagged under: Khel Mahakumbh 2012

Narendra Modi’s latest blog post

February 14, 2013

Shri Modi's address to concluding function of Khel Mahakumbh 2012 By our correspondent, Gandhinagar, 14 February 2013 Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi has published a latest blog post. It is about recently concluded Khel Mahakumbh - Gujarat's own annual Olympic type sports mega event: Dear Friends, I would like to extend my greetings to everyone on the occasion of Basant Panchami. May Goddess Saraswati bless us with the infinite knowledge and wisdom! Whenever ...Read More

Decision to drop kushti from Olympic an insult to India:Modi

February 14, 2013

By our correspondent, Ahmedabad, 14 February 2013 Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today strongly protested the decision to drop millennium-year-old sports of kushti (wrestling) from Olympic Games, describing it as an insult to India and other Asian countries. Addressing the grand finale of the month-long 3rd statewide month-long Khel Mahakumbh-2012 at Shahibag Police Stadium here this evening, he said that kushti is one of the oldest form of sports and the decisio...Read More

Modi to attend the concluding function of Khel Mahakumbh 2012

February 11, 2013

Ahmedabad, 11 February 2013 Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi will attend the concluding function of Khel Mahakumbh 2012 at Ahmedabd's Shahibag police stadium on Wednesday, 13 February. Four state ministers, Chief Secretary and Mayor will attend the function among others. Shri Modi will distribute prizes in this function to winner teams and sportsperson. Khel Mahakumbh, Gujarat's own state level Olympic was inaugurated in Surat by Chief Minister. The annual mega eve...Read More

25 lakh registrations, 7 lakh women players, Rs 25 crore prizes: Khel Mahakumbh 2012 kicks off

January 18, 2013

Surat, 18 January 2013 Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated the latest edition of annual sports extravaganza Khel Mahakumbh 2012-13 in Surat. The Chief Minister welcomed the Khel Mahakumbh torch and district-wise march past of the sportsmen. Modi said that due to model code of conduct effective in the state, the 2012 edition of Khel Mahakumbh had to be postponed, and it is taking place now, and the government will organize the 2013 edition of Khel Ma...Read More

The latest blog post of the Chief Minister

January 18, 2013

His speech during the inaugural function of the latest edition of Khel Mahakumbh Ahmedabad, 18 January 2013 Presented here is the latest blog post by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. It is on Khel Mahakumbh - an annual festival of sports organized by the state government. The Chief Minister opened the festival today at Surat: After the results of the 2012 Gujarat Vidhan Sabha were declared and in between the massive preparations of the 2013 Vibrant Gujarat Glo...Read More

Gujarat to announce Sports Policy:Narendra Modi(Video)

December 31, 2012

Gandhinagar, 31 December 2012 Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi today flagged off Khel Mahakumbh (KMK) torch rally from Gandhinagar. He expressed resolve to develop sports as an integral part of society rather than a mere competition. The torch rally will move across Gujarat till next 18 days as a part of preparation of Khel Mahakumbh-2012/13, carrying the message ‘ramshe Gujarat, jitshe Gujarat’. Speaking on the occasion Mr. Modi expressed happi...Read More

Khel Mahakumbh torch to reach every district of Gujarat

December 31, 2012

Ahmedabad, 31 December 2012 Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi will flag off the Khel Mahakumbh 2012-13 torch run from Gandhinagar town hall. Minister of Youth and Cultural affairs Shri Ramanlal Vora will be the Chief Guest of the function. As many as 20.83 lakh sports lovers have registered for participation in Khel Mahakumbh. The torch run will first go to north Gujarat's Sabarkantha-Himmatnagar, and later visit Banaskantha, Kutch-Bhuj and various districts of ...Read More