Maharashtra Government on Thursday said that it was planning to confer status of 'sport activity' on the traditional 'Dahi Handi', a unique Maharashtrian way of celebrating birth of Lord Krishna.

In a significant move, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on the occasion of Janmashtami on Thursday announced that Dahi Handi will get a status of sport and on the lines of Pro-Kabaddi, ...

MumbaiThe Maharashtra government’s decision to allow those participating in dahi handi to be eligible for government jobs under the 5 per cent sports quota has riled sports associations and ...

Given the fiercely competitive political environment, observers naturally associated an element of appeasement with the Shinde government's move, Shyam G Menon points out. IMAGE: A devotee breaks an ...

Maharashtra government has accorded 'Dahi Handi' festival the status of an 'adventure sport', in an effort to make it a safe activity and reduce the number of injuries associated with it Nagpur: ...

4 sports complexes to come up in Mumbai, Thane for training participants, panel to frame rules to end reign of ‘untrained’ mandals. 4 sports complexes to come up in Mumbai, Thane for training ...

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After criticism from various quarters including opposition leaders and Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) action committee members, state higher education minister Chandrakant Patil ...

The state government on Thursday said that it was planning to confer 'sport activity' status on the traditional 'Dahi Handi'. The state Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Padmakar Valvi told the ...