Chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy announces a reward of Rs. 50 lakh to rifle shooter Gagan Narang, who won a bronze medal in the London Olympics on Monday.
Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, on Tuesday, announced a reward of Rs. 50 lakh to rifle shooter Gagan Narang, who won a bronze medal in the London Olympics on Monday.
The chief minister announced the reward when Narang's parents met him at the Secretariat and informed him about his achievement. Congratulating them, the CM lauded his performance, and expressed confidence that Gagan Narang would win plenty of medals in other competitions and bring laurels to the state and the country.
Reiterating that the government would encourage sports, he said that the government is constructing sports stadia in all mandals to promote rural talent in sports. (INN)
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