Sports Ministry removes one from Drona nominees, keeps Arjuna list intact
(WorldNews Health)

The Sports Ministry has dropped para-sports coach Satyanarayana from the list of this year´s Dronacharya awardees due to a criminal defamation case pending against him, but made no changes to the names recommended for the Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards. The decision means that tennis player Rohan Bopanna and weightlifter Sanjita Chanu will miss out on the Arjuna awards despite the late push given to their names. `Yes, we have removed the name of Satyanarayana since he has a case pending against him,` a Sports Ministry official told PTI, referring to a defamation case against the coach. `He has to clear his name first and only then he can be considered,` said a Ministry official. Satyanarayana...