{"id":104270,"date":"2017-08-30T17:42:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T17:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=104270"},"modified":"2017-08-30T17:42:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T17:42:35","slug":"pm-pays-tributes-legendary-hockey-player-major-dhyan-chand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/104270","title":{"rendered":"PM Pays tributes to legendary Hockey player Major Dhyan Chand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Delhi, Aug, 30 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated all <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-103672 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Modi-1.jpg\" alt=\"Modi 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" \/>sportspersons and sports enthusiasts on the National Sports Day. Prime Minister also paid tributes to legendary Indian Hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.\u00a0\u201dOn National Sports Day, I congratulate all sportspersons and sports enthusiasts who pursue sports with great vigour and passion.\u00a0I pay tributes to the exemplary Major Dhyan Chand, whose legendary sporting skills did wonders for Indian hockey.\u00a0 Sports is about physical fitness, mental alertness and personality enhancement.\u00a0 India is blessed with immense sporting talent. To harness this potential, a portal was launched by India Sports.\u00a0The National Sports Talent Search Portal gives essential direction &amp; support to youngsters to pursue their sporting aspirations and shine\u201d, the Prime Minister said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, Aug, 30 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated all sportspersons and sports enthusiasts on the National Sports Day. 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