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Daily BhaskarCBI's special team to study CAG reportHindustan TimesThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to study the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on alleged irregularities related to the conduct of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) to decide if it is …CWG: Civic agencies under CBI [...] more...
New Delhi Games furniture comes undoneHindustan TimesThe Capital's civic agencies had executed several projects before the 2010 Commonwealth Games, claiming they will help transform the face of the city by providing world-class facilities to Delhiites. Almost a year later, many of the projects have been …and more » more...
Games flyovers fail strength test: CVCHindustan TimesAre the flyovers constructed during the Commonwealth Games really safe to drive on? In its recent report on bidding, cost and quality of Games-related projects, the chief technical examiner's organisation (CTEO) of the Central Vigilance Commission …CVC blames civic agencies for CWG messTimes of Indiaall 7 news articles » more...
After the organising committee (OC), it's the turn of civic agencies to face the music for alleged corruption in preparation for the Commonwealth Games (CWG). more...
The Delhi high court (HC) stalled on Monday Delhi Development Authority's (DDA's) move to confiscate Rs183-crore bank guarantee of Emaar-MGF, its partner in the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village flats. more...
Latest Indian addition to the English language: View cutter: "The government and civic agencies in association with the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) had identified […] more...
Two days before the capital hosts a walk and cyclothon as part of the Commonwealth Games, work on the routes still remains. Delhiites can expect roadblocks in central Delhi on Sunday as cyclists will take part in the 165-km event. To facilitate the event, roads are going to be blocked off a night earlier. The events are scheduled on October 9, 10 and 14. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Delhi's civic authorities, clearing the city of stray dogs in the wake of the Commonwealth Games, are dumping them on the outskirts of the city and have also committed brutalities against these canines, animal rights activists have claimed. more...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Through the dark clouds of controversy, Delhi residents have begun to see a silver lining - starting with a world-class new airport and an extended and efficient Metro service, significant parts of the capital suddenly seem to have cleaner roads, gleaming bus stops, greener sidewalks, better signages and even ornamental street furniture, thanks to the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Sept.16 (ANI): The Walled City and Subhash Marg in Daryaganj are all set to get a facelift ahead of next month's XIXth Commonwealth Games. more...
On the threat of dengue looming over the Games, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said civic agencies are taking necessary steps to contain the spread of the disease. more...
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) With exactly a month left for theCommonwealth Games, authorities today admitted that there maybe some "hitches" here and there but were optimistic thatoverall it will be a "great" event. more...
In a bid to facilitate smooth functioning of all the venues during 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi has made elaborate arrangements to ensure efficient Cleaning and Waste Management. more...
In a volte-face of sorts, Delhi Police said on Monday that its primary aim is to ensure a safe Commonwealth Games and nothing has affected preparations so far. The statement comes days after special commissioner (administration) Neeraj Kumar said in a news conference that the ‘‘delay’’ in handing over the sporting venues could have been avoided from the security point of view. more...
Call it a preemptive strike. Even before opposition could launch a full-fledged attack on government over alleged corruption in the Commonwealth Games projects, CM Sheila Dikshit on Monday urged the BJP in the Delhi assembly to ‘‘not make things worse’’ and ‘‘join hands’’ to make the sporting event a great success. more...
Here is another broken promise. To ensure an ‘‘uniform look’’ in the city, civic bodies were expected to install similar street furniture on 54 major roads leading to stadiums, airport and railway station before the Commonwealth Games. But with streetscaping work yet to complete, the civic agencies were drastically cutting down on what they had promised. more...
The lack of coordination between civic agencies continues to plague projects related to the Commonwealth Games 2010. Now, the elaborate landscaping plan for the Barapullah drain basin, which was to be executed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), has been scrapped. The reason: PWD is yet to hand over the required land. more...
The Commonwealth Games deadline has just been pushed back, yet again. On Friday, Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit announced that, god willing, the Games venues would be ready to be handed over only by September 10-15. This means the venues will be ready just about a fortnight before the Games. more...
NEW DELHI: Way back in May, Delhi's traffic police had told the civic agencies about 279 roads that were likely to come under water in the monsoon, but three months down the line endless traffic jams in the Commonwealth Games host city reveal that the warning fell on deaf ears. more...
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday appealed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders not to make things worse, but rather join hands with the Government to make the 2010 Commonwealth Games a success. more...
Perturbed over the negative publicity created due to controversies over Commonwealth Games preparations, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today appealed to BJP not to make things worse. more...
The R 30,000-crore makeover Delhi is getting for the Commonwealth Games includes everything — flyovers, underpasses, subways, bus stations and even waterless toilets. But it lacks one crucial element: the veins of the city — its drainage system. The long-forgotten drainage system is now crumbling. And along with it are the roads. more...
Critics of the Commonwealth Games have yet another reason to pan the event which will ensure the next couple of months are just not the right time to get married in Delhi. more...
After the chief minister’s office issued orders last month setting July 31 as the deadline for stopping all digging work, the Delhi government’s urban development department on Wednesday issued orders banning road cutting exercises for any kind of work by any agency from August 20. While the July 31 deadline set by the CM’s office was made to sound sacrosanct, urban development minister AK Walia’s orders setting August 20 as the deadline for banning all road cutting work is likely to lead to confusion. more...
The Commonwealth Games might be hanging over their heads, but even that has not stopped the civic agencies from again pushing the deadline to remove tonnes of construction and demolition waste strewn on the Capital’s streets. As the deadline to remove the malba is set to expire on August more...
Delhi lieutenant governor's office has issued a series of directions to civic agencies and other utilities so that NHAI can expedite the widening of M G Road from Andheria More to Gurgaon border ahead of the Commonwealth Games. more...
Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief Perry Crosswhite on Monday said the Delhi Games have turned into a political battle in India with parties trying to settle scores by raising a furore over alleged corruption and construction delays. more...
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday asked local shop owners and market associations to gear up for a major trading opportunity during the Commonwealth Games. The CM said the government and civic agencies MCD and NDMC are already sprucing up some markets in capital including Connaught Place and Khan Market. more...
The Central Vigilance Commission is examining all construction work related to Commonwealth Games being undertaken by civic agencies following complaints of alleged large-scale corruption. The anti-corruption watchdog has also decided to formulate vigilance guidelines to check Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects. more...