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Sports lovers here were disappointed as Commonwealth Games gold medallist K Ravi Kumar skipped this year`s Senior National Weightlifting Championship, which started here on Saturday, due to health reasons. more...
Tihar Jail authorities as well various city hospitals, where sacked Commonwealth Games OC chief Suresh Kalmadi was medically examined recently, were asked by a Delhi court not to make public his medical condition. more...
Reuters India Games bid vital to Gold Coast's healthGold Coast Bulletin NewsA SUCCESSFUL bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games will injecdt $2 billion and 30000 fulltime jobs into the ailing Gold Coast economy. Premier Anna Bligh presented details of the city's bid for the Games at an official luncheon today, showcasing the new …Smaller cities have [...] more...
NEW DELHI: Athletes and officials at theCommonwealth Games Village seemed to haveenjoyed steamy sessions as an average of about640 condoms were used every day during the11-day-long sporting extravaganza, […] more...
Athletes planning to travel to India for the Commonwealth Games this week may find themselves in the heartbreaking position of making a choice between their safety and their […] more...
BBC Sport has recently released photos captured of the hotels in athletes’ village in New Delhi, India –the location for the 2010 Commonwealth Games being held October […] more...
To extend biological and radiological assistance to health institutions Prior to the Commonwealth Games at Delhi, we had trained a section of doctors, nurses, and […] more...
[caption id="attachment_9467" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="T S Darbari Arrested"][/caption] CWG scam: Darbari taunts CBI to go after big fish Utkarsh Anand Tags : CBI custody, M Jayachandran, Commonwealth Games Posted: Tue […] more...
The toxic stuff from the commonwealth games has a longer half-life than some people thought they would have, as IE reports: Commonwealth Games' Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi's close […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The Delhi government was ready for probe by the investigating agencies into irregularities in the preparations for the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said here Friday. more...
NEW DELHI: If dengue and malaria have come back with a vengeance, you can blame the Commonwealth Games for it. Having ensured a relatively dengue-free Games — there […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistdiscus thrower Krishna Poonia is ready to face world championDani Samuels for the USD 20,000 winner-takes-all contestanywhere in the world as long as the Asian Games preparationis not compromised, said her husband Virender. more...
Sydney, Oct 19 (IANS) Discus champ Dani Samuels' challenge to Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia from India to a winner-takes-all contest 'could be enormous', said the Australian's manager who added that 'it could be like a boxing match'. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday thanked her cabinet colleagues and officials for the success of the Commonwealth Games which concluded Oct 14. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistwrestler Sushil Kumar and silver medal winning shooter DeepakSharma were felicitated by the Ministry of Steel here at UdyogBhavan today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Congress MP and former sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, the most vocal critic of the Commonwealth Games, still insists that India should not have hosted the mega sporting event. more...
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Congress MP and former sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, the most vocal critic of the just ended Commonwealth Games, still insists India should have never hosted the event. more...
As the curtains fell on the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India yesterday, Nigeria could have been the next destination fo the competiton, but the Games will […] more...
Source: Financial Express, Oct. 14, 2010New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games end on Thursday with an opportunity lost to show off New Delhi to the world after a collapsing […] more...
Melbourne, Oct 15 (PTI) Rich praise continue to flowIndia's way following successful organisation of theCommonwealth Games with Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbibdescribing the mega event as 'exceptional'. more...
The Commonwealth Games end on Thursday with an opportunity lost to show off New Delhi to the world after a collapsing bridge, rogue snakes, health scares and heavy-handed security […] more...
Reuters | Oct 14, 2010 | 11:12am IST The Commonwealth Games end on Thursday with an opportunity lost to show off New Delhi to the world after […] more...
Discus champion Krishna Poonia criticised athletes who pulled out of the Commonwealth Gamesand said India had proved that it could host a successful event. (For Slideshow: Commonwealth Games Highlights, click here) The […] more...
So I’ve been looking for something to write about over the last few days and thought about the Commonwealth Games that’s going on right now over in Delhi. […] more...
Commonwealth Games organisers continued to wrestle with the riddle of why crowds were so sparse at venues when so many tickets had been sold, while health issues continued […] more...
Enlarge Photo Labourers stand outside the New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium September 3, 2010. Three Ugandan officials,... Three Ugandan officials, including their chef de mission, spent a […] more...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="257" caption=""Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial." -William Shakespeare"][/caption] Image: […] more...
Swimmer Fran Halsall ignored a dose of 'Delhi Belly' to win a shock women's 50 metre butterfly gold and kick-start England's Commonwealth Games Ashes battle with rivals Australia on Tuesday. more...
Delhi Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi brushed aside a string of problems with transport, a lack of spectators, food and security delays on Tuesday, saying everything would be resolved within 24 hours. more...
The Commonwealth Games, up until this point, have been a disaster for India’s poor, both economically and socially. My earlier post on this blog referred to the 47 […] more...
Yesterday, New Delhi staged a spectacular and successful opening of the XIX Commonwealth Games. The lead-up to the Games has been an interesting exercise of risk management, realpolitik, […] more...
The civic bodies are attributing the rapid increase in dengue cases this season to prolonged monsoon and stagnation of water at Commonwealth Games construction sites. more...
Much has been talked about CWG venues, athletes village, corruption from grass roots, health and hygiene, security threat etc. etc. in last 3 odd months. Some of the […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) India's Lawn Bowls manager RuptuGogoi, who was suspected to be down with dengue fever, wastoday confirmed to have contracted the disease, hours beforethe opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. more...
Sydney, Oct 3 (ANI): Defending Dani Samuels decision to withdraw from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, the coach of Australia's world discus champion, has described as 'misrepresentation and propaganda' in stories that have circulated in India since she withdrew from the Games. more...
Melbourne, Oct 3 (PTI) Taking a potshot at India's topwoman discuss thrower Krishna Poonia, Dani Samuels coachDaniel Lane said his world champion ward's decision to pullout of the Commonwealth Games has nothing to do with her form. more...
Toronto, Oct 3 (IANS) Having complained about every aspect of the Commonwealth Games and taking their reservations about India's ability to hold the show to ridiculous levels, Canada reportedly even expressed reluctance to join the opening ceremonies Sunday. more...
Providing assistance and relief to the para athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games beginning on Sunday, a shop in the Games Village is carrying out repairs and replace- ments of wheelchairs more...
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) With less than 24 hours left forthe biggest Commonwealth Games to begin, reports claimed thatIndia's Lawn Ball manager Ruptu Gogoi has contracted denguefever but the Bowls Federation of India said it's notconfirmed as yet. more...
With the Commonwealth games getting under way this weekend, it will come as a huge relief to the people of Delhi and in particular the event organisers. Come […] more...
Australia have lost two more athletes from their Commonwealth Games squad, with reigning discus gold medallist Scott Martin among two track and field competitors forced to pull out due to injury. more...
BANGALORE: Shoddy arrangements have left the Commonwealth Games with the need for an image makeover. But it's Prince Charles' wife Camilla who is flying in quietly for a […] more...
It started as the British Empire Games in 1930. It still begins with an official message from the Queen that travels by hand from Buckingham Palace. It still culminates with a tribute to the British Military that would put the old Red Square parades to shame. It is the Commonwealth Games (CWG) and its goal from the outset has been to use sports to create goodwill between the United Kingdom and the various outposts of ye olde empire. more...
Having chalked up another victory, Alf reckons he should be a member of the Commonwealth Games team in New Delhi. In fact he is in such damned good form […] more...
Quite recently, there has been immense focus in the media on the Commonwealth Games and the country in which it will be held. It appears that the conditions […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday inaugurated a state-of-the-art sports injury centre at Safdarjung Hospital here for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.The Rs.70-crore centre, equipped […] more...
Australian cyclist Travis Meyer and table tennis player Stephanie Sang today joined the growing list of athletes pulling out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in Delhi, citing security and health concerns. more...
The Centre aims to provide world class treatment for sport-related injuries to sportspersons of the country besides catering to the needs of the participants of the Commonwealth Games. more...
While everyone makes a last ditch scramble to save India's face and salvage the Games, things continue to fall apart. 1) Today, it was gold medalist boxer Akhil […] more...
Australian cyclist Travis Meyer and table tennis player Stephanie Sang today joined the growing list of athletes pulling out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in Delhi, citing security and health concerns. more...
Melbourne, Sep 26 (PTI) Australian cyclist Travis Meyerand table tennis player Stephanie Sang today joined thegrowing list of athletes pulling out of the troubledCommonwealth Games in Delhi, citing security and healthconcerns. more...
Edinburgh, Sept 26 (ANI): Scotland's number one tennis player Elena Baltacha has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi because of health concerns. more...
As someone who travels by road a lot, I can report that ‘Indians (continue to) defecate everywhere’ :V.S. Naipaul’s India made headlines all over the world last week for […] more...
Fearing a dengue epidemic and worried about hygiene in Games village, Britain's number one female tennis player Elena Baltacha today pulled out of the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games. more...
The 19th Commonwealth Games look set to begin as planned, but only after Delhi, and India gets the message that so far it has not been good enough. more...
And with Delhi being the host of Commonwealth Games to be held in 2010, give them some an allowance is crucial to a child’s ability to learn to […] more...
BBC Sport has recently released photos captured of the hotels in athletes’ village in New Delhi, India –the location for the 2010 Commonwealth Games being held October 3rd […] more...
Doctors and paramedics are upset with the facilities provided to them at Games venues. With medical staff posted full time at various venues, doctors say they are neither allowed to carry food inside nor are they provided meals. The state health department says they have taken up the matter with OC. more...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Hooper on Saturday said that only a small number of athletes have withdrawn themselves from the Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep. 25 (ANI): The Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Hooper on Saturday said that only a small number of athletes have withdrawn themselves from the Games. more...
The news media in India and specifically in Delhi has become increasingly critical of the Commonwealth Games (CWG). Most of the sport related issues centre on the withdrawal […] more...
Problems faced by 2010 Delhi Commonwealth GamesThe 2010 Commonwealth Games has been beset by a raft of problems -- including security venue and health fears -- ever since […] more...
By Michelle Owen Despite fears over safety and health risks, Team Wales have left the country for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Their first stop will be a holding camp […] more...
Two archers -- Kevin Tataryn and Dietmar Trillus - - have become the first Canadian athletes to pull out of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, citing health and safety concerns. Manitoba's Tataryn an more...
Olympic cycling champion Geraint Thomas and three other riders opted out of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday, hours after Wales had given athletes the all-clear to fly to New Delhi. more...
Gillard told reporters that Australian athletes should decide for themselves whether or not to attend the Games, but she pointed out the longstanding travel warnings. more...
Toronto, Sep 23 (IANS) After Canada Wednesday told some of its athletes to delay proceeding to the Commonwealth Games because of 'unliveable' conditions at the athletes' village, two […] more...
A few days down the line, we would have headlines that say - India is largest Gold medal winner at the commonwealth games. Guess why??? None of the […] more...
The Canadian Commonwealth contingent has deferred its arrival to India. Also, two Canadian archers have pulled out of the Commonwealth Games on health, security grounds. more...
The Canadian Commonwealth contingent has deferred its arrival to India. Also, two Canadian archers have pulled out of the Commonwealth Games on health, security grounds. more...
Toronto, Sep 23 (IANS) After Canada Wednesday told some of its athletes to delay proceeding to the Commonwealth Games because of 'unliveable' conditions at the athletes' village, two Canadian archers pulled out of the sporting event citing safety and health concerns. more...
Commonwealth Games England President Kelly Holmes has leapt to the defence of the Games in New Delhi, saying that it would be a success and Indians will feel "proud" despite the construction delays, security and health concerns. more...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit "prays every night" for the success of the Commonwealth Games but insists that she alone cannot be held responsible for the event. Dikshit […] more...
Less than 2 weeks remained for 19th Common wealth games in Delhi. Foot Bridge on Nehru stadium built for weight lifting has collapsed. It has raised concerns about […] more...
Canada will delay sending athletes to New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games because of concerns about health and safety conditions within the athletes village, Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) said on Wednesday. more...
Canada will delay sending athletes to New Deli for the Commonwealth Games because of concerns about health and safety conditions within the athletes village, Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) said on Wednesday. more...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) There was some respite for the beleaguered Commonwealth Games Organising Committee as Australia said it is committed to sending its team for the Oct 3-14 Games. more...
A week before the Commonwealth Games open in Delhi, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna is set to face some difficult questions from foreign ministers of the 53-nation grouping […] more...
The Commonwealth Games plunged into deep trouble after England admitted their participation is “on a knife-edge” while Scotland athletes delayed their departure to Delhi and Wales set a […] more...
REUTERS - The Delhi Commonwealth Games have been hit by a series of pullouts by high-profile athletes, taking much of the shine off next month's multi-sport gathering which is already besieged by a raft of other problems. more...
London, Sep 22 (IANS) Sport Wales has asked the organisers of the Commonwealth Games to confirm that the event venues and the accommodation arrangements are fully ready and safe to enable it decide on its next move. more...
Catch of the day:The Commonwealth Games has suffered another major setback after Scotland said it was delaying sending its athletes to Delhi over health and safety fears.And this:Commonwealth […] more...
Commonwealth Games organisers today suffered another setback with Scotland delaying the departure of their athletes to Delhi earlier scheduled tomorrow over health and safety fears. more...
Commonwealth Games England president Kelly Holmes said that Games would be a success and Indians will feel "proud" despite the construction delays, security and health concerns. more...
London, Sep 22 (PTI) Commonwealth Games England PresidentKelly Holmes has leapt to the defence of the scandal-marredCommonwealth Games in New Delhi next month, saying that itwould be a success and Indians will feel "proud" despite theconstruction delays, security and health concerns. more...
Enlarge Photo Labourers pull a hand cart loaded with bricks and sacks of sand in front of... A cancellation of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi could be disastrous […] more...
Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib today said more athletes are likely to pull out of the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games in India but his country is committed to take part in next month's multi-sporting event. more...
Australian sports minister Mark Arbib today said more athletes are likely to pull out of the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games in India but his country is committed to take part in next month's multi-sporting event. more...
A cancellation of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi could be disastrous for the future of the event and for India's world standing, according to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. more...
Australia Wednesday warned more athletes were likely to skip New Delhi's Commonwealth Games over safety fears as high-profile pull-outs and a bridge collapse fuelled concerns over the showpiece […] more...
Australia's government backed India on Wednesday amid concerns about New Delhi's ability to stage a successful Commonwealth Games next month, saying it was confident preparations for the event would be finished on time. more...
: It seems that there is no end to top athletes pulling out of the Commonwealth Games. Australia's world champion discus thrower Dani Samuels, three English athletes, the world triple jump champion more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games has been beset by a raft of problems -- including security, venue and health fears -- ever since Delhi were awarded the event in November 2003. more...
Ambulances for Commonwealth Games will now be brought from different government agencies, including the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central government hospitals and Centralized Accident and Trauma Services (CATS). more...
This could be a humiliating experience for India. I'm also sure Brazil is watching this with horror. They will be hosting the Olympics and they're reputation for success […] more...
Australian discus world champion Dani Samuels has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games because of security concerns, her coach was quoted as saying. more...
As Delhi gears up for the Commonwealth Games 2010, in the list of other things players can now be assured of healthy snack-breaks with Indian flavour at the stadia. more...
New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): Union Urban Development Minister and Chairman of the Group of Ministers (GoM) panel on the Commonwealth Games Jaipal Reddy has said there is no attempt to cover-up delay in infrastructure and facilities creation, and added that India is ready to host the 2010 Games beginning on October 3. more...
After several flipflops, Australia's world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre has finally confirmed his participation in the Delhi Commonwealth Games. Lapierre had initially decid- ed again more...
New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) With less than a fortnight leftfor Commonwealth Games and Delhi still reeling under dengueand swine flu outbreak, India today issued a health advisoryfor participants and visitors coming for the event asking themto take precaution, including carrying of full-sleeve clothes. more...
The Indian Government has assured the Common Wealth countries that all the security and health concerns ahead of the Commonwealth Games have been taken care of and that […] more...
[vodpod id=Video.4420488&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26]Just three weeks before the Commonwealth Games, Indian health officials are playing down the threat of a dengue fever outbreak in New Delhi. The outbreak is […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) Amid concerns over the dengueoutbreak in the capital ahead of Commonwealth Games, civicauthorities have sought the help of army engineering personnelto prevent mosquito breeding near the athletes' village here. more...
Just a week left for an international team to fly in for a final inspection and the Commonwealth Games Village still looks like an island in the Yamuna. […] more...
Just a week left for an international team to fly in for a final inspection and the Commonwealth Games Village still looks like an island in the Yamuna. Unable to drain the rainwater that has collected, which is breeding mosquitoes, a desperate Delhi government has decided to call in the more...
New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): Britain's world diving champion Tom Daley has said that he has no security fears ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which kicks off on October 3. more...
Australia`s triple Olympic champion Leisel Jones said Friday she has no security or health concerns about competing at next month`s New Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit appeared to be in her element as the 72-year-old shook a leg and sang Delhi's Commonwealth Games song 'Dilli Meri Jaan' with the band Euphoria. more...
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) Chief Minister Sheila Dikshitappeared to be in her elements today as the 72-year-old shooka leg and sang Delhi's Commonwealth Games song 'Dilli MeriJaan' with the Euphoria band at a function here. more...
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) As concerns mount over threat ofdengue during the Commonwealth Games, authorities here saidround-the-clock surveillance was being maintained at allvenues to check breeding while athletes will be given mosquitonets and repellents to keep the vector-borne disease away. more...
With just 30 days to go before the official opening of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, organizers continue to struggle with basic preparations like safety certificates for structures and the wherewithal to fight a potential epidemic. more...
New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): With over 1,000 suspected dengue cases being reported in New Delhi, the outbreak of the disease has added to the woes of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, which is already struggling against the backdrop of constructional delays and missed deadlines. more...
: A day after HT reported on para-athlete Prasanta Karmakar's preparations for the Commonwealth Games, a Bangalore-based IT firm came forward to provide monetary assistance to three athletes ncluding 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...
The family members of the athletes who will participate in Commonwealth Games in Delhi are unwilling to come to Delhi after the reports of dengue in the city. more...
New Delhi, Aug. 31 (ANI): 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...
Rumu Banerjee, TNN, Aug 27, 2010, 02.52am ISTNEW DELHI: It's a name that's making the officials of the organising committee (OC) of Commonwealth Games 2010 flinch. Over the […] more...
A medical team of close to 2000 people, including 386 doctors, will be deployed during the Commonwealth Games to make the mega event a health-hazard free sporting spectacle, the organisers said. more...
Following disclosures of corrupt practices in the setting up of the commonwealth games, many Indians have had reservations about such white elephants. Azim Premji gave voice to these […] more...
Faced with a controversy about the high rates at which medical equipment for the medical centers at Commonwealth Games venues were being procured, directorate of health services (DHS), Delhi government has found the easy way out. more...
Once denied entry to the India squad because of poor health, Surinder Kaur is now a pillar of strength for the women's hockey team. Last year's Arjuna Awardee, who has been leading the squad for the l more...
The number of hand-operated fogging machines has been doubled especially that to be used in the Commonwealth Games village to curb the dengue menace, a health official said. 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...
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here on Sunday that the dug up roads and unfinished work at the Commonwealth Games project sites were the breeding ground for mosquitoes and leading to the outbreak of the disease in the capital. more...
With the Commonwealth Games approaching and the fear of a dengue epidemic looming large, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to get its act together. On Wednesday, MCD cancelled all sanctioned leave of its staff, announcing that it would not give leave to any of its employees till the monsoon season is over and claimed that employees of the public health department would have to work on weekends too. more...
Wall Street Journal got Religion: Sid Harth August 21, 2010, 9:03 AM IST What You Said: A Tale of Two Games By Arlene Chang Tuesday’s post comparing New Delhi’s Commonwealth Games beginning […] more...
The organisers of the Commonwealth Games are expecting a large number of foreigners to visit India during the Games but the list of dos and don’ts they have prepared can actually end up scaring them off. more...
The emergency medical services (EMS) needed for such a massive showpiece event as the Commonwealth Games, which will have top athletes from all over the world, is still in a rag-tag state. more...
With the Commonwealth Games approaching and the fear of a dengue epidemic looming large, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to get its act together. On Wednesday, MCD cancelled all sanctioned leave of its staff, announcing that it would not give leave to any of its employees till the monsoon season is over and claimed that employees of the public health department would have to work on weekends too. more...
Safety, as reported by HT 10 days ago, will be the primary concern of Commonwealth Games Federation when its president arrives here for his two-day visit on Wednesday. The CGF chief, Mike Fennell, during an exclusive interview with HT, had asked the Games Organising Committee to provide fitness more...
: Safety, as reported by HT 10 days ago, will be the primary concern of Commonwealth Games Federation when its president arrives here for his two-day visit on Wednesday. The CGF chief, Mike Fennell more...
The threat of dengue will loom large even when the national capital will host the Commonwealth Games as officials say that the cases of the disease will continue to see an upward trend till the end of October. more...
'Rains, Commonwealth Games and increased surveillance is the result of the increased number of cases being reported this year,' a health official said. more...
In what could probably be a cause of worry for the Delhi government, the local civic body has found mosquitoes breeding at seven Commonwealth Games sites. It has issued notices to the officials concerned. more...
Urban development minister S Jaipal Reddy today said that a total of Rs28,054 crore have been spent on the games out of which Rs16,560 crore was given to the Delhi government for upgrading the capital infrastructure more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) said on Sunday no one should blame them for non-compliance of safety regulations as highlighted in the Central Vigilance Committee report. Reacting to Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell’s interview that appeared in HT on more...
Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said 35 venues/hospitals have been identified and they would be asked to remain alert to meet any emergency or accident. more...
A lack of basic equipment and staff notwithstanding, the Delhi government’s only trauma centre — Sushruta — has set itself the lofty target of becoming a world-class trauma facility before the Commonwealth Games. The administration is hoping to get a project worth Rs 10 crore approved, tenders floated and renovation completed — all in the 62 days before the Games. more...
After detecting mosquito breeding in many of the stadiums being prepared for the Commonwealth Games, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has now sounded an alarm. According to MCD officials, pits near the Games Village and lack of any outlet for drains at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium have become a cause for worry as they have become mosquito breeding grounds. more...
‘‘Do you want me to go to jail?’’ This was how an agitated chief minister Sheila Dikshit responded on Friday when she was repeatedly asked to comment on CVC report on corruption in Delhi government projects for the Commonwealth Games. more...