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Daily MailIndian Olympic body to clarify stand on Suresh KalmadiTimes of India(TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association plans to respond to the International Olympic Committee later this week explaining the status of its president Suresh Kalmadi, the disgraced head of the 2010 Commonwealth Games organizing committee.Indian Olympic Association to clarify stand on KalmadiFirstpostall [...] more...
PALA: Hundreds of poles imported for the Commonwealth Games are gathering dust in the warehouses of Sports Authority of India (SAI), but the students of the Jumps Academy […] more...
Daily MailTop 10 facts about Kalmadi's Commonwealth Games scandalNDTVNew Delhi: 1) Suresh Kalmadi was given bail by the Delhi High Court today in a corruption case related to the Commonwealth Games. He was arrested on April 26 last year. Mr Kalmadi, an MP from Pune, served as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of …Suresh [...] more...
The Games that very nearly didn't begin have finished with the kind of flourish that was entirely expected in India.There were so many reasons the New Delhi Commonwealth […] more...
Pooja Sareen, Student, Apeejay Institute of Mass CommunicationDelhi High court finally granted bail to the commonwealth games scams accuse Suresh Kalmadi after almost 9 months. Suresh Kalmadi was […] more...
Kalmadi moves HC again to attend ParliamentTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Sacked Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, in jail, has moved the Delhi high court again for permission to attend the Parliament. The 67-year-old Congress MP from Pune moved the high court challenging its single …and more » more...
A latest stock taking report by India’s federal audit bureau blames the Commonwealth Games corruption scandal on prime minister Manmohan Singh’s office and the Delhi government. I preparation […] more...
The Hindu PMO played key role in Kalmadi heading OCTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Prime Minister's Office was instrumental in the appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee in January 2005. This is made clear by a note from the PMO dated December 6, 2004, a copy of which …“Contractual agreement [...] more...
gulfnews.comTests 'OK' , Kalmadi goes back to TiharTimes of IndiaThe sacked chief of the Commonwealth Games organizing committee was discharged on Thursday from the All Institute of Medical Sciences where he had undergone several tests, including those for the memory-related disorder. Hospital sources said his brain …CAG holds PMO responsible for making Kalmadi Commonwealth Games [...] more...
CAG holds PMO responsible for making Kalmadi Commonwealth Games chiefEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: The Comptroller and Auditor General, whose report on the 2G spectrum allocation exposed the scam, has held the Prime Minister's Office responsible for making Suresh Kalmadi the Commonwealth Organising Committee Chairman, according to an …Report questions PMO for making Kalmadi Games ChairmanNDTV.comCAG questions [...] more...
Edinburgh, July 14 (ANI): A register of the gifts and hospitality for the officials in charge of Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games has been published following the resignation of its chief executive. more...
The bitter dispute over proposed reforms of Indian sports administration in the wake of the shambolic build-up to the Commonwealth Games is showing no signs of abating despite threats that the country of 1.1 billion could be excluded from the Olympics. more...
Data theft: Games CEO wants probeTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The CEO of Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee, Jarnail Singh, has written to the commissioner of police BK Gupta regarding theft of valuable data from the office of OC chief vigilance officer. In the letter dated June 16, …and more » more...
Moneycontrol.com ED quizzes Kalmadi in Tihar for CWG fraudTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday questioned sacked Commonwealth Games' organizing committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi in Tihar Jail, where he has been lodged since his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation on April 25. …ED questions Kalmadi in TiharHindustan TimesCWG scam ED [...] more...
SuperSport.com Lanka ready to hold Commonwealth Games – CB Governor CabraalCeylon Daily NewsCommonwealth Games 2018 Organizing Committee Chairman and Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal yesterday expressed his fullest confidence that Sri Lanka will be ready to host the second biggest sporting event in the world – the Commonwealth Games …Sri Lanka confident of hosting 2018 [...] more...
Moneycontrol.com OC blames Kalmadi for CWG messTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: With its erstwhile head Suresh Kalmadi in jail, the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee has named the Pune MP as culpable for the gross mismanagement and widespread corruption that tainted the Delhi games. In its responses to the VK …C'Wealth games scam: ED to quiz Suresh Kalmadi [...] more...
Govt could have avoided CWG mess if it heeded 2008 CAG alertTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The government might have escaped a bloody nose and India a global stink if an audit warning of the Suresh Kalmadi-led Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee's bid rigging, sloppy stadium development, improper hires, slipshod records and …and more » more...
NEW DELHI: Sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi will be produced in a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court at Patiala House today. Kalmadi […] more...
NEW DELHI: Sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi will be produced in a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court at Patiala House today. […] more...
CTV.caC'Wealth Games scam: CBI conducted three raids in Pune for proofDaily News & AnalysisAs part of its intensive investigation into the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) made three surprise visits to Pune i... more...
NEW DELHI — Indian officials arrested the chief organizer of last year’s Commonwealth Games on Monday as part of a corruption investigation into the scandal-plagued competition in New […] more...
With party leader Suresh Kalmadi appearing to be heading for bigger trouble, Congress today further distanced itself from him noting that he was not made the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee chief for being a party MP. more...
Probing the corruption trail in the Commonwealth Games, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has tracked an email that, its officials say, is the first specific […] more...
Sydney, Feb.7 (ANI): Commonwealth Games organizers could face an expensive and embarrassing class action over their refusal to pay the international companies who put on the Delhi Games. 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...
Australian firms, whose dues were withheld by the CWG OC due to "under performance and contractual obligations", have vowed that they would pursue the matter by means including legal. more...
Sacked top OC officials Lalit Bhanot and Suresh Kalmadi, who termed his removal as "illegal and uncalled for", refused to follow the formalities of handing over charge to newly-appointed Commonwealth Games Organising Committee CEO Jarnail Singh who said he has taken over on his own. more...
Embattled Suresh Kalmadi today hit back at the Sports Minister, terming his sacking from the chairmanship of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee as “ille- gal and uncalled for.“A day after he w more...
Embattled Suresh Kalmadi hit back at the Sports Minister, terming his sacking from the chairmanship of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee as "illegal and uncalled for." more...
New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi has been sacked as Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee. His deputy, Lalit Bhanot, has also been dismissed. They were reportedly […] more...
The Government has decided today to remove Shri Suresh Kalmadi from the position of the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, CWG, Delhi, 2010 and the position of Chairman, […] more...
British High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg has sought an "early resolution" to the issue of Rs 96 crore CWG-related payout due to British broadcaster SIS Live. more...
Sports Minister Ajay Maken said that CWG OC`s outstanding dues towards foreign firms will be paid within ten days after much diplomatic embarrassment. more...
Colonial Olympics calamityOrganizers of October?s 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi needed eight years to plan for the quadrennial event. They got seven. As such, missed deadlines, poor […] more...
Raids that lasted eight hours at his houses in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune didn’t seem to affect Suresh Kalmadi’s holiday cheer. ”I’m not hurt. I told you […] more...
Colonial Olympics calamityOrganizers of October?s 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi needed eight years to plan for the quadrennial event. They got seven. As such, missed deadlines, poor […] more...
Dear Readers, Our website will be up and live only on 1-1-11, but we cannot resist the urge to re-post some already published articles on the CWG or Commonwealth […] more...
A month ago, when the CBI had arrested three officials of the Delhi Commonwealth Games organizing committee, it was said that it was a matter of days before […] more...
Foreign companies are planning legal action against organizers of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, claiming they are still owed millions for their work on the opening and closing ceremonies and are being blocked from taking their equipment out of India. more...
NEW DELHI: In a blow to Suresh Kalmadi, his one-time trusted aide, T S Darbari, appears to be breaking ranks. On Monday, Darbari's counsel told […] more...
TS Darbari, a close aide of Commonwealth Games organizing committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi, reportedly revealed in a Delhi court on Monday that he played no role […] more...
On the evening of 14th October 2010 every Indian heaved a sigh of relief- from CWG Organizing Committee to bureaucrats, from the athletes to the government. The commonwealth […] more...
Officials of CBI arrested Commonwealth Games 2010's top officials after conducting raids for their alleged role in some of the corruption charges related to the games. Close aides of […] more...
Our sportspersons have made India proud at the recently concluded 19th Commonwealth Games-Delhi 2010 with their stupendous performance in various disciplines. All speculations about India’s potential to develop […] more...
It was all good news for Asiad organizers: the deputy mayor of host city outlining impressive progress, and talking of hosting it "with a Cantonese charm." more...
After much hype and last minute consternation, the Commonwealth Games came to Delhi during the first two weeks of October. In the months leading up to the games, […] more...
The total revenue collection of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is expected to come down to Rs 600 crore only against an expenditure of about Rs 1,820 crore. more...
It is unfolding of scam after scam after the closing of Commonwealth Games in Delhi on 14th October. Government decided to open all discrepancies that happened during the […] more...
NEW DELHI: At a time when investigators are hunting for evidence of alleged embezzlement of the Commonwealth Games funds, a number of thefts inside the office of organizing […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) In yet another snub for him,Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee head Suresh Kalmadi,facing charges of corruption in the sporting event, was notinvited to a thanks-giving dinner hosted by Cabinet SecretaryK M Chandrasekhar. more...
India recently brought an end to what according to me is a spectacular sporting event. The scale of the event is so huge that i never thought that […] more...
In a bid to make Delhi a world class city and host the “perfect” Commonwealth Games (CWG), Delhi University has displaced most of its government hostel students, without […] more...
THE probe into irregularities in organising of the Commonwealth Games has unleashed a blame game with Delhi chief minister Shiela Dikshit and Suresh Kalmadi pointing fingers at each […] more...
NEW DELHI: The Commonwealth Games Village, which had got a lot of flak initially and later glowing comments from athletes, will be handed over back to the […] more...
‘What our students have achieved no media person could do it in all these years” said Sandeep Marwah Director of Asian School of Media Studies and founder of […] more...
It was bought for Rs 38 crore and was supposed to be the highlight of the opening and closing ceremonies. The helium balloon cost the taxpayer almost Rs 70 crore in total. Yet, on Thursday evening, as the Delhi Games 2010 came to a close, the aerostat merely ended up being a glorified backdrop for the various acts at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. more...
By John MacKinnon DELHI, India — Delhi jeet gaya. You did it, Delhi. It was far from flawless, especially in the nearly catastrophic run-up when an unfinished, filthy athletes’ village […] more...
THE WORLD was bowled over by the Commonwealth Games 2010 opening ceremony. However, the spectators will have a feast with the closing ceremony of the games on Thursday when Jawaharlal Nehru stadium will be once again lit up with the traditional flavours. more...
Eleven issues of the “Village News” have been published since the Commonwealth Games began Oct. 3 and the last issue will come out on Friday, the morning after the […] more...
The Vasant Kunj flats that were built for Commonwealth Games delegates seem to have no takers. Even as the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) claims that it had 1,300 flats ready by September 23, only 620 people turned up to stay in them. In fact, according to officials working at the complex, even the national technical officials who were staying there have started leaving ``after having completed their work''. more...
The Vasant Kunj flats that were built for Commonwealth Games delegates seem to have no takers. Even as the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) claims that it had 1,300 flats ready by September 23, only 620 people turned up to stay in them. In fact, according to officials working at the complex, even the national technical officials who were staying there have started leaving ‘‘after having completed their work’’. more...
The closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on October 14 will be a show of unity and solidarity. While the flag parade of the opening ceremony separately introduced each of the contingents from the 71 participating nations, the closing ceremony promises to be a fun fiesta the march-past will feature jumbled groups of participating athletes to send out a message that they are leaving as one big family. more...
If the stadiums were jam packed, you would have considered buying tickets in black a measure of the success of Commonwealth Games. But when ‘sold out’ events turn out to be sparsely attended and yet there are touts offering you tickets, you can conclude that there is something rotten here. more...
The Commonwealth Games have been completely clean so far on at least one front: 500 athletes who have been tested for doping have all been given the all-clear. more...
[caption id="attachment_23" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony at Jawahrlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, October 3rd, 2010 (Imageshack)"][/caption] The Commonwealth games, one of the largest multi-sport events in the […] more...
When the organizing committee (OC) decided to move its international technical officials (ITO) from Vasant Kunj to different hotels in the NCR, it wouldn’t have thought its decision would come to haunt it later. Complaints from delegates about long wait for transport, combined with a long commute, have now forced the OC to re look at its transportation plans. more...
The Commonwealth Games have been completely clean so far on at least one front: 500 athletes who have been tested for doping have all been given the all-clear. Commonwealth […] more...
The Delhi Games experience is expanding beyond the city for many of the athletes who have come to India. Sources in the organizing committee (OC) say one of the most popular outlets in the Games Village is turning out to be the Games Travel Office, and specifically for the Agra trip conceptualized by the OC. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8(ANI): Judges for the Delhi Commonwealth Games athletics competition at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium have threatened to walk out over their mismanaged transport arrangements. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8(ANI): The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has played down fears of contamination in the swimming pools at the Dr. S.P. Mukherjee Aquatics Complex in New Delhi. more...
New Delhi, Oct. 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Sports M S Gill has expressed deep regret over Tuesday's freak accident at the Commonwealth Games Village in which three Ugandan athletes were injured. more...
IT WAS surely a gala affair without hitch, Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010 opening ceremony made everyone sit up and take note. But after an extravagant start, the hype […] more...
The ceremony commenced with a segment called Rhythms of India, featuring dhols, dholaks and drums from all corners of the country. Next, thousands of students sang a warm […] more...
The ceremony commenced with a segment called Rhythms of India, featuring dhols, dholaks and drums from all corners of the country. Next, thousands of students sang a warm […] more...
“The Commonwealth Games Federation has been consistent in saying that there have been delays in preparation of the Games. The completion date kept moving from February to March […] more...
New Delhi, Oct. 2 (ANI): Queen Elizabeth's non-attendance at the Delhi Commonwealth Games was her wish, and too much should not be read into it. more...
It's Saturday, the day before the opening of 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi, India from 3rd to 14th October 2010. Today is the eve […] more...
This BBC Sport article is a load of Bull. If the warnings of the Commonwealth Games Federation had not been heeded by the Delhi Organizing Committee then the Commonwealth Games Federation should have […] more...
Protesters took to the streets of the Indian capital Thursday for a second straight day of demonstrations, demanding a boycott of the Commonwealth Games that begin this weekend. more...
Delhi authorities have enlisted the hairy help of a contingent of trained large black-faced langur monkeys to work as security guards at the Commonwealth Games. Their mission: to chase […] more...
If terrorists wanted a city paralyzed and panic-stricken about security, they have already won the propaganda battle ahead of Sunday's opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. Tourist numbers […] more...
By Amlan Chakraborty for Reuters India has received support from an unlikely source as it races to finish preparations for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi which start are […] more...
Two hundred strong Delhi Government doctors and nurses are on war path, doing dharna and shouting slogans against the Organizing Committee of Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 for denying […] more...
China on Tuesday backed India`s ability to conduct the Commonwealth Games successfully saying that the Indian government has made "great efforts" to host them. more...
It was a relatively sunny start of the week for the Delhi Games 2010, with the intense work in the Games Village showing visible results. While the scenario seemed to be brighter sources said that the number of uninhabitable rooms which had been put at 150 is now only 30-40 rooms both team delegates as well as athletes admitted that the Village had improved significantly. The best news for the organizing committee (OC), however, was the arrival of another batch of over 500 athletes from various countries for the Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep.27 (ANI): Vice Chairman of Commonwealth Games' Organizing Committee Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Monday said that the committee will look into the money being spent on C'wealth Games Federation's Chief Executive Officer Mike Hooper's accommodation in India. more...
With just six days to go for the Commonwealth Games, athletes from all different countries have started arriving. And not all are complaining. Athletes from England who are […] more...
With just six days to go for the Commonwealth Games, athletes from all different countries have started arriving. And not all are complaining. Athletes from England who are […] 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...
Emaar-MGF, developer of the Commonwealth Games Village, has distanced itself from the controversy surrounding the sporting extravaganza, according to a report. more...
The movement of athletes from IGI Airport to Commonwealth Games Village on Saturday is expected to cause minor disruption of traffic between 9.30am and 10.30am. The traffic police do not plan to close the lanes for the entire time. But Delhiites can expect trouble from September 27 when the Games lanes will be fully functional. more...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) After days of dithering, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi Saturday took the 'blame' for the mess surrounding the Oct 3-14 event. In one more positive step, the police said the security lockdown of the Games venues was almost complete. more...
The Commonwealth Games scheduled for next week in Delhi has been marred by many controversies, typical of a Bollywood movie but unfamiliar to the 'squeaky' clean environment of […] more...
comment by Sanjiv Kataria* carried by IANS on August 2, 2010 As the clock gallops closer to October 3, the official date when the 2010Commonwealth Games begin at […] more...
Suresh Kalmadi, the CWG Organizing Committee (OC) Chairman, while talking to reporters today, expressed confidence that India will finish on top of the medals tally. [caption id="attachment_180" align="alignleft" width="240" […] more...
Seeking to inject a sense of urgency, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called sports minister MS Gill and urban development minister Jaipal Reddy for a review of the Commonwealth Games alongwith Shiela Dikshit. more...
Indian Sports Showcase Turns Into Fiasco By ROBERT MACKEYSeptember 23, 2010, 11:35 am Indian Sports Showcase Turns Into FiascoBy ROBERT MACKEY BBC A photograph provided to the BBC this week by […] more...
Photo credit: NYT. Cross-posted today on The Huffington Post: NEW DELHI -- Last Sunday at 11:10am, two men opened fire on the steps of my favorite site in New Delhi: Jama Masjid, […] more...
With the opening of the CWG only days away, several of the teams, including Wales and Scotland that had earlier shown reluctance to take part in the Commonwealth Games, have now said they intend to travel to India. more...
With the opening of the CWG only days away, several of the teams, including Wales and Scotland that had earlier shown reluctance to take part in the Commonwealth Games, have now said they intend to travel to India. more...
However the Games turn out, Delhi has failed. It has failed to put on an effortless show of false glamor. It has failed to muzzle its muckraking press. It […] more...
While the whole despair over the unpreparedness and security concerns about the Commonwealth Games, which are to be held in the Capital from October 3, a group of 14 students and staff from Leeds Metr more...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="470" caption=" The Commonwealth games organizing committee head of India, Suresh Kalmadi prepares to light the fuse that will detonate the condemmed Games Village, […] 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...
The status of preparedness at the Commonwealth Games Village was reviewed this morning by the Lt. Governor of Delhi. The Mayor of the Games Village, the Principal Secretary […] more...
The status of preparedness at the Commonwealth Games Village was reviewed this morning by the Lt. Governor of Delhi. The Mayor of the Games Village, the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, the Cabinet Secretary, the Chief Secretary of Delhi, the Vi... Continue reading → more...
Reuters/Adnan AbidiThe Commonwealth Games, a track and field competition is scheduled to run October 3-14, 2010 in New Delhi, India. Unfortunately this event that only occurs every four […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive, Mike Hooper, on Tuesday expressing disappointment over the ill preparedness of the 2010 Games Village termed it as 'filthy'. 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...
Amid all the gloom about chaotic preparations for the Commonwealth Games, there was at least one silver lining: the widespread applause for the ‘‘world class’’ Games Village at its soft launch on September 16. Unfortunately, the Organizing Committee has run into a rude reality check even on this front. more...
New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): New Zealand chef de mission Dave Currie slammed the authorites on Tuesday for 'not having done enough' with regard to the Delhi Commonwealth Games, but added that he is impressed with the dining hall and the recreation zones around the Games village here. more...
Hours after two gunmen fired at a foreign tourist party near Gate No 3 of Jama Masjid on Sunday, the Delhi Police increased security at all important installations in the city. Security at all historical and religious places like Red Fort and Akshardham Temple as well as government buildings was stepped up. Police said all local calls made in the central Delhi area during and immediately after the attack were being scanned and occupants of the hotels at Daryaganj and Jama Masjid area were being verified. more...
This years Commowealth Games are going to be held in Delhi, India. This is for the first time that CWG will be held in this country. The games […] more...
Saved from missing the Commonwealth Games by a last-minute loan from the Organizing Committee, Indian weightlifters would look to erase the dope shame of the previous two editions with a rich haul of medals in the October 3-14 mega-event held in Delhi. more...
MOST OF the Indians may have failed to understand what is a Vuvuzela but they will soon realise that it is called a 'bhopu' in our mother tongue. […] more...
MOST OF the Indians may have failed to understand what is a Vuvuzela but they will soon realise that it is called a 'bhopu' in our mother tongue. […] more...
Guangzhou (China): While the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be hosted in New Delhi continues to be faced by problems related to preparedness, construction, traffic management, player movement and security, the official English-language journal of the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games has launched its inaugural issue 60 days before the opening of the Games. more...
Corruption clouds hanging over the Commonwealth Games have darkened, with the personal file of suspended Organizing Committee deputy director-general Sanjay Mahendroo going missing. more...
The Mozart of Madras who received widespread flak and criticism for his Commonwealth Games (CWG) theme song has reportedly tweaked his song. The song is to be made […] more...
The Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, in an initiative with the Delhi Traders Association has decided to organize the "Commonwealth Games Shopping Festival" across all main markets in Delhi from September 25, 2010 to October 15, 2010. more...
New Delhi, Sept.8 (ANI): The Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, in an initiative with the Delhi Traders Association has decided to organize the "Commonwealth Games Shopping Festival" across all main markets in Delhi from September 25, 2010 to October 15, 2010. more...
Games Federation CEO Mike Hooper said that it's not yet confirmed by the Organizing Committee that the Games Village and other venues are structurally safe. 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...
There’s yet another deadline for the merchandise launch. Now, top sources in the organizing committee (OC) of Commonwealth Games 2010 say the Games merchandise will be available from September 2. The products will be available at the store being set up at the OC headquarters on Jai Singh road, opposite Jantar Mantar. more...
It’s not just the Queen of England uninterested in coming to Delhi for the Commonwealth Games. Ticket sales by the Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA) show that even spectators from Commonwealth countries are not buying tickets for the Delhi Games 2010. As per sales figures, only 16,000 tickets have been sold so far by the 70 CGAs in-charge of selling the tickets in their respective countries. Interestingly, the Jamaican CGA, headed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell, has not been able to sell a single ticket till date. more...
NOTHING SEEMS to be working well for the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee. The Organizing Committee lately has been at the centre of the storm for alleged rampaging corruption. […] more...
NOTHING SEEMS to be working well for the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee. The Organizing Committee lately has been at the centre of the storm for alleged rampaging corruption. […] more...
NOTHING SEEMS to be working well for the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee. The Organizing Committee lately has been at the centre of the storm for alleged rampaging corruption. […] more...
With 34 days left for the Commonwealth Games, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday visited the centerpiece Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies. He asked officials to ‘‘redouble their efforts to quickly complete’’ the work as people ‘‘expect a spectacular’’ opening to the mega event. more...
A month after the scheduled date, the organizing committee (OC) is still claiming that merchandise for the Commonwealth Games 2010 will be available ‘‘soon’’. more...
After the Central Vista, it seems to be the turn of Shivaji Stadium to miss the Commonwealth Games 2010 deadline. The stadium, which is being built by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), was to be part of the list of practice venues for athletes who are expected to start arriving from September 23. However, organizing committee (OC) officials say the facility is not even near completion. ‘‘As of now, we are not taking a call on Shivaji Stadium. We have already lined up other venues in case the stadium is not completed on time,’’ admitted Lalit Bhanot, secretary general, OC. more...
The capital’s first brush with an international road cycling event touted by many as a trial run for the Commonwealth Games on Sunday ended with cyclists lambasting the quality of the track. Rubble lying in and around the cycle track in Connaught Place made cycling difficult. To make matters worse, thick dust affected visibility. Two cyclists even suffered injuries fortunately, only minor ones. more...
Last Friday, the Organizing Committee of the Commonwealth Games had announced with great fanfare that over-the-counter ticket sales to the public would begin on August 25. And so, Pushpender Sharma, a student and an athlete, reached OC headquarters at 9am sharp to buy a ticket. Nine hours later, he still hadn’t got one. more...
Even as the Delhi traffic police starts with the trial runs of the Commonwealth Games lane in the city, the organizing committee (OC) is trying to ‘‘fine-tune’’ the route that the athletes and delegates will be taking during the Games period. Talking about the transport plans of the upcoming Delhi Games, special director general, Jiji Thomson, and in charge, transport function, said, ‘‘Though the routes have been decided based on the recommendations of the UTTIPEC, we are waiting for feedback from the traffic trials to fine-tune the route.’’ 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...
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...
The signature song of the Delhi Games 2010 may not be ready but the creative team, which zipped off to London along with top brass of the organizing committee (OC) on Monday, would be hoping at least its signature stunt the helium balloon is ready to be unveiled. With just 46 days left, the creative team will be present for the testing of the balloon, otherwise known as the aerostat, in London over the next few days. The aerostat, which has been rented for Rs 38 crore, will be the showpiece of the opening ceremony, say the OC officials. more...
As the countdown for the Commonwealth Games intensifies, the organizing committee (OC) is moving towards setting up one of the most important aspects of the Games the doping control centers at all the venues. These facilities, which will be set up at both competition and training venues, are of international standards and form an important more...
New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): The Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games announced the names of the organizations that bagged the catering contracts for the Games. more...
So how did Suresh Kalmadi become the chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010? And how did he end up becoming the face of the Games? more...
In a series of startling disclosures, a suspended senior official of the Organizing Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games has alleged that Sanjay Mohindroo, the deputy director general and OC boss Suresh Kalmadi’s key aide had tried to appropriate over Rs 22 lakh from the funds meant for the Queen’s Baton relay inauguration in London last October. more...
Remember the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee's controversial deal with Australia-based Sports Marketing & Management (SMAM)? The one that was hurriedly scrapped when it was discovered that SMAM was getting money for jam - a commission, ranging between 15 and 23%, not only on sponsorships brought by it for the Games but also on sponsorships coming to the Games anyway, like money from PSUs? more...
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has admitted that it will be able to deliver only half the rooms that it had promised in Vasant Kunj where Games delegates are to be accommodated. At Friday's meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Commonwealth Games, DDA officials said that of the 3,179 upcoming flats in Vasant Kunj, they would be able to deliver just 1,600 of the promised rooms before the Games. more...
The crisis-riden CWG has received a further jolt with two power PSUs, NTPC and PowerGrid, deciding to hold back their Rs 40 crore sponsorship money out of a combined committed sum of Rs 60 crore for the event. more...
Commonwealth Games organizing committee chief Suresh Kalmadi on Thursday said that the government officers have been sent at the request of the OC and were in Delhi simply to coordinate and not to take over control of the games. more...
In a move reflecting the deep concern in the government over the Commonwealth Games, the role of the Suresh Kalmadi-led Organizing Committee has been further constricted, with the Centre deputing 10 senior officials to oversee critical aspects of the Games. more...
The CWG organizing committee has submitted a “written commitment” stating that NTPC’s sponsorship amount will be utilized for the realization of the bona fide objectives of the committee more...
Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell starts a two-day inspection visit Wednesday amid admissions from organizers that venues still don't have safety certificates, and simmering corruption allegations that are overshadowing the New Delhi Games. more...
With less than 50 days to go before the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, concerns about India's lack of preparedness have reached a fever pitch. more...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday stepped in to rescue the Commonwealth Games by putting the Suresh Kalmadi-led Organizing Committee under the supervision of an Empowered Committee and authorizing a GoM to speed up decisions for the mega event. more...
At a time when there are reports of fresh scams every day ahead of the Commonwealth Games the congress core group discussed the issue of forming a new supervisory committee to for the CWG games, say sources. more...
New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Ramesh Bidhuri and R. P. Singh filed a police complaint on Friday alleging corruption in organising the Commonwealth Games. more...
The chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation has denied his organization acted improperly over the appointment of a consultancy firm to handle international broadcasting rights for the event in India in October. more...
There is a lot of hue and cry about preparedness of Delhi to host XIX Commonwealth Games from Oct.3 to 14, 2010. Less than 2 months are left […] more...
There is a lot of hue and cry about preparedness of Delhi to host XIX Commonwealth Games from Oct.3 to 14, 2010. Less than 2 months are left […] more...
After all the bad, there’s finally some good news from the organizing committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games 2010. On Monday, it signed a deal with the Tata Motors for turnkey transport solutions during the Games as well as for the Queen’s Baton Relay. The sponsorship involves Tata Motors providing cars, Games branded uniforms for drivers, fuel for cars as well as backup and maintenance. more...
Two months to go for the Commonwealth Games 2010 and the organizing committee (OC) seems to be more occupied with firefighting corruption charges than getting its management of the Delhi Games 2010 in order. Two of its important decisions the launch of the merchandising operations and a decision on the selection of caterers at the Games venues were still hanging fire on Monday. Both were to be decided on Sunday. more...
Enough has been said in press and media about the Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi between 3rd to 14th October 2010. About 8000 athletes from 72 […] more...
Following threats by the state-owned sponsors to withhold further disbursal of funds towards the sponsorship of the Commonwealth Games 2010, the Games organizing committee (OC) is making all out efforts to woo the existing sponsors besides seeking the government's help to get new ones for this mega more...
Since the first edition of the Commonwealth Games in 1930, the world has witnessed 19 such events. But never before has any edition of the games attracted as […] more...
Less than two months before the opening ceremonies for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, turmoil reigns as venues are untested or still under construction and top officials have been turfed by the organizing committee in a corruption scandal. more...
I’m sure you must have heard about the controversy that has encircled and covered the actual Sportive Feeling behind the Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010. The Games’ Organizing Committee […] more...
August 5, 2010, at all news channel on prime time whether it is NewsPoint with Abhigyan Prakash or NewsHour with Arnab Goswami or India@9 with Rajdeep Sardesai or […] more...
Commonwealth Games organizing committee treasurer Anil Khanna was forced to resign from his post on Thursday, the day TOI highlighted the blatant case of conflict of interest in which the contract for laying the artificial tennis turf was given to a company whose distributor in India is headed by his son. more...
As most people in India already know, the Delhi government is shakily preparing to host the Commonwealth Games 2010. Shakily because the city doesn't seem any more close […] more...
In another controversy emanating from the Commonwealth Games, it was alleged that the chief coach for the Games, under the Badminton Association of India, was biased and was not choosing players on merit. more...
The dire buildup to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi has deteriorated further, with the organizing committee urged to fire two senior officials amid a brewing corruption scandal just two months before the opening ceremony. more...
With sceptics writing off the Commonwealth Games as an organizational disaster, India's top sports officials have assured the participating countries and the nation that they are ready to host the "best ever" games. more...
The Indian High Commission said here on Monday it was “actively'' looking into claims about its officials' role in the controversial hire of vehicles from an obscure London-based company for a Commonwealth Games event last year. more...
Exactly two months to go for the Commonwealth Games 2010 and there seem to be plenty of slip-ups in the run-up. According to senior organizing committee (OC) officials, the training schedule for volunteers the face of the Delhi Games for many is running late. The reason is a shortfall in the number of training manuals available. more...
As the clock gallops closer to Oct 3, the date when the 2010 Commonwealth Games begin at New Delhi, I am amongst the millions of terribly nervous Indians. It is the same awful feeling that I experienced as a student when my exam preparations were below par. more...
Commonwealth Games organizing committee chairperson Suresh Kalmadi on Saturday steered clear from taking responsibility for the mess unraveled by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in its findings on infrastructure and construction projects. ‘‘The OC will not take over any stadium on August 1 if it is not complete,’’ he said. more...
Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has said that the decision on caterers for the venues will be taken by August 10. more...
Looking for that tee with a picture of a beaming Shera on it or a mug with the pink and purple hues of the Delhi Games 2010? Apparently, the Organizing Committee (OC) wants you to wait a few days more. Weeks after the OC declared it would come out with the Commonwealth Games merchandise by July 15, there’s still no sight of any Games product. Now, the OC says it will launch the merchandise by the first week of August. more...
It’s hard to believe that the Yamuna Sports Complex (YSC) in Vivek Vihar, the main competition venue for table tennis and archery, is ‘‘99% complete’’. Work is still going in the main stadium. Pipes lie along the corners perhaps a result of the repair work on the roof after the false ceiling collapsed on July 13 and tiles are strewn all over the places. more...
Sports minister M S Gill rubbished media reports on Wednesday that claimed that some of the Commonwealth Games venues were incomplete and faulty. more...
An artist village is coming up at Delhi Cantonment to accommodate the 2,500 artists who are coming to perform at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 19th Commonwealth Games. The Organizing Committee (OC) is getting its act together to host the artists who will be mesmerising the spectators with their dance during the 12 day sporting extravaganza starting from October 3. The dress rehearsal for different cultural events would start from August 1. more...
Tata’s motors are a now official vehicle supplier of commonwealth games 2010, and it will provide complete transport services to Queen’s Baton Relay.Organizing committee of commonwealth games ordered 1800 vehicles for this huge event from Tata’s motors. During the occasion, demand of jeeps, cars, and trucks will also be catered by the company.Tata’s plans to [...] more...
According to the latest rag, favorite kat barbie doll of Bollywood has been approached by the organizers of commonwealth game. They want her grace in opening ceremony of forthcoming commonwealth games 2010. This time organizing members are preparing for surprises and that is why big personalities are lining up for this grand event.Katrina was appealed [...] more...