Sharply rebuking the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and pointing to the ‘chilling winter’, the Delhi High Court Thursday directed the civic body to provide shelter to those whose night refuge had been demolished as part of a beautification drive.
‘Provide them shelter at the earliest. At least you (MCD) should not have taken this [...]
The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for demolishing a temporary night shelter without providing alternative accommodation and said it was the civic body’s responsibility to protect people.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the Assistant Commissioner of Karol Bagh Zone [...]
Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy Wednesday said that all projects related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games would be completed by September.
‘All projects will be completed by September and there is nothing to worry,’ Reddy said while replying to a query on the completion of Games-related projects on the sidelines of the inauguration of the [...]
The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for demolishing a temporary night shelter without providing alternative accommodation and said it was the civic body’s responsibility to protect people.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the Assistant Commissioner of Karol Bagh [...]
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) In yet another effort to instil civic sense among Delhi residents, civic authorities Friday announced launch of a new campaign asking people not to spit, pee on or litter the roads ‘at least for the sake of the Commonwealth Games’.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has created a number of [...]
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Guess what’s top most on Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s wishlist for the New Year? Well, no surprises in that department — she’s wishing for the grand success of the Commonwealth Games 2010.
Wishing the people on the occasion of New Year, Dikshit said: ‘The New Year will bring happiness, prosperity, [...]
Melbourne, Dec 31 (IANS) Australia will send 425 athletes to participate in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, its biggest contingent ever.
Australia Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) chief executive Perry Crosswhite said that ACGA will send a large team to Delhi and reinforced the need to keep a lid on medal expectations.
‘We are expecting to [...]
Sydney, Dec.30 (ANI): While England has threatened to pull out of the 2010 Commonwealth games in New Delhi, Australian security advisors have expressed surprise and underlined that security arrangements for the competition were more than adequate.
Australian Commonwealth Games Association’s chief executive, Perry Crosswhite [...]
London, Dec.30 (ANI): In what could be a major blow, England may pull out of the 2010 Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in New Delhi due to security reasons, as security advisors fear that the British players and athletes may be targeted by Pakistani militants during the event.
British [...]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (ANI) : Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister M S Gill on Tuesday assured of organising a grand opening and closing ceremony for the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010.
Addressing media after [...]
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The occupants of a temporary night shelter who were rendered homeless after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) demolished the structure had been ‘informed’ about the removal through a notice, Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain said Friday.
‘The occupants were informed that the night shelter would be removed and a notice was [...]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Taking cognizance of incidents of Delhi Transport Corporation’s (DTC) low-floor buses catching fire, the Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up Tata Motors for providing faulty buses to the government.
A division bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar took serious note of the six fire accidents that [...]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Colourful and chirpy – a new campaign that urges Delhiites to have a sense of ownership for the city by keeping it clean and observing traffic rules, among others, has been initiated by the Delhi government in preparation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
With its messages splashed across bus stops and [...]
New Delhi, Dec 15(ANI): The Government on Tuesday said that it proposes to enhance security cover in Agra during the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in the national capital.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of [...]
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) was Tuesday entrusted the task to attend to dental emergency and to provide complete dental healthcare to over 7,000 athletes and delegates during the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS), which is a part of the MAMC, will also set up [...]
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) is well-prepared to pass the assessment test of Coordination Commission (CoCom), says CGOC vice-chairman Randhir Singh.
The seven-member CoCom, led by Austin Sealy, will be reviewing the progress of work for the 2010 Commonwealth Games beginning Monday.
This is the first major review by Commonwealth Games [...]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Friday said they have earned $60 million — $20 million more than expected — as revenue from television rights.
Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi said Friday they had targeted $40 million from selling television rights, but they have already managed $60 million.
‘We have crossed our [...]
New Delhi, Dec 10 (ANI): The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organisers to be its official partner here on Thursday.
The agreement was signed between Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010 [...]
Chennai, Dec 7 (IANS) City-based VA Tech Wabag, a Rs.574-crore turnkey contracting company, will commission a water treatment plant in Delhi early next year for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
The plant, with a capacity to treat a million gallons a day, will meet the water needs of the estimated 8,000 athletes and support staff from 71 [...]
New Delhi, Dec.6 (ANI): In a unique way to draw public attention to the lackluster approach of the Delhi Government towards preparation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday held a ‘mini marathon’ here.
The objective was to highlight the lack of preparedness for the Commonwealth Games to be [...]
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Dec 6(ANI): Indian archers are undergoing extensive training at the Tata Archery Centre in Jamshedpur to compete in the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in the national capital.
The prospective champion archers are training for nearly ten hours a day under the watchful eyes of their coach, Dharmendra Tiwari.
The coach has been [...]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (ANI): The 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) organising committee launched a volunteers’ scheme for the prestigious event here on Friday.
Launching the scheme, (CWG) Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi said regular training classes would begin for the volunteers shortly.
“The Commonwealth Games is the biggest event we are having in India so far. We [...]
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) A renovated National Stadium, venue for next year’s hockey World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, will be ready by Dec 15.
In fact, the stadium will be ready a month ahead of the test event – a four-nation tournament to be played Jan 13-17.
‘I must echo what the International Hockey Federation [...]
Chandigarh, Dec 3 (IANS) A fair on the lines of the Surajkund Mela and a shopping festival will take off in Haryana, coinciding with the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in New Delhi in October that is expected to pull in thousands of tourists.
Haryana Tourism will organise the shopping festival at Gurgaon during the CWG, said [...]
Chandigarh, Dec 2 (IANS) To accommodate the rush of tourists during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October next year, the Haryana government here Wednesday announced a bed and breakfast scheme for Gurgaon.
Under the scheme, house owners in Gurgaon city, adjoining national capital New Delhi, will be able to rent out their premises to [...]
Port of Spain, Nov 28 (IANS) Blending sports with climate change diplomacy, India Saturday said it will hold the first-ever Green Commonwealth Games in 2010 and the best-ever sporting show and underlined that the event will propel New Delhi to a world class city.
Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of the organizing committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, [...]
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has called for a five-year tax holiday for all hotels including five-star establishments, especially in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), in view of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
‘The government has already accorded tax holiday for five years for two-, [...]
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) India is ‘pushing the hardest’ to ensure that the infrastructure for the 2010 Commonwealth Games is ready in time, Sports Minister M.S. Gill said Wednesday as MPs across the spectrum expressed concern in the Rajya Sabha over the country’s preparedness to host the event.
‘We are here in a situation where [...]
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Should India bid for the 2020 Olympics, as the Indian Olympic Association is known to be keen to do? Sports Minister M.S. Gill doesn’t quite think so.
‘I am not sure India should be thinking of hosting the Olympics. Please be very careful about this,’ he said Wednesday while replying to [...]
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The stadia and other infrastructure for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) would be ready well in time, Sports Minister M.S. Gill said Wednesday as opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha questioned the lack of India’s preparedness to host the event.
‘It is now a question of coming out with dignity and [...]
