Commonwealth Games delegation satisfied with sports area presentationOctober 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot has said that the visiting CGF delegations was satisfied with the sports area presentation. Addressing reporters after the executive meeting here on Saturday, Bhanot said: "They were not only satisfied, but they praised the presentation because it is not just we are on time but we are ahead of schedule as far as the sports area is concerned."
Delegates from all the 71 member nations of the CGF are presently in New Delhi ahead of the CGF General Assembly on October 12.
Delhi gets 160 new low-floor busesOctober 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off 160 low-floor buses, including 30 air conditioned ones, here on Sunday. With these, the total number of low-floor buses plying on the roads of the capital has gone up to 763.
Roadshows to attract tourists to India during Commonwealth GamesAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will hold tourism roadshows in London and other capitals of Commonwealth countries in a bid to cash in on the Commonwealth Games here next year, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said here Monday. "The Commonwealth Games in India next year will be an important event, especially from the tourism point of view.
Research programme proposed on 2010 Commonwealth GamesJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Institute of Management, Shillong (IIM-S) and the International Sports Tourism Research co-Laboratory (i-Team) of Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA have jointly proposed a research project on the Commonwealth Games to be hosted in New Delhi in 2010. As a part of the exploratory discussions, a round table conference on the proposed project was organised by IIM, Shillong here on Monday.
Government allocates Rs 98650 million for Commonwealth GamesJuly 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Government has estimated Rs 98650 million for the up coming Commonwealth Games, at Delhi. Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Pratik Patil stated in a written reply to Congress MP Ramchandra Khuntia in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Outlays for Commonwealth Games stepped up to Rs. 3,472 croreJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has proposed to substantially enhance the allocations for the Commonwealth Games 2010 from Rs. 2,112 crore in the interim budget to Rs.
India's sports minister reassures on security for New Delhi Commonwealth GamesJune 18th, 2009 New Delhi steps up Commonwealth Games securityNEW DELHI — Indian sports minister Manohar Singh Gill says organizers are ready to counter the risk of a terrorist attack during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next year. "Every road, stadium and car park will be centrally monitored," Gill said Thursday.
Projecting India during 2010 games a priority: Ambika SoniJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Projecting India in an "incredible manner" during the Commonwealth Games in 2010 will be her top priority, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni said soon after taking charge Monday. "We want to project India in Commonwealth Games in an incredible manner and that is our major priority," Soni told IANS.
Commonwealth Games Federation satisfied with infrastructure in DelhiMay 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Suresh Kalmadi has said that the executive board of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) expressed satisfaction with the games infrastructure coming up in the city. "As you are all aware the CGF was here for the whole of last week.
Commonwealth Games delegation arrives in New DelhiMay 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) security delegation arrived here on Monday to inspect all the facilities and the stadiums before the games to be held in 2010. A meeting took place at the Delhi Secretariat where Delhi gave its presentation to the delegation members.
OCA backs India to host 2018 Asian GamesApril 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah Wednesday backed India to host the 2018 Asian Games in Delhi. Delhi had narrowly lost the bid to hold the 2014 Asian Games to Incheon City, Korea.
Security for 2010 Delhi Games in place: Sports MinisterMarch 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sport Minister M.S Gill Monday said security concerns raised by Commonwealth Games officials were 'hypothetical' and that there need not be any apprehensions over the safety and security during the 2010 New Delhi Games. Gill was reacting to reports in Australian media quoting Australian Commonwealth Games Association CEO Perry Crosswhite as saying that a security assessment one month before the Games would be crucial in deciding the fate of the event.
War-footing efforts must for Delhi Commonwealth Games: P.T. UshaFebruary 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Olympian P.T. Usha Tuesday said the arrangements for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games must be completed on war-footing while a parliamentary panel report said the arrangements for hosting the mega event were inadequate.
Sports minister asks engineers to hasten velodrome workJanuary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sports Minister M.S. Gill has asked the constructors to speed up the work of the cycling velodrome for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and finish it by December this year instead of 2010 March.
2010 Games in Delhi to be the greenest: DikshitJanuary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi would host the greenest games in the world in 2010 (Commonwealth Games), Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday said. 'The Thyagraj Stadium and Shivaji Stadium, which are being reconstructed, would be developed as green buildings,' she said while interacting with members of the Green Council at Delhi Secretariat.
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