Air India official carrier for Commonwealth GamesOctober 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - National airline Air India will be the official carrier for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi in October 2010. The airline would fly athletes to India from other Commonwealth countries for the event.
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.
During Games, UN body to launch campaign against traffickingSeptember 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As Delhi prepares to host the Commonwealth Games next year, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) will highlight the human trafficking problem plaguing India and its eastern neighbours by launching an awareness drive. With the Games coming up, we have an opportunity to spotlight the human traficking problem that is on a rise.
Recycled paper to be used during Commonwealth GamesSeptember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taking a step further in their efforts to conduct a Green Commonwealth Games next year, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday announced that recycled paper and stationery will be used for official work during the event. "We are all out to make Commonwealth Games as Green Games.
Railways to start special train to promote GamesSeptember 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Railways will launch a special train to promote the Commonwealth Games 2010, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Monday. The ministry of railways will join hands with the ministries of communication and IT and youth affairs and sports to launch the train, which will travel across the country to "glorify" the Games and promote sportsmanship among the youth, Banerjee told reporters.
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.
Exclusive electricity grid for Commonwealth GamesJune 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - BSES, one of the two private power distribution firms in the national capital, is setting up a Rs.400-million ($8 million) electricity grid that will exclusively serve the upcoming athletes village for the Commonwealth Games next year. "We will provide uninterrupted power supply to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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.
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.
Delhi cabinet gives nod to Rs.100 mn projectJanuary 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - To make the national capital smoke-free before the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Delhi cabinet Wednesday cleared a Rs.100 million project to be implemented by the government in collaboration with the Bloomberg Global Initiative (BGI). 'The cabinet has given its nod to the project...
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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